Natural & Organic Products EXPO 2024 review

The Natural & Organic Products Expo (NOPEX) has been running since 1997 and is the leading industry show for sustainable, natural and organic products and innovation across the whole sector.

NOPEX 2024 was co-located with the Natural Beauty Expo and Natural Food Expo and ran from the 14th-15th April at the ExCeL in London. This year’s spring show welcomed a record 7,305 visitors over the two days, with over 600 exhibitors showcasing over 500 leading products and innovations.

The extensive range of products exhibited included: vegan, vegetarian, organic, free-from, fair trade, sports nutrition, pet healthcare, supplements, homeopathy, aromatherapy, ayurvedic medicine, essential oils, herbal products, clothing, fabric and textiles, baby and children’s products, private label, contract manufacturing, and household items.

The key buyers came from a variety of background such as: health stores, distribution, wholesale, supermarkets, independent retail and leisure centres and with 84% of the visitors holding purchasing power, many sales leads took place during the event.

The Vegan World section was particularly popular with visitors with exhibitors showcasing the latest planet-based innovations and products on the market today. The Beauty & Food Launchpad Zones provided welcome spaces for new startups and market disruptors across both sectors and the carefully curated Indie Focus Programme encouraged independent retailers to attend the seminar programme and onsite networking opportunities.

During the show, Food & Drink Matters mingled with faces old and new and awarded the following

15 companies as our Top Exhibitors:

1) Just Wholefoods: The Cotswolds-based company have created a range of family home baking and sweet treat range from their kitchen, free from gelatine, artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. The Vegan Lemon Jelly has a zingy flavour, and with its quick-setting is popular with all jelly fans.

2) Pius Vita Superfoods: These premium vegan, organic and gluten-free products are nutrient-rich superfoods, designed to optimise health & wellbeing. With a strong focus on sustainability, ethical best practice is at the heart of all operations. From gut health, immunity boosters, to hormone balance, there’s something for everyone.

3) Beketo Ltd: This is the first brand in the UK and Europe to exclusively cater to the KETO/low-carb diet. The full extensive range of products include: foods, snacks and supplements.

4) Amazing Herbs: The original manufacturer of Black (Cumin) Seed Food Supplements across the world. The Premium 100% Pure Cold-Pressed Black Seed Oil uses non-GMO, pesticides-free and non-irradiated Nigella Sativa seeds from Turkish farms and is ideal for promoting general health & well-being.

5) Ausha: Multi-award-winning vegan-certified organic superfoods, herbs & spices. All products are certified as vegan by the Vegan Society and Ausha holds an organic licence with the Soil Association. The Banana Powder Organic for example can be added to juices, smoothies, warm water, cereals, yogurts to give a great, healthy banana flavour.

6) Bardo: Leading range of 100% real-food snacks which are high in fibre, Omega-3, phytonutrients, with fruits, nuts, seeds and botanicals and no added sugar or sweeteners. Calm Bites are moreish, bite-size snacks: the ‘Find Balance’ flavour is infused with figs, almonds, lemon balm and thyme for a calmer day.

7) Bristol Fungarium: Offering the UK’s only certified ‘functional mushroom tinctures’ – focusing on UK native varieties. After harvesting, the medicinal mushrooms are dried in an infrared dehydrator to optimise the bioactive compounds.

8) Confit de Provence: Delicious jam range from France, using traditional recipes, with a focus on organic jams for the last thirty years. With rigorously selected fruits, one of the favourites is the 3 Citrus from Corsica: an organic extra jam with oranges, clementines and pomelos.

9) Crystalnutri: An innovative approach to concentrated nutrition and superfoods, with no added additives or sweeteners, with a brand-new art design packaging unveiled at NOPEX. The CardioBerry Fruit Crystal contains berries, beetroot, grapes, carrots and apples and provides a rich source of vitamins, phytonutrients and antioxidants.

10) Hello Wellness: UK expert-manufactured supplements, made with only the finest natural herbal ingredients. Hello Immunity capsules protect the immune system with rose hips, elderberries, calendula and rosemary, for the first signs of a cold or flu.

11) Magictree Superfoods: Products include Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine and Traditional African Medicine.

12) Nogih Chocolates: These handcrafted gourmet, organic and vegan chocolates come with a quirky, eye-catching packaging design. Delicious flavours include: white vegan Keto & chia seeds, cocoa with sun kissed orange and milk chocolate with coconut milk.

13) Quirky Monkey: A unique range of mushroom coffee and hot chocolate fusions, including Lion’s Mane Coffee Fusion. Lion’s Mane Mushroom is referred to as ‘King of the Jungle’ and renowned for its nutritional healing benefits.

14) Salus UK: UK importers for the German manufactured VMS, herbal teas and fresh plant juices via wholesalers and direct to retail. The newly packaged Floradix range was unveiled at NOPEX, with the range including: magnesium, immune support, liquid iron, vitamin-B complex and a children’s range.

15) Wavy Wonders: Seaweed & super-seed snacks lovingly made from Norwegian seaweed with tantalising flavours like Sea Salt, Chili & Berry and Wild Garlic & Yogurt.

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