SupplySide West 2007 Breaks Previous Records with 8,180 Industry
Executives Participating
November 14, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Jon Benninger, Director of Business Development
Virgo Publishing
(480)990-1101 ext. 1108; jonb@vpico.com
Amy Sharman, Marketing and Communications Manager
Virgo Publishing
(480) 990-1101 ext. 1543; asharman@vpico.com
2007 Participation Up 13 Percent
 LAS
VEGAS—More than 8,100 industry executives from dietary
supplement, food, cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical companies gathered
Nov. 6 to 8 for the SupplySide West International Trade Show and
Conference at the Sands Exposition Center and Venetian Resort Casino.
SupplySide West, the world's largest event for healthy and innovative
ingredients, celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2007 and continues
to see growth in both participation and the exhibit hall. Compared to
2006 figures, the number of participants grew 13 percent, exhibiting
companies grew 11 percent and booths increased 15 percent.
"I'm here to look for ingredients that will enhance our Orange
Julius line in terms of heart health, bone health and immune health. I
found some companies offering probiotics, interesting
antioxidants and several companies that I've never worked with before.
I'm looking forward to working with them.”
-- Bill Barrier, Vice President, R&D, Dairy Queen &
Orange Julius
“Through the years, SupplySide West has become larger, there are
more people here and the quality of the event, particularly the
seminars, has shown steady improvement. It’s really an indication
that Virgo is doing things right. It’s also good to see that there
is more scientifically valid support for ingredients, and my
appointments have been very productive.”
-- Elliott Balbert, Founder and Executive Chairman, Natrol
"SSW has been a real find for us to check out new ingredients
and new trends in the nutraceutical market that we can bring into
the personal care market."
-- Mindy S. Goldstein, Ph.D., Executive Director, Biological
Research, Treatment Materials Development, The Estée Lauder
Companies
The Golf Classic, sponsored by Pharmachem Laboratories, on Tuesday,
Nov. 6 was the first SupplySide West event. More than 220 golfers
participated in the event, held at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort. A
luncheon followed the tournament, and trophies were awarded for
individual achievement and top team scores for each course.
The exhibit hall opened at 10am on Wednesday, Nov. 7 with more than
980 booths, making it the largest SupplySide exhibit hall to date.
Thousands of executives walked the exhibit hall until 6pm on Wednesday
and again from 11am to 5pm on Thursday.
"We enjoy working with Virgo Publishing. We think SupplySide
West is the number one attraction in our industry. The growth over the
last 10 years has been amazing. And, with the addition of Food
Product Design to the family, I think it's going to be helpful to
everyone in our industry."
-- Dick Beitel, Vice President of Sales at Pharmachem
Virgo Publishing celebrated SupplySide West’s 10-year anniversary
Thursday afternoon with cake, a champagne toast and the presentation
of the first-ever INSIDER and Food Product Design
Scientific Excellence Awards. Tate & Lyle received the Food
Product Design Scientific Excellence Award for ‘PROMITOR™
Fiber H2O with Protein’ satiety water, and Integrity
Nutraceuticals took home the INSIDER Scientific Excellence
Award for Cinnulin PF.
Several networking receptions offered additional opportunities to
connect with industry peers. More than 500 global executives
participated in the International Welcome Reception, sponsored by KGK
Synergize and OptiPure/SGTI. More than 3,600 people attended the
Opening Reception Wednesday evening; the event was sponsored by DSM,
SourceOne Global Partners and INSIDER. Lastly, the Appreciation
Lunch in the exhibit hall on Friday afternoon was sponsored by INSIDER,
Food Product Design and supplyside—inside cosmeceuticals.
The three-day Education Program, sponsored by Cognis Nutrition
& Health, expanded to four tracks this year to incorporate
sessions focusing on cosmeceutical science, trends and issues.
