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April/May 2010
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
2010Buyer’sGuide
4 Organic Viewpoint
6 Expo West Wrap-Up
8 Manufacturers
of Branded Products
51 OTA Update
52 Wholesalers/Distributors
57 Companies By
Product Category
60 Advertiser Index/
Industry Events
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What’s New?
Indeed, there was no shortage of new
products or company launches at this
year’s Expo West. “What a busy and productive three marketing with Clement Pappas & Co.
W.S. Badger Company (Gilsum, NH) days!” said Melinda Olson, Earth (Carneys Point, NJ). “It is really our
showcased its new lip tints and shim- Mama Angel Baby founder best opportunity to talk with the
mers. “We’ve done the show for 10 (Clackamas, OR). “And it seems like entrepreneurs in the industry—those
years, and this year it’s crackling,” said each year is busier than the previous family-owned single and small group
Bill Whyte, the company’s CEO. one. We made great contacts and put retailers who do such a great job of
Lewis Goldstein, vice president of faces (and gave hugs) to industry servicing people committed to a
marketing at Kiss My Face (Gardiner, friends we’ve never actually met. It was healthier lifestyle.”
NY), said the company also received a wonderful to meet media, international
lot of enthusiasm for its new products. distributors from afar and new cus- A Learning Experience
“Expo West is a must attend for us as it tomers, as well as catch up with exist- Friday, March 12 began with a keynote
is the biggest show for our industry and ing customers session presented
where retailers, small and large, come that we rarely by Jane Brody,
to see what is new and give feedback get to see. New York Times
on how they are doing with our prod- Can't wait for columnist and
ucts,” he added. next year!” author of The
In the food category, Wallaby Yogurt “This was a Good Food Book.
(American Canyon, CA) showcased a great year for Brody’s discussion
new sour cream, R.C. Bigelow, Inc. us at Expo focused on the
(Fairfield, CT) launched the Herb Plus West,” agreed importance of
tea line and Zhena’s Gypsy Tea (Ojai, Robin Kay Actress Kaitlin Olson (right) lent her star power maintaining quali-
CA) premiered Coconut Chai Green Tea Levine, presi- to her parents’ booth, Earth Mama Angel Baby ty of life before
dent/CEO of founders Don and Melinda Olson. death, touching
and Seasonal Sips. Emerald Valley
Kitchen (Salinas, CA) also introduced Eco-Me LLC (Pasadena, CA). “It was our on logical suggestions as well as con-
new edamame dip in four flavors. fourth year exhibiting, and seeing famil- trolling what we can, while we can: eat-
Whether companies were using Expo iar faces and old friends is the best. ing a healthy diet, exercising and limit-
West as a launching pad for new prod- Retailers watch small companies grow ing stress. “The goal is to die young, as
ucts or to make new contacts in the and we were able to close some larger late as possible,” she said.
industry, exhibitors said they were orders at the show as they have seen our Also on Friday, Tom Hutcheson, regu-
pleased with the turnout. line of products expand over the last few latory analyst with the Organic Trade
years. Overall great fun!” Association (OTA), Jaclyn Bowen, MPH
And while large-scale retail and general manager with QAI, and
recognition is certainly wel- David Bronner, president of Dr.
come, lots of manufacturers Bronner’s Magic Soaps, sought to clear
come to Expo West to connect up confusion around the various labels
with independent retailers. and claims for organic personal care
“It is always exciting to see products. The session was a follow-up
the size of crowds at Expo, from a November NOSB meeting and
and we were thrilled to see the recommendation that the NOP Rule
the recession didn’t seem to include and clarify that personal body
Attendees enjoy sampling stations reduce that at all,” said Pat care products come within the scope of
outside ExpoWest Nicolino, vice president of the NOP.
6 Organic Products Retailer www.oprmagazine.com April/May 2010
The American National Standards
Institute’s (ANSI) NSF/ANSI 305
standard was the seminar’s hot topic.
