Natural Products Expo West 2023 took place March 7th to 11th in Anaheim, Calif. and Grocery Business was there. The show saw 3,800+ exhibitors and reportedly 65,000+ attendees. 

Natural Products Expo West 2023, Canadian suppliers

Leslie Ewing, Plant-Based Foods of Canada, Charles Buhagiar, Metro Inc. and Kathy Banks, Indigo Natural Products Management

Team Jamieson Wellness

Team UNFI Canada

Jon Cohn, Propel Natural Brands, Brandon Joel, Flow Water, Patrick Higgins Propel Natural Brands and Tim Dwyer, Flow Water

Jeremy Maingot (left), Serene Martin and Henry Vandenhoogen of Tree of Life

Karen Thompson, John Kapralos, and Khalifa Larrier-John of Glee Gum, with Kostas Kapralos of Lassonde

Margaret Coons, Nuts for Cheese (left), Karen Danudjaja, Blume Supply

Aleks Djurdjevic (left) and Tom Michaelis, Advantage Solutions

Deb Atwood (left) and Melodie Farina of Dare Foods

Simon Lam, Catherine Wong, and Christopher Merry of Say When Beverages, with Nancy Anderson, Jimmy Vaid, Carlye Towne, and Gary Davis of iLevel Management

 Trent Russell, Naturally Home Grown Foods (Hardbite)

Brian Jackson of CPG Brand Management (centre) with Rabba Fine Foods’ Lou Di Carlo (left) and Frank Nweisser.

Scott Guthrie, Virgo Investment Group (left), Sharon Rice, Janel Matheson, and Peter Neal, JONNLUCA NEALExpo West signageThomas Large and Singer team: Alex Olivieri (left), Giulia Oppedisano, Elnaz Moghadamian, David Singer, and Mahesh PohoomullLinda Seiler and Nathan Greenley of Galerie au ChocolatSteven Singer, Fody FoodAndrea Pablo, Deborah Lucas and Stephanie Nairn of Earth to Kids (Chickapea)Ralph Chauvvin, Theobroma ChocolatierPeppino and Franco Christiano (left) Alessia Vella, and Matthew Bordonaro, Marina Del Rey Foods (Frankie’s Organic Foods)Matthew Ratuski, Floating Leaf Fine FoodsMadi Serpico Whalen (left), Paul Doherty, Simon Donato, and Rose Serpico, Stoked OatsSheila Farah, Brandseed Marketing, and Mark Klarich, AcetumLyndsay McAlpine, Alpine Global Management, and Brian Jackson, CPG Brand Management
Shashank Gaur, Christie Hartman, Eddie Rick and Heba Mahmoud of ElmhurstSkyler Mullings (left), Paley Capachi and Lars Petersen of Youngstown in the grey shirts, with Steve Boule and Silvana Tsanis of National BrandsJennifer Davis, Kyle, Dakota and Derek Marsham of Marsham International Food BrokersChrys Fromelius of Sovos Brands with Gilles St-Aubin (left) and Fulvio Bussandri of I-D FoodsAlison O’Donnell, ZeviaTrent Otto, La Preferida (left) with Jimmy Vaid, iLevel ManagementGerry Moroso and Jodie Douglas, Silver Hills Sprouted BakeryKory Ahmad, PaperChefLuke Brocki and Mellisa Mills, Spread Em KitchenBob Giftochristos (left) and Farhad Shayesteh, Tootsi ImpexPatrick Murphy, Plenty and Grace
Matt and Kim LeBeau, LeBeau Excel Sales & MarketingJake Karls, Mid Day SquaresMargaret Coons and the Nuts for Cheese TeamFuture Farms; Top: Tiago Bonchristiano; Alexandre Ruberti; Michelle Mouser; Stan Atannasov and Kim Noakes. Bottom: Mafe Oba, Marcos Leta, Mari Tunis and Chef Dennis SamalaTeam Lundberg & Marsham; Lance Luegers, Peter Erdelsky, Bryce Lundberg, Derek Marsham, Brita Lundberg & Jill LundbergPeter Neal, Jonluca Neal, Shelby Taylor, Chickpea and Patrick Higgins, Propel Natural BrandsTeam Fody Food Co.Team Righteous; front row; Todd Kelly and James Boettcher,back row; Marilyn Way, Justin Goodmanson and Brittany BackExpo West floorTeam Clearly Canadian Eric Rankin, Bro DoughMike Fata and Rachel Doll, Tetra PakNick Canam and Ryan Albright, Covered BridgeScott Miller, ConsultantTeam Leaf Coast NaturalsJulie Drapeau, Purity LifeTeam Evive NutritionKrista Cunningham, Indigo Natural Products Management and Heather Edgar, Plant Plus FoodsMichelle Zettle, Bragg Live Foods, Krista Cunningham, Indigo Natural Products Management and Emilio Villarreal, Bragg Live Foods