New Hope Natural Media Celebrates Natural Products Entrepreneurship, Unveils the NEXT Accelerator Natural Products Pitch-Slam Finalists in the Healthy and Natural Products Marketplace

BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- New Hope Natural Media today announced the three NEXT Accelerator Natural Products Pitch-Slam finalists.  Pitch-Slam is a fun, fast-paced event that lets entrepreneurs pitch their natural product businesses to a panel of four leading natural products investors and branding experts, as well as receive immediate feedback and expert suggestions for improving and refining their companies. 

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"The quality of the entries was very high, which resulted in a very compelling group of finalists," said Diana Mercer, NEXT Accelerator Community Manager, New Hope Natural Media.  "These companies represent the on-going innovation in our market and the next-generation of successful brands.  We wish them the best of luck when they compete on-site at Natural Products Expo East."

The Pitch-Slam finalists are:

• Dang Foods is a family owned snack company that runs on love and coconuts.
• Cooksimple is a line of all-natural meal kits designed to make healthy home cooking simple and delicious.  After learning that better eating begins at home, Cooksimple created a simple solution for nutritious home-cooked meals that works for today's hectic schedules.
• Fig Food offers soups that are 100 percent plant-based, certified organic and kosher.  Beyond soup, Fig Food addresses three of the most pressing issues Americans face today:  health care, fossil fuel independence and the reduction of greenhouse gases.  Eating a higher percentage of plant-based foods will improve ones health and the health of the planet.

The three finalists will participate in the Pitch-Slam competition on September 17, 2014 at Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore, MD from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. in Rooms 316, 317 and 310. 

Pitch-Slam is part of New Hope Natural Media's NEXT Accelerator, an online tool for entrepreneurial manufacturers in the natural products industry. Analogous to a tech incubator, NEXT Accelerator connects manufacturers with the information, expertise, advisors, service providers and partners to ensure their product launch success and provides year-round mentoring and education to meet an identified need.  To register for NEXT Accelerator visit www.nextaccelerator.com.

The NEXT Accelerator Pitch-Slam Competition and Networking party is generously sponsored by 9 Square Ventures, Boulder Brands Innovation Group, Abe's Market Velocity Fund, MetaBrand Corporation and Nutrition Capital Network. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information contact [email protected].

About New Hope Natural Media
New Hope Natural Media 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.

Media Contact:
Heather Smith
New Hope Natural Media
(303) 998-9232
[email protected]

SOURCE New Hope Natural Media

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