Presenting Saturday morning’s
keynote was Bill McKibben, author of
20 books including The End of Nature
Heardat
NSF/ANSI 305 includes cosmetics,
rinse-off and leave-on personal care
products, oral care
and founder of 350.org, an international
climate campaign.
McKibben explained
theShow
This year, Organic Products Retailer
products and personal that the number at the
asked attendees: What effect do you
hygiene products. heart of his move- think the Obama administration has had
The first product manu- ment—350—is “the on the organic industry?
factured in the US to be numerical description
certified to the new of our peril,” he said. “I think organics
NSF/ANSI 305 standard is “Any value of carbon in are strong and I’m
Earth Mama Angel Baby’s the atmosphere greater sure the Obama
Angel Baby Lotion, the than 350 is not compati- presidency has
helped. Our store
company announced dur- ble with human life on
is growing.”
ing the show. “The USDA earth. Right now we’re
NOP has always had the at 390 parts per million
highest standard,” said (ppm), rising 2 ppm a Amy Mizuhara, POS
Olson, “but the original Bill Mckibben delivers year. Global warming with El Cerrito Natural
his keynote presentation Grocery Co.,
standard was developed isn’t a future problem;
El Cerrito, CA
for food products and doesn’t take into it’s happening right now.” “I think it’s been
account the chemistry required for McKibben announced that October positive, even with
some personal care products.” 10, 2010 has been chosen as the subsidies to buy
As the session came to a close, pro- Global Work Party, a day dedicated to new recourses
testers outside the convention center solar and wind power construction in and pronouncing
holding cardboard cutout signs of sev- addition to other tangible changes. that green is the
eral popular health and beauty prod- “On that day, we will say to our leaders, future. Even with-
out doing anything,
ucts shouted, “Expo! Panic! These ‘We’ve gotten to work, what about Obama’s getting
Garik Mkrtumyan,
brands are not organic!” you?’” he said. the message out.”
wholesale representa-
The group, from the Organic The Retailer Tool Kit session featured tive, Zatik Glendale, CA
Consumers Association, contends that Andrew Morse, national account manag-
shampoo, makeup and other personal er of eComSystems; David Williams, “I don’t think he’s
helping.
care products—some on display inside Living Naturally’s vice president of busi- Personally, I think
the convention hall—lack a seal from ness development; Debby Swoboda, Americans are
the US Department of Agriculture that owner of Debby Swoboda Marketing doomed, because
would certify them as organic. Solutions and AskDebby.com; Greg we’re always mar-
Leonard, senior vice president of natural keted processed
food sales at Tree of Life; and Joe foods. I’m not sure
Sosebee, retail services manager at Tree Marc Lawrence, MD, anything will
of Life. The panel-style presentation CelebrityDietDoctor.com change that.”
highlighted seven keys to success; atten-
dees were later separated into breakout “Every little bit
helps. We’ve been
groups for hands-on, practical applica- in business 22
tions of the seven keys. The seminar was years. We see
full of tactical suggestions from specific giant supermar-
colors to use on signage (strong, bold kets where so
colors are in style right now) to which much is geared to
lighting to use (LED lights) to the impor- health, and it has a
Organic Consumers Association Protest cumulative effect. I
tance of developing a loyalty program Steve Schwarz, owner
Back inside, Nutrition Business Journal with which to track customer spending. of The Natural Market, think it’s all making
Lutherville, MD a difference.”
(NBJ) held its 2010 State of the Industry Also on Saturday, Maria Rodale,
session on Friday, offering a brief Rodale Inc.’s chairman and CEO, led
overview of the industry in 2009 includ- the Organic Matters education panel and “local” can’t guarantee the con-
ing the US natural and organic food and and opened the session discussing her sumer a pesticide-free product and
beverage and personal care markets. The new book, Organic Manifesto. why doctors and dietitians alike
discussion was turned over to an industry Speakers included Dag Falck, should be prescribing organic, espe-
panel including Nancy Coulter-Parker, Nature’s Path Foods Inc.’s organic cially for pregnant women, children
editor-in-chief of Delicious Living; retailer program manager; registered dieti- and anyone with disease.
