With fewer new gluten-free products and many more organic items showing, the exhibitors at the 2003 Natural Products Expo West held in Anaheim this past March were, once again, quick to react to changes in the marketplace, whether initiated by government regulations or consumer preferences.
Some new products were simple, clever and good. Peanut Better Inc. (Agoura Hills, Calif.) introduced a line of sweet and savory flavored peanut butters. The Cinnamon Currant and Vanilla Cranberry varieties—containing both flavorings and berries—were “gourmet great.” The savory line had more of the unexpected, with varieties such as Thai Ginger going down well.