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Jen Faigel, co-founder and executive director of CommonWealth Kitchen, sums up the nonprofit food incubator’s shared kitchen model in simple terms: “It’s like a gym membership for your food business,” Faigel explains. “You’re just renting the kitchen by the hour.” Located in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, CommonWealth Kitchen focuses on inclusive entrepreneurship, helping small food businesses—like bakeries, food trucks, and CPG companies—grow and thrive. The shared kitchen spans 14,000 square feet with six to seven stations, including a large-scale production kitchen equipped with an oven the size of a walk-in closet, cold-chain manufacturing and packaging rooms, a dough sheeter, and more. This unique model supports diverse food entrepreneurs as they scale their operations and make an impact in the industry. Read on: https://utm.io/uhual #InclusiveEntrepreneurship #FoodInnovation #CommunityBusiness #entrepreneurship #foodandbeverage #cpgindustry

?? Heading to SupplySide West? Don’t miss the Inside Organic session, Inside Organic: The New Consumer’s Influence on the Organic Supply Chain, on October 30th, 12:45-2 pm at the FiNA Stage! Dive deep into how today’s consumers are reshaping the organic supply chain with their demand for transparency and sustainability. Join Nancy Coulter-Parker from New Hope Network and industry experts from NielsenIQ, NSF’s Sustainability Consulting Group, CIRANDA Inc., Strengthening Organic Systems, and BRIGHT PHARMA CAPS, INCORPORATED. Get ready to explore the future of organic with insights that are driving innovation and meeting modern consumer expectations. Register today! #paid https://lnkd.in/enKh_ce Jason Lipsitz Lisa Spicka de Bevacqua (she/her) Joe Rouleau Gwendolyn Wyard BRIGHT PHARMA CAPS, INCORPORATED

Big News! Nominations for the 2025 NEXTY Awards are officially OPEN! ?? If your brand is driving change in the world of #naturalproducts then this is your moment to shine! ?? Nominate today for a chance to impress the New Hope Network editorial team, as well as natural products enthusiasts, retailers, investors, and MORE at #expowest 2025! Know an industry trailblazer? Tag them so they can submit their #cpg product and earn the recognition and accolades they deserve! ?? Nominations close on December 2nd, 2024. Pro tip: Nominate before October 16th to save money with early bird pricing! Nominate here ?? https://utm.io/uhtsL #nextyawards #innovation #productdiscovery #cpgindustry #cpg #award #nominate

Lee Wright, CEO of The Vitamin Shoppe, kicked off Newtopia Now with an exciting keynote, sharing how this 700-store retail giant is driving innovation across product categories, expanding wellness services, and building strong vendor-retailer partnerships for mutual success. In this must-watch session, Wright dives into the latest trends shaking up the industry—from the surge in weight management products to breakthroughs in active nutrition, all fueled by new ingredients, TikTok buzz, and rising consumer demand. Don’t miss this powerful keynote! Watch now! ?? https://utm.io/uhsY4 #Innovation #WellnessTrends #NewtopiaNow #retailers #supplements #cpgindustry

The supplement industry has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the past few years, with the pandemic acting as a major disruptor. Consumer focus rapidly shifted from immunity to sleep, eye health, and mental well-being. One area that experienced notable fluctuation was sexual health. Back in 2019, sexual health supplements were booming, with an impressive 8.9% growth, making it the fourth-fastest-growing condition. But when the pandemic hit, that growth plummeted to just 2.9%. Whether due to lifestyle changes or prioritizing supplements for sleep and immunity, sexual health took a back seat. Now, with interest in this category on the rise again, will sexual health supplements bounce back? Discover the latest trends and insights: https://utm.io/uhsY2 #SupplementTrends #HealthInnovation #supplements #consumertrends Erika Rommel Craft Nutrition Business Journal

Fall is just around the corner, and in the natural products industry, that means one thing: autumnal flavors are back! While pumpkin spice remains a seasonal favorite (after all, #PumpkinSpiceSeason wouldn’t be the same without it), this year, brands are getting creative with cozy, limited-edition flavors. Think maple, orange, cranberry, apple, ginger, and more—featuring elevated, natural ingredients. Check out this curated selection of fall-inspired products, perfect for savoring at home, sharing at gatherings, or gifting to those spooky trick-or-treaters this October! ???? ? https://utm.io/uhsYX #FallFlavors #NaturalProducts #SeasonalFavorites #CPGindustry #Brands Fancypants Baking Co. YumEarth Honey Mama's Nature's Bakery Laird Superfood Once Upon a Farm Truvani Bobo's ALOHA Wella Lenny & Larry's

For close to a decade, “growth, growth, growth” served as the mantra tantalizing investors in the natural and organic products industry. Brands proliferated, based in many cases entirely on borrowed capital from investors gunning for rapid expansion. But then 2022 arrived. Money became expensive, thanks to ballooning interest rates. Investors held onto their cash. And many brands propped up by equity and debt, rather than profits, ran out of financial resources. Businesses shrank and foundered. Plenty of them crashed. Keep reading: https://utm.io/uhsYS #naturalproducts #investors #cpgindustry #investments Douglas Brown Nutrition Capital Network Jennifer Palmer Nicolas McCoy Kathryn A Peters SPINS Liz Kramer Myslik Lotus Foods David Guendelman

“It’s all in your head” is not something anybody wants to hear when they are facing a challenge, but the phrase could come to mind when supplement industry executives look at the fastest-growing condition categories in the?2024 Condition Specific Report?from New Hope Network's?Nutrition Business Journal. Mood and mental health?and brain health emerged as the second- and third-fastest growing condition categories in supplements in 2023, with even better growth forecast for 2024. Keep reading: https://utm.io/uhr4t #moodandmentalhealth #supplements #mentalhealth

Navigating certifications can bewilder even the most savvy retailer or shopper. Does the difference between organic or regenerative organic really matter? What does certified humane mean? Is non-GMO an important certification? But even for those who understand the ins and outs of the many certifications that crowd the natural and organic products industry, few know anything about the actual farms and agricultural practices that led to the certifications. The retail buyer might know the flour is Regenerative Organic certified, for example. She could understand that this means the farm or farms that supplied the brand engaged with agricultural practices that bolstered soil health. But chances are, she can’t picture the acres that grew the wheat or envision how their regenerative agricultural practices contributed toward environmental stewardship. Keep reading: https://utm.io/uhr4n Melissa Baer Backstory Douglas Brown #storytelling #marketing #supplychain #naturalproducts #cpgindustry #certifications

New Hope Network is excited to announce that nominations open Monday for the NEXTY Awards, a prestigious program that has celebrated the most innovative, inspiring, and integrity-driven products in the natural products industry for over a decade. The 2025 edition kicks off on September 16 and will culminate in the announcement of winners at Natural Products Expo West, March 4-7, 2025, in Anaheim, California. Brands don’t need to exhibit at Expo West to apply for a NEXTY Award and reap the significant benefits of being named a finalist or winner. Get the details for 2025: https://utm.io/uhr4j #naturalproducts #expowest #cpg #cpgindustry