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#130 The 45th Natural Products Expo West

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Bryce Lundberg, VP of Agriculture, Lundberg Family Farms
 and Brita Lundberg, Communications Manager, Lundberg Family Farms

Michael went to Anaheim, California for one of the largest and most influential food shows in the country. He stalked the aisles finding new products and old friends, caught up with several USA Rice members who were there to rep U.S.-grown rice, and walked more than 45,000 steps for the pod. Listen in to learn about new rice uses, new companies, rice innovation, and more.

  • www.batchfoods.co
  • www.kevinsnaturalfoods.com
  • www.dainty.ca
  • www.dellarice.com
  • www.nextgenfoods.com
  • www.exceedientfoods.com
  • www.lundberg.com
  • www.chefbobo.com
  • www.oliviascroutons.com
  • www.raisedglutenfree.com 

Guests

  • Bryce Lundberg, VP of Agriculture, Lundberg Family Farms
  • Brita Lundberg, Communications Manager, Lundberg Family Farms
  • Meryl Kennedy, CEO, 4Sisters Rice
  • Steve Choi, Director of R&D, Chef Bobo Brand
  • Michael Bosworth, CEO, Next Generation Foods
  • Rick Rhody, CEO, Expedient Foods and Farmers’ Rice Cooperative
  • Charley Mathews, Jr., Chair, Farmers’ Rice Cooperative
  • Aidan Anvaripour, Founder, Batch Foods
  • Chiedu Okeke, Director of Procurement, Kevin’s Natural Foods
  • Eric Martindale, Founder, Elite Commerce Group
  • Jeff Clark, VP of Sales, Specialty Rice, Inc.
  • James Maitland, CEO, Dainty Foods and Dainty Foods US
Chiedu Okeke, Director of Procurement, Kevin’s Natural Foods
Aidan Anvaripour, Founder, Batch Foods
Rick Rhody, CEO, Expedient Foods and Farmers' Rice Cooperative
James Maitland, CEO, Dainty Foods and Dainty Foods US
Steve Choi, Director of R&D, Chef Bobo Brand
Charley Mathews, Jr., Chair, Farmers' Rice Cooperative
Meryl Kennedy, CEO, 4Sisters Rice
The 45th Natural Products Expo West
The 45th Natural Products Expo West
Eric Martindale, Founder, Elite Commerce Group
Jeff Clarke, VP of Sales, Specialty Rice, Inc.

Posted On March 24, 2026

Posted By The Rice Stuff

Posted In Domestic Promotion

Tagged expo west food show food trends ingredients innovation packaging

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