February 28, 2023
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Innovations in tea and coffee continue to get more creative. In this staple category, you’ll find global flavors (ube, the Philippine purple yam; butterfly pea flower), neat applications and sustainable sourcing practices. Nguyen Coffee Supply Cold Brew Coffee Condensed Milk This ready-to-drink beverage is an homage to Vietnam’s iconic cà phê sữa đá, a sweetened iced coffee made with condensed milk. Nguyen Coffee Supply’s mission is to elevate robusta coffee—a coffee type that is grown in Vietnam. The country has long been relegated to the cheap coffee market, rendering Vietnam invisible in the specialty coffee industry. By investing in robusta coffee (which can be grown with fewer pesticides than its more popular cousin, the arabica bean), Nguyen is elevating the communities that rely on robusta coffee for a livelihood. SRP: $4.99, Booth: 8014 Rishi Tea and Botanicals Sparkling Botanicals Blue Jasmine Tea What’s bright, refreshing, and effervescent? This new beverage from the tea experts at Rishi! Made with butterfly pea flower grown in Thailand, this pretty, unsweetened bubbly product enlivens with organic moonlight jasmine tea, organic lemongrass and organic lemon. It contains 50 mg of caffeine (about half the caffeine in a cup of coffee) and is an all-around delicious beverage that taps into several exciting drink trends. SRP: $3.50, Booths: N1710, N1713 Twrl Milk Tea Plant Based Ube Milk Tea This product is a convergence of several RTD beverage trends! The creative minds behind Twrl Milk Tea blend plant-based pea milk with organic mulberry loose-leaf tea and organic ube (purple yam)—both grown in Taiwan on family farms. A blitz of nitro creates a creamy, silky-smooth finish. Twrl is founded by two AAPI entrepreneurs, Pauline Ang and Olivia Chen, who, it’s safe to say, are totally obsessed with sourcing clean, delicious, sustainable ingredients. SRP: $3.79, Booth: N1538
The Republic of Tea Dream Latte Tea Capsules Leverage your Nespresso machine at bedtime! These compostable capsules produce a relaxing, creamy, dessert-like beverage that can help you wind down at night. Made with an oatmilk powder base, these plant-based pods also contain sleep-friendly valerian root, hops, butterfly pea flower, KSM-66 Ashwagandha Root Extract, organic blue spirulina and more. A creative, convenient way to brew a healthy nightcap. SRP: $12.99, Booth: 5595 Wild Orchard Tea Co. Everyday Black Can a single-ingredient black tea product be innovative? It sure can, when Wild Orchard Tea Co. is the brand producing it. This must-see company partners with exactly one farm, located on Jeju Island in South Korea. There, fertile volcanic soil, regenerative practices (the farm earned Regenerative Organic certification in May 2022) and a flock of weed-controlling geese produce award-winning teas that are served in some of the world’s best restaurants. Visit Wild Orchard’s booth. Ask the difficult sustainable farming questions. They’ll have the answers. SRP: $10.99, Booth: F34 Tea Drops and Copper Cow Coffee Ube Latte Kit Tea Drops—the minds behind organic, whole-leaf and bagless teas pressed into a cute shape—teamed up with Copper Cow Coffee to create this gorgeous Ube Latte Kit. Each pressed tea drop is made with organic ube powder and raw cane sugar; the condensed milk creamer from Copper Cow contains just milk and sugar. Pour hot water over the tea drop, stir, squeeze in the condensed milk and enjoy a beautiful, nutty-vanilla, lavender-hued, caffeine-free latte. Each kit contains five servings. SRP: $9.99, Booths: 8402, N2138
