2008-08-06 23:35:02 -
www.penton.com - Penton Media today announced its Natural Products Expo West/Supply Expo was named to the 2008 list of the 50 fastest-growing trade and consumer shows in North America by Tradeshow Week magazine. The Tradeshow Week Fastest 50 is based on percentage of growth and total net square footage of growth from 2005 to 2007.
Natural Products Expo West/Supply
Expo, produced by New Hope Natural Media - a division of Penton Media, is the country's largest natural, organic, and healthy products trade show. In March 2008, Natural Products Expo West/Supply Expo attracted a record 52,000 retailers, manufacturers, and industry professionals to the Anaheim Convention Center in California. The show featured 3,392 exhibits showcasing the latest in natural and organic foods and personal care, healthy ethnic, sustainable living, and alternative medicine products.
"We are delighted to learn that Expo West is part of Tradeshow Week's Fastest 50. We believe this achievement results from the consistent growth in the natural products industry along with our willingness to create a community event environment for both sides of the aisle," said Penton's Alan Peterson, president, trade show & conference group.
New Hope Natural Media (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, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six 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 coinvestors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.
Penton Media
Bethany Weaver, 216-931-9551
Corporate Communications Manager
bethany.weaver@penton.com 
