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??SupplySide Connect New Jersey 2025 registration and hotels are NOW OPEN! Get ready to explore the latest industry trends, discover innovative ingredients, and connect with top health & nutrition professionals. We can’t wait to see you this April 8 & 9, 2025 in Secaucus, New Jersey! ?? 285+ exhibitors showcasing cutting-edge solutions ?? 3,000+ industry experts for unparalleled networking ?? Insights on key topics: emerging trends in supplements and functional beverages, regulatory updates and compliance strategies, innovations in targeted wellness solutions, and more! Don't miss your chance to be part of this game-changing event. ?? Register now and secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/gvX5GFbr ?? Check out the 2025 event schedule: https://lnkd.in/gR8DhnVW ?? Visit https://lnkd.in/gQ59sCEs for more details. #SupplySide #SupplySideConnect #SupplySideNewJersey #TradeShow #Supplements #FoodAndBeverage #Nutraceuticals

Through political turmoil, a rocky economy and an industry determined to rise above it all, 2024 has been quite an interesting year. As we transition into 2025 mode, we've gathered a great group of industry experts for #supplysidefoodbev's annual webinar to discuss what to expect next. Joining SupplySide Food & Beverage Journal Content Director Audarshia Townsend for this invigorating roundtable discussion happening on Thursday, Dec. 5: Kristofer Cook CEO/founder,?Carbiotix Emily Cole Groden Founder,?Evergreen Cristie Mather VP, management supervisor, food,?Curious Plot Candy Schibli Founder,?Southeastern Roastery Marc Washington CEO/founder,?Supergut You don't want to miss this discussion. Register in the link today!

Happy Monday! It's a short week, and as always, SupplySide Food & Beverage Journal's #BusinessBites column is on the case. Here's what is happening: RFK Jr. pledges to shake up key U.S. food agencies amid cautious support from industry watchdogs; Food ingredients Europe celebrates innovations in food tech and sustainability; Nestlé announces major restructuring to save billions and refocus on high-growth categories; and more. FYI: Business Bites will be taking a break for Thanksgiving. We’ll be back on Dec. 9.

First time at SupplySide West - what a ride! ?? A wonderland of flavors, sweeteners, colors, R&D teams, packaging tech, co-packers, and everything supplements. Really excited to see brands from our community finding ingredients, manufacturing, ways to reduce their COGs, and brainstorming with potential new partners. Love seeing our Doss x Startup CPG trip giveaway winners crushing it at the show (Uncle's & Skout Organic)! Brands featured here: ??Uncle's Ice Cream (Barbara Logan, Paul Logan) ??Hydra (CC Salzman) ??Skout Organic (David Mitchell) ??Melissa Feldman

Consumers love their #snacks. Recent research?from the The National Institutes of Health shows that people are snacking more than ever — with more than 90% of U.S. adults eating one to three snacks each day. In a recent webinar hosted by The Food Institute, industry experts Brian Choi, CFA, Bill Waltzek and Julie Murphy detailed how snacking isn't slowing down anytime soon. Specifically, better-for-you snacking is growing, as consumers place a larger focus on health and wellness. Companies like GO FREE FOODS LIMITED, S'NOODS, GoodSAM, PBC, You Need This, HIPPEAS Snacks, doosra, root foods co, Simple Mills, BRUTAL , Nemi Snacks, Mamame Whole Foods and Flackers have created healthier alternatives to traditional products that check all of the boxes when it comes to flavor, texture and nutrition. Learn more in this slideshow on SupplySide Food & Beverage Journal, compiled by associate editor Heather Carter. https://lnkd.in/e2d6fPTk

From our team to yours, thank you for helping make this year’s Las Vegas event truly remarkable! Whether you joined us for the first time or have been part of the SupplySide community for years, we're thrilled you were there with us. ?? Get notified when registration opens for 2025: https://lnkd.in/g7i9Myti ? https://lnkd.in/gMb3Tjhp

While everyone was still talking about last week's election, food activist Vani Hari, better known as The Food Babe, interviewed Kellogg’s heiress Victoria Kellogg about the use of artificial dyes in U.S. cereals: “I would absolutely boycott Kellogg,” Victoria Kellogg said. “Kellogg, I’m really ashamed of you for doing this to me and my family after all of the things we have done. You have betrayed my family.” You'll find the full story in SupplySide Food & Beverage Journal's weekly #BusinessBites column, plus John Foraker, co-founder and CEO of Once Upon a Farm,?sounds off on possible shifts in the regulatory landscape and more.

The SupplySide West 2024 show was so massive--we had 19,500 attendees!--that we're still posting coverage on our sites. One of the biggest thrills at this year's show was the first-ever #ingredientidol competition for SupplySide Food & Beverage Journal. Our expert judges were Daniel Scharff of Startup CPG, Nadia Kemal from Topi Ventures and Sam Kressler of Stir Innovation. Find out who they selected as winners--as well as who won the #peopleschoice honors in the following article.

We cannot get enough of SupplySide Food & Beverage Journal's monthly #TheGameChangers column in the digital magazine, so we're also turning it into a slideshow! Here's the November edition, which covers the #top10 #wellnessbeverage brands we love. Check out some of the delicious players: AVVIKA - Caffeine Free Alt Energy Drink BlueTriton Brands heywell Illicit Elixirs poppi Pressed Juicery Recess Tru wildwonder Also, you can download the full digital issue right here --> https://utm.io/uhHa9 CHEERS!

Better-for-you beverages are all the rage and we have our finger on the pulse.?? Beverage buyers are shunning sugar and seeking whole-health boosts in their drinks, and aisles crowded with cans of all stripes are evidence that brands are delivering to meet the demand. Balancing flavor and nutritional value in low-sugar beverages can be difficult, though, especially when using natural ingredients. Read more in SupplySide Food & Beverage Journal's latest digital magazine, Rethinking refreshment: Wellness beverages that pop. https://lnkd.in/eTvjuQba