The third Plant Based World Expo North America (PBW) returned to the Javits Center in New York on September 8 and 9, 2022. Attendees at the 100% plant-based B2B industry event enjoyed innovative new plant-based products, informative and inspiring speakers, and exclusive networking opportunities. There were 3,722 attendees, up roughly 20% from 2021 and 232 exhibitors.
“The response to this year’s Plant Based World Expo has been tremendous,” said Chris Nemchek, General Manager. “One of our goals this year was to improve the audience quality and increase the number of retail and foodservice buyers at the show, and we are thrilled to report that we increased the number of buyers by 20%.”
Trends on display included: Mushroom-based meats, snacks and jerky from Fable, Popadelics and Eat the Change.Plant-based meats and seafoods from companies such as Atlas Monroe, Hoya, Unlimeat, The Blue Butcher, Mind Blown Seafood, and Finless Foods.
Functional foods and beverages from Broma, True North, Remedy and Purposefuel. Snacks galore from Rule Breaker Snacks, Lupii, Mozaics, and Fat Badger.Global culinary creativity and chef-crafted products. Convenient and accessible frozen and prepared entrees from companies such as Strong Roots and Wicked Foods.
Elevated plant-based cheeses from Good Plant Foods, Bedda Cheese, Selfish Cow Plant Based Cheese, Plant Perks, Nuts for Cheese, Wildbrine, and Miyoko’s Creamery.
“The success of this year’s Plant Based World Expo demonstrates the continued excitement around the plant-based foods industry,” said Rachel Dreskin, CEO of PBFA and The Institute. “Thanks to the strength of our partnership with the PBW team, we were able to put on a fantastic show featuring impactful conference sessions and so many meaningful opportunities for our members to connect with industry leaders and buyers. We look forward to continued growth and the expansion of our joint mission to showcase the power of plant-based.”
The show’s exhibitors were enthusiastic about their experiences at the show, citing great connections and the chance to showcase their products to a highly qualified audience as reasons why they plan to return next year.
“This was Mind Blown’s first year exhibiting at the show and it was incredible start to finish,” said Monica Talbert, co-founder of Mind Blown Plant Based Seafood Company. “The energy and excitement from attendees and other exhibitors was truly electric and so many quality connections really makes PBW a show not to miss!”
Whether they were sampling delicious plant-based frozen desserts and mouth-watering plant-based entrees or learning from expert speakers, celebrity chefs, and industry leaders, attendees agreed that this was the best PBW yet.
“The show has been incredible. We’ve made a lot of good contacts with all the right people to get our product into the right places. We’re looking forward to next year,” said Marc Elkman, co-founder, Mighty Yum.
“This was our first time coming to the show and we have made many amazing connections here–it gives me goosebumps–and we’re excited about following up and our future,” said Camille Holder-Brown, co-founder, Kale Cafe.
It was World Liberty TV’s 2nd appearance at the Plant Based World Expo, here in New York City, great products, panels and networking, look forward to attending again. See more in our World Liberty TV, Food and Food review channels and blogs by clicking here.
The TCH + BPI Annual Conference is the premier gathering focused on the changing regulatory landscape and the future of payments, brings together senior financial services executives, regulators, policymakers, and academics to address the challenges and opportunities for the industry through a thoughtful and fact-based discussion.
The Clearing House is a banking association and payments company that is owned by the largest commercial banks and dates back to 1853.
The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. owns and operates core payments system infrastructure in the United States and is currently working to modernize that infrastructure by launching a new, ubiquitous, real-time payment system. The Payments Company is the only private-sector ACH and wire operator in the United States, clearing and settling nearly $2 trillion in U.S. dollar payments each day, representing half of all commercial ACH and wire volume.
It is focused on safety, security, reliability, and efficiency of bank-owned payment systems and has a long history of operational resilience, having maintained operations without interruption through every financial crisis and natural and man-made disaster since 1853.