Speakers from the Aveda Corp., Datamonitor, Federal Trade Commission,
National Institutes of Health, Nestlé, SPINS, The Coca-Cola Co., The
Estée Lauder Companies, The Hartman Group, The Hershey Co., The
Natural Marketing Institute, Unilever, University of California at Los
Angeles, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and many more
organizations presented. Jørn Dyerberg, M.D., the Featured Speaker on
Thursday, presented “The Health Benefits of Omega-3s–From the
Greenland Eskimo Experience to Present Nutritional Knowledge”.
"When our customers tell us it's a successful show as they
have again this year, that's our measurement for success. Cognis
continues to invest in sponsoring the SupplySide Education
program so all of us in the industry can together learn the
latest news from the top experts in their fields. Our ultimate
goal is to work with our colleagues worldwide to develop healthy
products that resonate with consumers and this event provides
amazing opportunities to learn from the best. As a leading
global supplier, our role is evolving into new areas at
record speed, and these educational sessions provide invaluable
insights."
-- Dave Eckert, Vice President, Cognis Nutrition & Health.
A three-day VendorWorks program gave participants their choice of
more than 40 presentations of ingredient science, manufacturing
information, formulation know-how and much more. A second track of
VendorWorks Presentations in the exhibit hall was added for this year’s
show.
Following the close of the exhibition, more than 150 professionals
attended the “Essential Fatty Acids: The Opportunity is Now”
post-conference intensive on Friday which was sponsored by Accucaps,
Cognis Nutrition & Health, Denomega Nutritional Oils, EPAX and
Ocean Nutrition. Additional educational opportunities included: the
workshop “An Education Course on the Final FDA GMP Rule for Dietary
Supplements”, presented on Monday and Tuesday by Virgo Publishing
and the Natural Products Association, which drew approximately 40
participants; the half-day “Baby Boomer Trends Workshop: Zooming in
on Boomers: The Impact of Baby Boomers on the Nutritional Industry”,
presented by The Natural Marketing Institute on Tuesday; and Science
at SupplySide Poster Presentations, sponsored by nutrilearn.com.
Virgo Publishing also introduced a new program to stimulate
international participation. The “International Business Exchange”
program kicked off with Japan as the focus. Working with Tokyo-based
Healthcom, Virgo sponsored visits by executives from five top Japanese
food, supplement and cosmetic companies. Combined annual sales of
these companies exceed $20 billion. The guests toured the exhibit
hall, participated in networking events and met with leading
suppliers. Virgo also welcomed a group of more than 40 Latin American
representatives who are interested in expanding their international
business and presence at SupplySide West 2008.
Additionally, the new Latin American Natural Products Association
held their first meeting at SupplySide West, launching a program that
will stimulate relations between the USA and Latin America.
Among the other exciting SupplySide West events, Toyo Bio-pharma
sponsored a “Drive a Maserati for a Week Raffle” in which a
convertible Maserati was on display in the registration Wednesday and
Thursday. The raffle culminated on Thursday afternoon when Deepa
Shenoy Ph.D., Founder & CEO of Health For All Seasons, was drawn
as the winner.
“SupplySide continues to grow because it helps make the crucial
connection between suppliers and manufacturers of dietary supplements,
foods and cosmeceuticals,” said Peggy Jackson, director of
publishing for Virgo Publishing’s Health and Nutrition Division. “We
celebrated our ten year anniversary this year and I’d like to thank
all the exhibitors, attendees and speakers who have supported us and
contributed to the event’s success.”
For more information on SupplySide East 2008, scheduled for Apr. 28
to 30 in Secaucus, N.J. or SupplySide West 2008, which will take place
Oct. 22 to 24 in Las Vegas, visit www.supplysideshow.com
or call (800) 454-5760.
The following photos are available upon request: seminar rooms,
networking receptions, golf tournament, exhibit hall and registration
area. If you are interested in additional photos, please e-mail your
request to asharman@vpico.com.
Virgo Publishing produces the SupplySide Trade Shows and
Conferences, the Focus on the Future Executive Conference and Retreat,
and the online training Web site nutrilearn.com; and publishes Natural
Products INSIDER, Food Product Design, supplyside—inside
cosmeceuticals, CULINOLOGY and Natural Products Marketplace
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