Expo East NEXT Accelerator Pitch Slam and NEXTY Award winners

NEXT Accelerator Pitch Slam: Smooch Snacks was chosen out of three companies—Smooch Snacks, Everly and EatKeenwa—that presented themselves and their products during the inaugural NEXT Accelerator Pitch Slam. The panel of judges—Todd Woloson, managing partner of Greenmont Capital Partners; Grant Ferrier, CEO and principal of Nutrition Capital Network; and Buddy Ketchner, president of Sterling-Rice Group—chose the winner.

NEXTY Awards: Seven companies and products were chosen as this year's NEXTY Award winners. Each year New Hope Natural Media and Sterling-Rice Group give out NEXTY Awards nominations at Natural Products Expo West to recognize those companies and products we believe will shape the future of the natural products industry. The NEXTY Editors’ Choice and Popular Vote winners are announced at Natural Products Expo East.