The Clearing House provides a place to foster industry collaboration and development where industry coordination is necessary. Beginning with the first U.S. check exchanges, the company has brought together banks to collaborate on key issues, including needs for the next generation of payment systems. Most recently, The Clearing House launched RTP®, a real-time payment system for all U.S. banks.
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On September 13, 2022, during NYFW, The Nolcha Shows, award winning event for independent fashion brands, will partner with Wear the Future to showcase all sustainable S/S 2023 collections on the 69th floor of the iconic 3 World Trade Center.
Sustainable designers presenting their runway S/S 2023 collections include clothing brands Host and Var, Kaiane Designs, The Tailory NYC, Mauricio Alpizar, Maya Seyferth and accessory brands CoFi, Zashadu, Aumora Gems, Nandanie, and Anna Zuckerman.
Garments have become increasingly short-lived – acquiring the name “fast fashion” – and 85% of textiles end up in landfills. The fashion industry is rapidly depleting our natural resources and it’s past time we shift to more sustainable garment production,” said Wear The Future.
OhZone will bring metaverse fashion to life through the patented 3DReal™ technology that automates turning physical garments into virtually stunning NFT wearables ready for the metaverse in just days. In collaboration with fashion brands Kaiane Designs and Nazranaa, OhZone will showcase virtual apparel in a mixed reality runway while guests may use their own devices to interact with the hyper-realistic garments and avatars.
About The Nolcha Shows: The Nolcha Shows is a collection of leading award-winning experiential events. Over the past 14 years, The Nolcha Shows have become a discovery platform, promoting cutting-edge, innovative brands, connecting & building communities across the dynamic industries of lifestyle fashion and tech-driven web3. The curated event series is held during New York Fashion Week, NFT.NYC, Consensus, Art Basel, and BTC Miami.
See More in our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channels ,Blogs and Who is Who? Of the fashion World Photo gallery, in our World Liberty TV .
We had the pleasure of covering many fashion shows, during New York Fashion Week 2022.We had the pleasure of showcasing many of the designers from all over the world. We want to thank the following fashion company houses and designers for inviting us and giving us the opportunity to showcase their designs on World Liberty TV, Fashion Channels, Blogs and Photo-Galleries.
Small Boutique Fashion Show NYFW 2022: 901 Productions is proud to present the 19th season of our flagship event Small Boutique Fashion Week Runway Show and Market NYC. SBFW is the largest event geared toward independent fashion brands. Founded in 2012 SBFW has displayed the collections of some of fashion’s most powerful independent fashion labels.
Over 1000+ brands, have been featured at this highly anticipated event and Small Boutique Fashion Week has been featured in many notable publications
Runway 7 NYFW 2022: Recognized as the first vertical platform of its kind, Runway 7 Fashion is the premiere one stop New York Fashion Week Event with the capability of offering its designers production to develop their collection samples to showcase the latest fashion trends headlined at #NYFW.
We strive for excellence in presenting the season’s must-see shows, performances and installations. Our expansive style marketplace includes guests from fashion to art, design and music.
Our hybrid platform represents the best in cultural diversity by integrating international designers, media, celebrities and commerce every season.
Hi Tech Moda NYFW 2022: Designing Opportunities Since 2018 : Award-winning hiTechMODA combines traditional fashion shows with the latest innovations and the new “thinking of fashion”. We are a cutting-edge runway production company. Every season, hiTechMODA focuses on featuring established, emerging, and Indie fashion designers and identifying current marketing trends plus aligning with new thought leaders who are committed to transforming the way industry operates today. After the disruption in the supply chain, brick and mortar stores closing, how designers are able to reach their audience has radically changed. There are opportunities in disruption, you have to be able to pivot quickly. We believe the future of Fashion is new technology, sustainable, and available to anyone,
Oxford Fashion Studio NYFW 2022: Carl and Tiffany lead the studio bringing 25+ years of combined creative practice across shoots, shows and campaigns. Our story began in Oxford in 2009 with an experiment in colliding the heritage and history of the dreaming spires with the culture challenging concepts emerging from the world’s leading fashion institutions. More than ten years later, with London as our home, we have now helped 700+ designers from 70+ countries to launch collections and campaigns across New York, London, Paris and Milan.