Mark Fergusson, CEO and CFO of Down cian Ashley Koff; Theresa Marquez,
to Earth; John Foraker, CEO of Annie’s, chief marketing executive with Coming Soon
Inc.; Todd Norton, COO of A.M. Todd Organic Valley; and Charles Natural Products Expo East will unite
Botanicals; Julie Smolyansky, president, Benbrook, PhD, chief scientist with the natural and organic industry by co-
CEO and director of Lifeway Foods; and The Organic Center. They discussed locating with OTA’s All Things Organic,
moderated by Carlotta Mast, NBJ editor. why organic matters, why “natural” October 13-16, 2010 in Boston.
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Manufacturers Of Branded Products
A Verona, VA 24482 Albert Lea Seed House eMail: twaters@alternativeapparel.com
A Perfect Pear From Napa Valley Phone: (540) 248-0908; (866) 248-0908 1414 W. Main St. Website: www.alternativeapparel.com
1283 Monticello Rd. Fax: (540) 248-4614 Albert Lea, MN 56007
Napa, CA 94558 eMail: talktous@agnesveryvery.com AltiPlano Gold
Website: www.agnesververy.com Alexia Foods P.O. Box 156678
Abbey Brown Soap Artisan Key Executives: Cynthia Viejo, VP P.O. Box 229018 San Francisco, CA 94115
1162 W. Grand Mktg./Sls.; Janet Dob, Founder/Pres.; Brooklyn, NY 11222 Phone: (415) 928-9928
Chicago, IL 60622 Ruth Turner, VP Strategy/Dev. Phone: (718) 609-5665 Fax: (415) 358-5564
Phone: (312) 738-2290 Products: Organic Packaged Foods Fax: (718) 609-5685 eMail: info@altiplanogold.com
eMail: soap@abbeybrown.com Distribution Channels: Direct; eMail: info@alexiafoods.com Website: www.altiplanogold.com
Website: www.abbeybrown.com Distributor Website: www.alexiafoods.com Key Executives: Christina Mueller, Pres.;
Brokers: McKenna Sales; Cross Country Evonne Carter, VP Ops.
Abra Therapeutics Marketing All Natural Maine Root Products: Organic Packaged Foods
10365 Hwy. 116 Association Member: OTA 9 Libby St. Brokers: True Foods; Omega Better;
Forestville, CA 95436 Company Services: Consumer Literature; Scarborough, ME 04074 Modern Times Marketing; Florida Natural
Phone: (972) 818-2860; (800) 745-0761 Co-op Advertising; Demos; Monthly Sales; BW Sales
Fax: (707) 869-9367 Specials; Product Samples; Customer All Smiles Dog Bakery Company Services: Consumer
eMail: abrarj@aol.com Service Rep.; Field Sales Reps. 225 W. Market St. Literature; Co-op Advertising; Demos;
Website: www.abratherapeutics.com Leesburg, VA 20176 Product Samples
AgraQuest, Inc. Phone: (703) 443-8220
Abundant Life Essentials 1530 Drew Ave. Fax: (703) 777-8024 Alva Jade Enterprises, Inc.
35230 Montego Bay Rd. Davis, CA 95616 eMail: kb@allsmilesdogbakery.com 125 S.W. 15th St.
Mannford, OK 74044 Phone: (530) 750-0150; (800) 962-8980 Website: www.allsmilesdogbakery.com Deerfield Beach, FL 33441-6756
Phone: (918) 640-2973 Fax: (530) 750-0153 Phone: (954) 582-5027
eMail: beth.dupree@gmail.com Website: www.agraquest.com All Start Trading
Website: Key Executives: Mike Mille, CEO; Julie 1480 Renaissance Dr. Alvarado Street Bakery
www.abundantlifeessentials.com Versman, Dir. Mktg.; Chris Coombs, VP; Park Ridge, IL 60068 500 Martin Ave.
