{"id":18147,"date":"2021-09-26T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=18147"},"modified":"2021-09-24T14:18:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T18:18:26","slug":"keynote-address-from-natural-products-expo-east-the-state-of-natural-organic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2021\/09\/26\/keynote-address-from-natural-products-expo-east-the-state-of-natural-organic\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Address from Natural Products Expo East: The State of Natural &#038; Organic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-24-at-14-13-38-PowerPoint-Presentation-NPEE21-State-of-Natural_Master-Organic-Presentation-pdf-300x151.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-24-at-14-13-38-PowerPoint-Presentation-NPEE21-State-of-Natural_Master-Organic-Presentation-pdf-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-24-at-14-13-38-PowerPoint-Presentation-NPEE21-State-of-Natural_Master-Organic-Presentation-pdf-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-24-at-14-13-38-PowerPoint-Presentation-NPEE21-State-of-Natural_Master-Organic-Presentation-pdf-1024x515.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-24-at-14-13-38-PowerPoint-Presentation-NPEE21-State-of-Natural_Master-Organic-Presentation-pdf.png 1082w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a keynote speech\nfrom Natural Products Expo East, the state of natural and organic growth is\nstrong. More and more new customers are seeking out products that are minimally\nprocessed to reach their health goals. Plant-based products are very popular\nand the pandemic brought new consumer interest in products that reflect their\nhealth\/social\/environmental values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consumers purchase these\nproducts primarily from brick and mortar retails shops including supermarkets,\nWalmart, and other stores. E-commerce is growing; however, it still is a small\npercentage of total natural and organic sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this presentation\nreference was made to how quickly the USA is diversifying and this is having an\ninfluence on food production. Many more multi-cultural products are being\nmanufactured. However, there\u2019s still need for more minority representation in\nleadership positions such as company boards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a strong push\nfor the natural foods industry to contribute towards solving problems in the world\nincluding environmental issues such as water pollution and decrease in arable\nland. Also, the industry should lead the way to getting healthy food into poor\nneighborhoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information see: <a href=\"https:\/\/cet.gcp.informamarkets.com\/sites\/cet.com\/files\/NPEE21%20State%20of%20Natural_Master%20%26%20Organic%20Presentation.pdf\">https:\/\/cet.gcp.informamarkets.com\/sites\/cet.com\/files\/NPEE21%20State%20of%20Natural_Master%20%26%20Organic%20Presentation.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a keynote speech from Natural Products Expo East, the state of natural and organic growth is strong. 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