Yesterday, NFM announced the winners of its first-ever Industry Innovator Awards, to be presented at Natural Products Expo East in Boston on Thursday, Sept. 24.

Awards will be presented to the following innovators:

Brian Rohter, owner, New Seasons Market, Portland, Ore.

Timothy Childs, cofounder, TCHO, San Francisco, Calif.

Jim Hoagland, founder, Nuevo Latino Cuisine, Boulder, Colo.

Pamela Giusto-Sorrells, founder, Pamela’s Products, Ukiah, Calif.

Michael Bylinkin, director of marketing, Hero Nutritionals, San Clemente, Calif.

Judi Shils and Erin Schrode, cofounders, Teens Turning Green, Sausalito, Calif.