• Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Marissa Vicario

  • Home
  • About Marissa
  • Blog
  • services
  • Book
  • TRIM
  • Contact

Search

Top Five Food Trends from Expo East 2019

09/17/19

Expo East 2019 | Top 5 food trends | Marissa Vicario

I just spent a jam-packed 4 days at Natural Products Expo, Expo East. This was my third year at the show and also attending the New Hope Network’s Influencer Summit. (See my 2017 Expo East Highlights here and my 2018 Expo East recap here). As always, when walking the show floor, there are some stand-out food trends.

Here are this year’s top five: 

Expo East 2019 | Top 5 food trends | Vital Proteins collagen

One // Collagen + CBD. Collagen was big last year and it still is! I found collagen in everything from water to bars. If you’re looking to reap the full benefits of it, you’re probably better off with bone broth a la Brodo or by adding a scoop of grass-fed collagen to your smoothie or coffee, but I’ll admit the idea of it in everyday snack foods is enticing. Likewise, CBD is in everything from water to honey and doesn’t seem to be going anywhere! 

Expo East 2019 | Top 5 food trends | coffee flavored La Croix

Two // Coffee-flavored Everything. If the influx of coffee shops popping up in every major city is any indication that coffee is king, so is the trend of infusing coffee into everything from drinks to chocolate bars. Among them, Theo has a new coffee toffee chocolate bar and La Croix has a new coffee-flavored cola drink. 

Expo East 2019 | Top 5 food trends | Petal tea drinks

Three // Tea Drinks. There was no shortage of tea at Expo East. Considered healthy when brewed on its own, tea is now infused into tea-based beverages creating sips that not only boast the functional benefits of tea, but are also unique to drink and serve. Petal adds sparkle to botanical blends to make them both sippable by themselves or spikable with your favorite spirit. Hoplark Hoptea is tea brewed like craft beer (with hops). 

Expo East 2019 | Top 5 food trends | Oatly oat milk ice cream

Four // Oat Milk. Oat milk was everywhere from oat milk coffee creamers to oat milk ice creams.  Elmhurst 1925 introduced single-serve, ready-to-drink oat lattes in golden milk, cacao and espresso flavors, Swedish oat drink company, Oatly, debuted their new line of ice creams and Van Leeuwen featured a new line of oat milk ice creams. 

Five // Keto. The low fat, high carb Ketogenic Diet is popular and food manufacturers are capitalizing on it. There was an excess of keto-friendly foods and snacks all over the show floor. 

Expo East 2019 | Top 5 food trends | Influencer Summit

Attending Expo East as an influencer always makes the epxerience even more valuable. One of my favorite aspects of the Influencer Summit at Expo East is that it focuses on using influence as a “force for good.” This is certainly what drew me to blogging and pursuing a career in this industry – to be in service of anyone who needs to hear my message and I hope that comes through in every post. 

If you’re curious about my favorite products and top picks from this year’s show, check out today’s Instagram post for more from Expo East. ]]>

Leave a Comment
Uncategorized// Wellness

« My Pregnancy Fitness Routine
5 Ways to Live More Sustainably »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

About Me


Welcome! My name is Marissa and I’m a lover of all things health and wellness.As a NYC-based board-Certified Wellness Coach and Healthy Living Expert, I share my own health secrets, get-fit tips and the cooking expertise that has inspired countless women to change their relationship with food and turbocharge their health to become holistically hot in a way that’s fun and fearless.
Shop Sakara Life Today!
Sakara Review + Discount Code
Sakara 10-Day Reset Discount Code + Review
Sakara Recipes + A Discount Code {Zucchini Linguini}
Sakara Clean Boutique Favorites + A Discount Code
Sample Class Website Banner
How to Become a Health Coach + IIN Discount

Order Today! Your Holistically Hot Transformation

 Holistically Hot Transformation

How I Turned My Passion Into a Business: Next Generation.TV

From Date Night 🍸 ➡️ to Beach Day 🏖 
💚💋☀️

✨✨✨

Not on the @renttherunway train yet? Hop on! Use my code RTRMARISSA for 40% your first 2 months. #rtrambassador @rtrambassadors #rtrooo #rsvpwithrtr #rtrambassadorchallenge
Moment of vulnerability here to say that I really Moment of vulnerability here to say that I really miss still photos on Instagram. Anyone else? 💚💋🙋🏻‍♀️

✨✨✨

In other news, this @ullajohnson dress was so fun to style for dinner the other night and this outfit sums up why I love @renttherunway for vacation, at home or weekends around town. My code, RTRMARISSA, gets you 40% off your first two months of an 8, 12 or 16 item plan. #rtrambassador #rtrambassadorchallenge #rsvpwithrtr #rtrooo
Happy Father’s Day to our ☀️ 🌙 and ✨ Happy Father’s Day to our ☀️ 🌙 and ✨ 

From the early days of trying to conceive and my first trimester when I didn’t want to leave the house to helping me through contractions and those long days in the NICU which turned into long middle of the night feedings and more recently the terrible twos, you have always been the partner and teammate I knew you would be as a husband and a parent. Your optimism, humor and love of fun make our family what it is. Valentina adores you and I love you with my whole heart. 💚💋👨‍👩‍👧
📸Miami photo dump! So sad to leave but we can n 📸Miami photo dump! So sad to leave but we can never stay away for long! 

🏨 We stayed: @faena 

🥘 We ate: @cecconisrestaurants @carbonerestaurantgroup @seaspicemia @losfuegosfaena 

👗 I wore: @renttherunway @rtrambassadors - use RTRMARISSA for 40% off your first 2 months of a subscription (link in profile) #rtrambassador #rtrambassadorchallenge #rsvpwithrtr 

💚💋🌴
I can’t believe I celebrated my SHA Class of ‘ I can’t believe I celebrated my SHA Class of ‘97 25 year high school reunion! 💚💋♥️ @shalouisville
God Bless our Valentina Antonia 💚💋✝️ #va God Bless our Valentina Antonia 💚💋✝️ #valentinaantoniamcfarland #finallythemcfarlands
  • Home
  • About Marissa
  • Blog
  • services
  • Book
  • TRIM
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Copyright Marissa Vicario © 2022
Web Design by Grace + Vine Studios