Key Executives: Beth Dupree, Owner Dennis Joyce, Pres. Phone: (847) 375-8675 Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Products: Eco-Friendly Home Products; Products: Eco-Friendly Home Products Fax: (847) 375-8813 Phone: (707) 585-3293
Organic HBA Products; Organic Distribution Channels: Direct; eMail: mail@allstartrading.com Fax: (707) 585-8954
Packaged Foods; Organic Meat, Poultry Distributor Website: www.alltrading.com eMail: michael@
or Seafood Distributors: All Natural Distributors alvaradostreetbakery.com
Distribution Channels: Direct Association Member: OTA Allied Old English Website: www.alvaradostreetbakery.com
Distribution Methods: Common Carrier; UPS Company Services: Consumer 100 Markey St. Key Executives: Michael Girkout, Pres.;
Region of Operation: All of US; Canada Literature; Demos; Product Samples; Port Reading, NJ 07064 Scott Young, Dir. Sls.; Joseph Tuck, CEO
Customer Service Rep. Phone: (732) 636-2060; (800) 225-0122 Products: Organic Packaged Foods
Adam’s Organic Coffee Fax: (732) 636-2538 Distribution Channels: Direct;
260 Oak St. Ah!Laska Organics Website: www.alliedoldenglish.com Distributor
Oakland, CA 94607 1850 Fairway Dr. Key Executives: Mickey Caplan Thomas, Brokers: Cooke & Associates-Midwest;
San Leandro, CA 94577 EVP Coast to Coast Organic-Eastern
Adams Vegetable Oils, Inc. Phone: (510) 686-0116 Seaboard
7301 John Galt Way, P.O. Box 956 Fax: (510) 686-0126 Aloe Breeze Association Member: OTA; QAI
Arbuckle, CA 95912 Website: www.ahlaska.com 2600 N. 44th St., Ste. 108 Company Services: Consumer
Phone: (530) 476-2030 Key Executives: Valerie Bellomo, Phoenix, AZ 85008 Literature; Demos; Product Samples;
Fax: (530) 476-3178 Sls./Mktg. Coord.; Stacey Kelly, Dir. Cons. Phone: (602) 595-1155 Customer Service Rep.
eMail: dhoffsten@adamsgrp.com Mktg.; Liz Scantena, Cons. Rel.; Marsha Fax: (602) 595-1226
Website: www.adamsgrain.com Davidoff, Nat’l. Ind. Sls. Mgr. eMail: bradholmes@aloesplash.com AM-Elite Naturel
Products: Organic Beverages; Organic Website: www.aloesplash.com 41 B. Keyland Ct.
Adina World Beat Beverages Packaged Foods Key Executives: Brad Holmes, Pres. Bohemia, NY 11716
660 York St., Ste. 205 Distribution Channels: Distributor Phone: (641) 567-8844
San Francisco, CA 94110 Brokers: Kismet Aloe Laboratories, Inc. Fax: (631) 567-8079
Phone: (415) 285-9300 x105 Association Member: NSSI; OTA 5821 E. Harrison Ave. eMail: ajsuma88@juno.com
Fax: (415) 285-2393 Company Services: Consumer Harlingen, TX 78550
eMail: roland@adinaworld.com Literature; Co-op Advertising; Phone: (956) 428-8416; (800) 258-5380 Amazing Grass
Website: www.adinaworld.com Counter/Floor Displays; Demos; Product Fax: (956) 428-8482 P.O. Box 475576
Key Executives: Greg Steltenpohl, CEO Samples; Customer Service Rep.; Field eMail: jgonzaaloe@aol.com San Francisco, CA 94147
Sales Reps. Website: www.phlb.com Phone: (415) 441-3326; (888) GRASS-11
Adler Foods Key Executives: Jennifer Gonzalez, Fax: (415) 673-4149
6085 W. 550 N. AKC Commodities, Inc. Purch. Mgr. eMail: info@amazinggrass.com
