$68 Billion Strong: Natural Products Industry Still on the Grow.Natural Foods Merchandiser 2008 Market Overview and Natural Products Expo East Showcase Healthy News BOULDER, Colo. -- New Hope Natural Media recently released its Natural Foods Merchandiser 2008 Market Overview, revealing a nearly 10 percent overall growth of the natural products industry. The movers and shakers of this resilient industry are looking forward to the next big event, Natural Products Expo East/Organic Products Expo-BioFach America (www.expoeast.com), Sept. 23-26, 2009, a trade event held in Boston, Mass., at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC BCEC Boston Convention & Exhibition Center BCEC Boston Chinese Evangelical Church (Massachusetts) BCEC Bay County Election Commission (Michigan) BCEC Blind Channel Estimation Correction ). According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the NFM NFM Nebraska Furniture Mart NFM Network File Management NFM Network Fault Management NFM No Further Message NFM Near Field Monitor NFM National Firearms Museum (Fairfax, Virginia) NFM NATOPS Flight Manual NFM Northern Fowl Mite 2008 Market Overview, the northeast continues to lead the nation in natural product sales, boasting 19.7 percent of all natural product retailer sales in 2008. Natural product retailers account for 47 percent of the $68 billion industry in the U.S. Retailers continue to lead the charge with plans to open new stores in 2009, ensuring further growth. "With continued growth in the northeast, coupled with the projected expansion of natural food retailers, Expo East will continue to provide the trade platform for building upon positive momentum," said Erica Stone, show manager, Natural Products Expo East. Newsworthy additions at Expo East 2009: * World Tea East[TM]: The new regional conference and pavilion will be co-located at Expo East and will host the World Tea Championship Winners Tasting on the evening of Sept. 23rd * Urban Farm Tour: This year's new farm tour visits Garden Girl Farms, a sustainable urban farm in the heart of Boston, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. * The FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. honors New Hope Natural Media Standards Department The Standards Department was a department of the English Board of Trade having the custody of the imperial standards of weights and measures. As far back as can be traced, the standard weights and measures, the primary instruments for determining the justness of all other weights : Awarded for their diligence of strict standards followed in screening exhibitors at Natural Products Expo East and ensuring that information presented in all their publications and events is compliant with FDA, USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. and the FTC FTC See Federal Trade Commission (FTC). guidelines EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Credentialed editorial staff meeting strict press guidelines may register online at www.expoeast.com/media. Natural Products Expo East is open to a professional audience of manufacturers, buyers and industry members. It is NOT open to the general public. For more information on the NFM 2008 Market Overview or Natural Products Expo East please contact: lisa@freshideasgroup.com New Hope Natural Media (www.newhope.com), a division of 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. As a leading, independent, business-to-business media company, Penton knows business and how to create and disseminate the vital content that moves markets. Penton serves the information needs of more than six million business professionals every month in industries ranging from Agriculture and Aviation to Electronics, Natural Products and Information Technology. 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