The 29th annual Natural Products Expo West/SupplyExpo (www.expowest.com), held March 5-8, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, engaged more than 53,000 industry members in active business, up from last year¡¯s record breaking event, despite a sluggish economy. It was the second time for JSPC to attend such an industry gala.
¡°The show was surely very successful and it does not look like there¡¯s a recession of economy,¡± said Mr. Chen Wu, Export Manager of Nutritional Supplements Division.
The 4 days¡¯ education and event proves that the economic climate is not slowing activity in the natural and organic marketplace, but manufacturers and suppliers will likely be looking for new ways to build business relationships.
The show is organized by New Hope Natural Media (
http://www.newhope.com/), a division of the Penton Media Inc., is the leading media resource and information provider for the natural, organic and healthy products industry, with print, in-person/event, and e-business products and services. Penton Media is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than 6 million business professionals every month. The company¡¯s market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit
http://www.penton.com/.