Tiffany Smith Fashion Show 2022: See wonderful fashion designs by Tiffany Smith from Atlanta at the Rolls Royce Showroom, New York City. During New York Fashion Week 2022.
Electric Feel by Creativo NYFW 2022: Electric Feel lit up The DL in New York City during New York Fashion Week with over 400 attendees enjoying the chandelier-lit rooftop lounge showcasing Spring 2023 collections with a live model presentation paired with their digital twins available for immediate purchase and virtual try-on using cutting-edge augmented reality experiences. Headed by Sasha Bernier and Crissy Cananea.
See the above designers and many more showcasing their designs during New York Fashion Week 2022, in our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channels, Blogs and who is who of the fashion World Photo-Gallery’s in our World Liberty TV Channels.
Asian Fashion Shows have been showcasing at an alarming pace at New York Fashion Week 2022, from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Japan and many more Asian Countries.
We had the pleasure of covering the following Asian designers: we did an exclusive interview with The brand’s founder Muhammad Sadad. See what he had to say about the brand. In our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channels.
Erigo X. is one of the top fashion brands in Indonesia and was founded in 2011 focusing on streetwear paying homage to the brand’s heritage. The first collection featured native batik and ikat designs. The brand’s founder Muhammad Sadad grew up in the small town of Medan in Indonesia and founded a successful concert ticket sales company. He parlayed this success into developing Erigo X with the vision to create an internationally revered brand accessible to globally, but always recognizing the brand’s Indonesian heritage.
The brand has become one of the largest brands in Indonesia and in 2019 was awarded the fashion brand award by Shopee Indonesia. While the brand has eyes toward global expansion, products are manufactured in Indonesia with an emphasis on creating jobs in the country.
We also covered Indonesian NOW, For fashionistas, it is one of the most exciting times of the year again. From Sept. 9 to 14, high-profile fashion designers, fashion connoisseurs and representatives of top fashion labels from across the globe flocked to the Big Apple for the prestigious New York Fashion Week (NYFW). A group of Indonesian fashion designers, known as Indonesia Now, presented their collections in one of its official shows. A total of 60 looks were presented by six Indonesian fashion labels, namely Alleira Batik, Coreta Louise, Heaven Lights, Suedeson by Kimberly Tandra, Spous by Priyo Octaviano and Vivi Zubedi, in Spring Studios, New York, the United States, at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11.
South Asian New York Fashion Week (SANYFW), we had a pleasure of interviewing Hetal Patel Co-Founder and COO , South Asian New York Fashion Week (SANYFW). Which you can see in our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channel by clicking here. South Asian New York Fashion Week (SANYFW), launching during New York Fashion Week in September 2022, is an innovative initiative that will bring together South Asian designers from across the world to the global fashion stage in New York City. SANYFW has been established as a pioneer to showcase and uplift South Asian fashion inspired by traditional and modern South Asian attire and culture.
See Many More Asian Designers and designers from all over the world in our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channels and Blogs.
We had the pleasure of interviewing, attending and showcasing many of the vendors below during New York Fashion Week 2022.
OPR EYEWEAR: There is eyewear. Then there is OPR Italian Artisanal Eyewear.
OPR Eyewear is for lovers of beautiful eyewear who are looking for authentic Italian craftsmanship at a reasonable price. We’re dedicated to bringing you hand-crafted luxury eyewear that is Made in Italy by our Master Artisans.
Unlike highly marked-up, poor quality alternatives that are simply assembled in Italy or mass produced by the industry, OPR Eyewear offers true Italian hand-made eyewear, crafted with the finest quality raw materials, at a revolutionary price that is both sustainable and delivered with the utmost care.
