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Article: Natural Products Expo draws a crowd.(Industry Issues)
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- Beverage Industry
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
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Natural Products Expo West/SupplyExpo defied the recession last month, with more than 53,000 attendees during the show at the Anaheim Convention Center March 5-8. The crowded show floor occupied 300,000 square feet with more than 1,900 exhibitors, 484 of which were new to the show.
Coffee, tea and new energy offerings dominated the beverage scene at the show, while juices and flavored waters also made a strong showing.
Numi, Oakland, Calif., added new ready-to-drink teas based on its new Puerh line. Puerh teas are fermented to bring out an earthy, slightly sweet flavor, the company says. The organic RTD line includes ...