Sharpsville, IN 46068 63 Ramapo Valley Rd., Ste. 213 Website: www.amazinggrass.com
Phone: (765) 963-5397 Mahwah, NJ 07430 Aloe Life International Key Executives: Brandon Bert, Pres.;
Fax: (765) 963-3439 Phone: (201) 512-0200 4822 Santa Monica Ave., Ste. 231 Todd Habermehl, Co-Founder; Tom
eMail: adlerfoods@aol.com Fax: (201) 512-8888 San Diego, CA 92107 Tierney, Chief Grass Grower
Website: www.adlerfoods.com eMail: info@akcrice.com Phone: (619) 258-0145; (800) 414-2563 Distribution Channels: Direct
Website: www.akcrice.com Fax: (619) 258-1373 Distribution Methods: UPS
Affinity Foods Key Executives: Azam Kadeer, VP Sls; eMail: info@aloelife.com Brokers: Phytotek Mktg.; EJH Natural
1426 Herkimer Waleed Ahmed, Sls. Website: www.aloelife.com Food Broker; Dynamic Presence, Inc.;
Houston, TX 77008 Key Executives: Karen Masterson, Pres. Sierra Naturals, Inc.; Presence Marketing
Al Dente, Inc. Midwest
African Red Tea Imports/Rooibos Tea Co. 9815 Main St. Aloha Bay Candle Association Member: CCOF; NPA
533 N. Fairfax Ave. Whitmore Lake, MI 48189 P.O. Box 539 Company Services: Consumer
Los Angeles, CA 90036 Lower Lake, CA 95457 Literature; Co-op Advertising;
Phone: (323) 658-7832 Alaska Soils, LLC Products: Eco-Friendly Home Products Counter/Floor Displays; Customer
Fax: (323) 658-7765 P.O. Box 7671 Service Rep.; Demos; Field Sales Reps.;
eMail: rooibos@africanredtea.com Tacoma, WA 98406 Alter Eco Fair Trade Monthly Specials; Product Samples
Website: www.africanredtea.com Phone: (253) 851-8587; (866) 218-7588 208 Pennsylvania Ave., #002 Region of Operation: All of US
Fax: (801) 991-3027 San Francisco, CA 94107
Afrumos Natural Cosmetics eMail: tfelegy@alaskanmagic.com Phone: (415) 701-1212 Amazon Thunder
P.O. Box 90613 Website: www.alaskanmagic.com Fax: (415) 701-1213 1802 N. Carson St., Ste. 212-3103
Portland, OR 97290 Key Executives: Bob Roger, Prncpl.; Tim eMail: contact@altereco-usa.com Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (503) 715-3127 Felegy, Prncpl. Website: www.altereco.com Phone: (800) 696-0354
Fax: (503) 715-3127 Products: Eco-Friendly Home Products eMail: todd@amazonthunder.com
eMail: info@afrumos.com Distribution Methods: Common Carrier; Alternative Apparel Website: www.amazonthunder.com
Website: www.afrumos.com USPS 1650 Indian Brook Way, #500 Key Executives: Todd Reum, CEO
Brokers: T&C Brokers Norcross, GA 30093
Agnes’ Very Very Region of Operation: Mid-Atlantic; Phone: (678) 380-1890 Ambrosial Organics, Inc.
50 Lodge Ln., Ste. 114 Midwest; Pacific Fax: (678) 380-1894 8005 10th Ave.
BOBOBABY
6-8075 Enterprise St.
Burnaby, BC Canada
V5A 1V5
Phone: (604) 298-2985
eMail: info@bobobaby.com
Website: www.bobobaby.com
Key Executives: Kalpna Solanki, Pres.
Products: Organic Packaged Foods
Distribution Channels: Direct
Distribution Methods: Common Carrier
Distributors: Kehe Food Distributors
Association Member: OTA
Company Services: Consumer Literature; Co-op
Advertising; Monthly Specials
Region of Operation: All of US; Canada
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