Natural Products Expo West 2019 NEXTY Award winners were just announced on the show floor. NEXTY winners represent the best of the best when it comes to the mission and values of the natural products industry.
NEXTY Awards are decided in a two-round judging process in the New Hope Network office prior to Expo West. Exhibiting brands can nominate their products and explain how they meet key NEXTY criteria of innovation, inspiration and integrity.
The winners are:
Best New Organic Beverage: Mooala Organic Coconut Oatmilk
Best New Organic Food: PROBAR live Live Probiotic Nutrition Bars
Best New Pantry Food: A Dozen Cousins Authentic Regional Beans
Best New Tea or Coffee: Navitas Organics Superfood Lattes
Best New Ready-to-Drink Beverage: Hoplark Sparkling HopTea
Best New Savory or Salty Snack: Love Beets Golden Beet-o de Gallo
Best New Sweet Snack: Lundberg Family Farms Chocolate Thin Stackers
Best New Special Diet Food: Wild Joy Goods Banana Jerky
Best New Condiment: Picaflor Live Culture Raw Fermented Pepper Flakes
Best New Frozen Product: Teton Waters Ranch Burger Blends
Best New Meat Alternative or Dairy Alternative: Strong Roots Kale & Quinoa Burger
Best New Meat, Dairy or Animal-Based Product: Annabella Low Moisture Fresh Water Buffalo Mozzarella,
Best New Sweet or Dessert: The Coconut Collaborate Paradise Pots
Best Environmentally Responsible Packaging: World Centric PizzaRound
Best New Personal Care or Beauty Product: OrganiCare FemiClear All-Natural & Organic Yeast Infection Treatment
Best New Natural Kid’s Product: W.S. Badger Company SPF 40 Kids Clear Zinc Sunscreen Cream
Best New Natural Living Product: PATCH Organic Bamboo Adhesive Bandages
Best New Supplement: Pure Essence Real-Zymes Keto
Best Condition-Specific Supplement: Gaia Herbs Agile Mind
Best New Hemp/CBD Product: RE Botanicals Hemp CBD Tinctures
Best New Product Supporting a Healthy Microbiome: Counter Culture All-Purpose Non-Toxic Cleaners,
Best Supply Chain Partnership Represented: Lotus Foods Rice Ramen Noodle Soup Cups
Best New Mission-Based Product: Applegate The New Food Collective by Applegate Fresh Sausages
Consumer Choice Food or Beverage: Enjoy Life Foods Dark Raspberry Chocolate Protein Bites
Consumer Choice Supplement: Colorado Hemp Honey Honey Sticks
Consumer Choice Personal Care or Natural Living Product: method All-Purpose Pink Grapefruit Cleaning Wipes
The NEXTY Consumer Choice Awards nomination form for Natural Products Expo East 2019 will open the last week in March, while the nomination form for the standard NEXTY Awards for Natural Products Expo East 2019 will open the first week in June.