NPEE Ending; Newtopia Now to Take Its Place

Natural Products Expo East’s doors have opened for the last time. After nearly four decades of serving the natural and organic CPG industry, Informa Markets’ New Hope Network announces that the 2023 Natural Products Expo East will be its final edition.

Natural Products Expo West will continue to take place annually in Anaheim, Calif.

Since its inception in 1985, Natural Products Expo East has stood as a pillar in the natural and organic CPG sector, providing an invaluable platform for thousands of retailers’ product sourcing needs, propelling emerging brands onto the national stage, and fostering partnerships between buyers and brands that have empowered consumers to make more conscious choices. The show has found homes across the East Coast, including Washington, D.C.; Boston; Baltimore and Philadelphia, where the final edition of the show is taking place.

“We are enormously proud of the legacy of Expo East and are grateful that it has served as a valuable destination for the organic and natural products industry for many years. We thank our exhibitors, buyers, attendees, and partners for their many years of support and look forward to continuing to work together as champions of regeneration and prosperity across the natural and organic CPG community,” said Carlotta Mast, SVP & market leader, Informa Markets’ New Hope Network.

The sunset of Natural Products Expo East coincides with a positive and transformative development for the natural and organic products industry – the introduction of an entirely new event format next year that leverages a more tailored and intentional approach to connection and product discovery. The event, Newtopia Now, is designed to provide more opportunities for brands to meaningfully participate, regardless of where they are in their lifecycle.

Newtopia Now will offer curated matchmaking within a diverse community of buyers, brands, and partners, increased avenues for new and emerging brands to participate, imaginative new product discovery opportunities, and the chance for industry leaders to co-create the future of the CPG industry alongside their fellow Newtopians.

“The needs of the industry are changing—and the experience we provide our community must adapt to meet those needs,” says Mast. “It’s with a spirit of innovation that we announce the next era of the New Hope Network journey: Newtopia Now, which invites passionate co-creators from across the industry to join us in building a more responsible, prosperous, and regenerative world. Through personalized matchmaking, imaginative content, and curated product discovery, Newtopia Now provides a platform for brands, retailers, and champions of conscious CPG to cultivate growth for good.”

Newtopia Now will launch Aug. 6-8, in Savannah, Ga. Natural Products Expo East takes its final bow this week in Philadelphia, with performances by Brett Dennen and Wyclef Jean, a keynote by Jay Shetty, and an unforgettable farewell celebration which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 23.

For further details on the launch of Newtopia Now, highlights from the final edition of Natural Products Expo East, and information on Natural Products Expo West 2024, follow @NatProdExpo on Instagram and Tiktok!, visit Natural Products Expo on LinkedIn, or check out the @New Hope Network’s YouTube channel.

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