Embrace beverages that pack a punch! Not for the faint of heart, these drinks harness powerful ingredients such as adaptogens, seaweed and herbs to promote deep sleep, a calm mind, wakefulness, a healthy gut and more. Remedy Drinks Organic Energy Drink Berry Blast Forget traditional energy drinks or brewing your morning coffee. Remedy’s delicious USDA Organic kombucha delivers a punch of probiotics, 110 mg of caffeine from green coffee beans, and ginseng. Berry Blast Energy is disrupting the energy category with a beverage that delivers energy and functional benefits with clean ingredients, and live and active cultures. Bonus: Unlike many kombucha products, Remedy contains no sugar and is shelf stable. SRP: $2.49, Booth: 5666 Clevr Sleeptime SuperLatte Melatonin is a common ingredient in sleep-promoting products. But take too much and you’ll wake up drowsy. Clevr’s Sleeptime SuperLatte omits melatonin and instead blends soporific herbs such as valerian, hops, L-theanine and passionflower to support healthy sleep. Reishi and ashwagandha help mitigate chronic stress. This latte tastes like a cross between malted caramel and hot cocoa. Be sure to check out the ingredient label: Clevr uses organic ground vanilla instead of vanilla flavoring—yum! SRP: $28, Booth: N1545 Wild Tonic Jun Persephone Persephone is the Greek goddess of spring, and this probiotic brew honors her namesake with a refreshing blend of pomegranate, ginger and citrus. Crafted as a tasty mocktail for sober imbibers, this nonalcoholic Jun kombucha is fermented with green tea and organic Brazilian honey sourced from a beekeeping family that has been sustainably harvesting honey from the rainforest for three generations. Healthy bodies, healthy forests, healthy habits. SRP: $3.49, Booth: 1883
Misaky Tokyo OoMee Marine-Plant Based Fruit Infusion Blueberry and Elderflower Just launched, OoMee uses red algae extract to power a functional gut-healthy beverage. Vegan and prebiotic, this beverage proffers a unique option for shoppers who are seeking something truly different from anything else on the store shelf. OoMee donates a portion of revenue to sea otter conservation, as the cute critter lives in a symbiotic relationship with seaweed. SRP: $8.99, Booth: N1347 Ocean’s Balance Daily Detox Smoothie Powder A smoothie inspired by the sea? Ocean’s Balance’s Daily Detox is a blend of four nutrient-dense organic superfoods: dried blueberry powder, dulse (a type of seaweed), spirulina and barley grass juice powder. Blitz the powder blend with a few bananas and orange juice for a morning pick-me-up. Ocean’s Balance dulse is grown and harvested in the coastal waters of Maine. The sea crop is an alternative source of income for the region’s fishers who rely on the ocean for their livelihoods. SRP: $19.95, Booth: N620
Misaky Tokyo OoMee Marine-Plant Based Fruit Infusion Blueberry and Elderflower Just launched, OoMee uses red algae extract to power a functional gut-healthy beverage. Vegan and prebiotic, this beverage proffers a unique option for shoppers who are seeking something truly different from anything else on the store shelf. OoMee donates a portion of revenue to sea otter conservation, as the cute critter lives in a symbiotic relationship with seaweed. SRP: $8.99, Booth: N1347 Ocean’s Balance Daily Detox Smoothie Powder A smoothie inspired by the sea? Ocean’s Balance’s Daily Detox is a blend of four nutrient-dense organic superfoods: dried blueberry powder, dulse (a type of seaweed), spirulina and barley grass juice powder. Blitz the powder blend with a few bananas and orange juice for a morning pick-me-up. Ocean’s Balance dulse is grown and harvested in the coastal waters of Maine. The sea crop is an alternative source of income for the region’s fishers who rely on the ocean for their livelihoods. SRP: $19.95, Booth: N620
To help buyers find the newest and hottest brand exhibiting at Expo West this year, New Hope Network's staff has created this must-see list. In Anaheim, you'll find a variety of beverages featuring novel and trending ingredients such as ube, adaptogens and spirulina, in products made with sustainable supply chains or valuable missions—and backed by third-party seals such as Certified B Corp and Regenerative Organic Certified.
Interested in other products? Don't worry, you'll discover exciting new launches spanning other key categories: snacks and sweets; condiments, sauces and dips; pantry; frozen; supplements; and personal care. Click through the gallery and be sure to stop by their booths at the show.
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