We had the pleasure of interviewing, Co -founder and CEO Idriss Nestor and Co-Founder Federica Scala. We are very happy to say World Liberty TV, is only using OPR, Readers and Sunglasses and we can say freely, OPR Eyewear is the official eye wear for World Liberty TV’s team. To learn more about OPR EYEWEAR, click here.
Zainab Ashadu Sustainable leather bags from Lagos Nigeria: Zashadu is a leading British/Nigerian sustainable luxury brand, that specializes in hand-crafted leather pieces. We work with local sustainably sourced leathers, farmed exotic skins and rough cut precious stones set in brass. All our pieces are created at our workspace in Lagos, Nigeria, by a team that benefits from traditional techniques passed down through generations by a community of local artisans. At Zashadu we love to explore the tension between quiet elegance and unabashed glamour. We avoid the use of superfluous fittings and fixtures in order to give precedence to the leathers. To learn and purchase click here.
Andrea’s beauty Lab: is a place where woman empower woman but love to take care of men, as we see the beauty in all. Designing services, and products that are formulated first with caring and love quality and loyalty to our customers, this is a big focus of mine. To learn more and purchase Andrea’s Beauty Lab Products, Click here.
NYFW Special Presentation of Jane Morgan’s Vintage Celebrity Performance Gowns: some thirty, performance gowns, exclusively culled from the private collection of Jane Morgan, spanning the singer’s illustrious stage, screen, TV career, from the 1950’s-1980’s, will be on view during NYFW at the 3 West Club’s, gracious Pratt Lounge/Living Room, during NYFW. For more information, contact Bonnie Bien, by clicking here.
Debbie Dickerson Galleries Art Show Case During NYFW -2022: See great art work by many world renowned Artists and upcoming Artists represented by Debbie Dickerson Galleries. See More in our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channels and blogs by clicking here.
The NSA Sales and Trade Show Organized by the National Supermarket Association, the event attracts companies seeking to showcase and sell their products and services to buyers from the independent supermarket sector. The event offers a unique opportunity to interact with supermarket owners and managers.
Those companies seeking to establish or improve their relationship with 400+ independent supermarkets in the East Coast.
The NSA Sales & Trade Show will focus on current and new international, national, regional, and local companies looking to serve the independent supermarket industry.
It was a truly great a great event with close to 300 hundreds of companies, like Goya, Coco Cola, Friendly’s Ice Cream, Mama Ices, Pepsi and many companies, from Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and many more companies throughout Latin and Central America.
All the companies were showcasing many of their products, aimed at the Hispanic community here in New York and the USA. There were so many thousands of products showcased.
You also had an opportunity to taste many of the products. Many coffees from Colombia Juan Valdez, were exhibiting and showcasing many of their brands, other coffee brands came from Peru, Ecuador, Santo Domingo.
Mayor Eric Adams was in attendance, he walked around with the NSA, Officers meeting many vendors and stopping at their booths and talking to them, and thanking each and every one of them. Mayor Adams went onto to say, I thank NSA, for all the support to have me elected as the mayor and I pledge my support in any way to help NSA.
About NSA: Founded in 1989 by Hispanic entrepreneurs, the NSA is a trade association that represents the interest of independent supermarket owners in New York and other urban cities throughout the East coast, Mid-Atlantic region and Florida.
Beginning in the mid-seventies, these entrepreneurs had the courage of opening supermarkets in areas abandoned by the large chains, as they were economically depressed and mostly minority neighborhoods.
These men and women had the vision and the commitment to fill a vacuum in those communities, at a time when the term “food desert” had not even been coined. Currently, many NSA members continue to serve those areas by offering healthy foods and full service supermarkets.
The association has grown dramatically in the last two decades and currently provides its members hands on representation in both the private and public sectors and advocates issues that impact the entire supermarket industry.
Current membership represents approximately 400 supermarkets. Most members are of Hispanic descent, and their stores are predominantly located in minority neighborhoods.
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