Pulp Pantry Wins a 2022 Expo West NEXTY Award!
Pulp Pantry named winner of a coveted NEXTY Award for Best New Salty Snack
Los Angeles, CA (March 2, 2022) – Pulp Pantry is one of only 18 winners of the New Hope Network 2022 Expo West NEXTY Awards for outstanding new products in the natural products industry. Pulp Pantry's Jalapeño Lime Pulp Chips won for Best New Salty Snack!
NEXTY Awards are given to products that display outstanding innovation, inspiration and integrity. These products help drive the underlying goal of the natural products industry to deliver more healthful, trusted and sustainable products to consumers.
Pulp Pantry was one of 100 finalists selected by a panel of natural products industry experts from nearly 1,100 nominated products and 1,500 entries across 18 categories. The award winners were announced virtually—along with the four NEXTY Editors’ Choice winners—on March 2, 2022, prior to the in-person show the following week.
"We launched this product line right before the pandemic, and saw retailer launches delayed. As a new brand on the block, we haven't had many opportunities to celebrate the amazing things we're doing as a brand," Kaitlin Mogentale, founder & CEO stated. "At Pulp Pantry, we're upcycling nutritious food to ensure food goes to its highest and best use, nourishing humanity, while making delicious snacks that the whole family can enjoy. I'm thrilled to see Pulp Chips getting the recognition that we've long awaited, and look forward to a successful Expo West in 2022. We will be anxiously awaiting the opportunity to sample them at Expo West this year."
“We consider ourselves industry experts on the New Hope Network editorial team. Through extensive debate and deliberation, we have carefully selected 18 outstanding brands that are pushing the natural products industry towards a healthier and more sustainable future for people and planet,” says Adrienne Smith, who manages the NEXTY Awards program at New Hope Network. “To rise above more than a thousand other nominations is an incredible feat. We are incredibly excited about these products and the impact they can have on our food system. The winners of our NEXTY Awards inspire change and integrity in everything from ingredients to packaging.”
The NEXTY Awards is a biannual awards program connected to New Hope Network's in-person and digital events. They were created to recognize the pinnacle of excellence in the natural products industry, elevating impactful brands and products that inspire a healthy, sustainable future for people and planet. Learn about the NEXTY Awards at nextyawards.com.
Best New Savory or Salty Snack: Pulp Pantry, Jalapeño Lime Pulp Chips
"“Mission is at the forefront for Pulp Pantry, a company that is turning the critical food industry problem of food waste into an opportunity to upcycle organic ingredients into desirable, fiber-rich food products. The Jalapeño Lime Pulp Chips are tangy as all get out—they're sweetened with the lesser-known superfood lucuma rather than sugar—and judges were super impressed by its vegetable-rich ingredient list. This product contains more fiber than kale chips and fewer carbs than potato or tortilla chips. Pulp Pantry also hopes to work with accreditation agencies to create carbon offsets associated with upcycling food.”
New Hope Network’s PR Contact:
Carrie Kocik, Public Relations, 617-694-5971, ckocik@newhope.com
