FAQs

ANY CPG brand in natural products industry with a finished product can nominate for a NEXTY Award. You do not have to be an exhibitor, though we would encourage you to exhibit either at the in-person event or with a virtual booth to take full advantage of this program and the buzz that it creates.

Expo West Exhibitors: $145 per nomination.

Non-Exhibitors: $195 for the first nomination, $145 for each additional nomination.

We do not define “new” in relation to the NEXTY Awards since we believe older products that have not yet gained general recognition in the natural products industry may still be worthy of this award. While filling out the nomination form, you will be asked to fill in the product's launch date, however, so this information will be available to the judges.

Yes, send enough product samples per category for judging analysis to the New Hope Network office (Attn: NEXTY Awards, 5541 Central Ave, Suite 150, Boulder, CO, 80301). For example, if you nominate the same product in four different categories, please send at least four samples of the same product so it can be represented in each of those four categories during judging.

In the case that your product is extremely large and too difficult to mail for judging, please send any relevant product photos and/or product sheets that will assist the judges in making their decisions.

You can nominate a product that has already launched or will launch by May 2023.

We often have nominations for brand-new products that are still in temporary packaging or final prototype stage. Please send the most finished product that you can along with any packaging mock-ups or notes that convey further attributes to the judges. 

Yes, you can enter the same product/product line in more than one category. There is no limit on how many categories you can submit a product to, however, every new category requires a separate nomination.

For example: A company has a new line of organic vegan yogurt. This product could be entered in any or all of the follow categories: Certified Organic or Regenerative Product, Best New Special Diet Product, Best New Meat or Dairy Alternative, and/or Best New Sweet Snack.

You may choose to submit one or more products in a single line, but each flavor or variety submitted counts as a separate nomination.

For example: A company has a line of high-protein milk in five flavors. If they want to submit all five flavors, that would count as five nominations.  If they want to nominate only one product, they should choose their favorite/most representative/best selling flavor or variety from the line.

Please send only the flavors/varieties that have been nominated. Each additional flavor/variety must be nominated separately.

Your product cannot win a NEXTY Award in the same category that it has already won, however, it is eligible to be considered in different categories.

Yes, your product will need to meet New Hope Network's Ingredient Standards & Guidelines, which are the same standards and guidelines in place for exhibitors at Natural Products Expos. The New Hope Network Standards team will evaluate product prior to the judging process and remove any products that do not meet our standards for ingredients and efficacy. 

*If your product contains cannabinoids, please consult the standards requirements for these ingredients here.

MarketReady Insights makes regulatory compliance easy and accessible. We’ll ensure your brand is ready for the publicity and opportunity that NEXTY finalists and winners benefit from. Plus, we’ll make sure there aren’t any pesky regulatory compliance issues that might interfere with your chances of winning.  

The NEXTY Award categories are a reflection of the product categories that exhibit at our Natural Product Expos. While some categories have remained consistent throughout the history of the NEXTY Awards, such as Best New Supplement, other categories have been added, altered or eliminated to reflect changing patterns in the natural products industry.

Your product does not need to be certified organic to win. However if your product is certified organic we require verification.