Debra Short
In Memoriam: Renee Southard, Owner of Organic Marketplace and Former SENPA President
Renee Carpenter Southard, owner of Organic Marketplace in Gastonia, NC, and former president of SENPA, died on Jan. 17, at age 68. “It is with broken hearts and deep sorrow that we announce the passing of the heart of Organic Marketplace Renee Carpenter Southard. We are understandably reeling as a family at our sudden loss ...
Letter Writing, Jammed Fax Machines, Coffins: SENPA Webinar Recalls the Creation of DSHEA
On Aug. 20, SENPA and Natural Products Marketer hosted a webinar titled “United for Change: The Impact and the Future of the Natural Products Industry.” The webinar, where longtime industry leaders recalled the extreme measures taken for the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), celebrated the 30th anniversary of the bill. ...
SENPA to Hold Webinar for 30th Anniversary of DSHEA
SENPA announced an upcoming webinar titled “United for Change: The Impact of DSHEA and the Future of the Natural Products Industry.” The event will be held at 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Aug. 20. It will feature a panel of industry leaders who will discuss the significant impact of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education ...
SENPA, VRM Media Announce Partnership For SOHO 2024
Natural products industry trade association SENPA, producer of the annual SOHO Expo in Orlando, FL, announced that VRM Media has been named as its official Sales & Marketing Partner for the upcoming SOHO 2024 trade show. As part of the partnership, henceforth the Sales Department of VRM Media (publisher of Vitamin Retailer, Natural Practitioner and ...
SENPA Announces New Dates for SOHO Expo
On Jan. 8, SENPA (New Port Richey, FL) announced its SOHO Expo will be held in September beginning with the 2024 show. SOHO Expo will continue to be held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Prior to the announcement, SOHO Expo was typically held around the first week of December. ...
Dr. Pierre Kory to Lead Off Organic & Natural Health Association’s 7th Annual Conference
Organic & Natural Health Association will hold its annual conference Jan. 25-27 at DiamondHead Beach Resort in Fort Myers, FL. The conference will open with optional networking events on Jan. 24, including 18 holes of golf, followed by dinner and a “Bogeys, Beers & Bourbon” tasting sponsored by Mercola and AIDP. The conference theme this year is “Resolution, Resourcefulness, Resilience: An Action ...
SOHO Healthfest Trade Show Has Been Rescheduled
SENPA has rescheduled the SOHO Healthfest to April 23-25, 2021 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel & Resort in Dallas, TX. SENPA stated it is excited to host SOHO Healthfest again. “Due to COVID-19 restrictions, our 2020 show was cancelled, but we look forward to putting on our 2021 show using all of the same safety ...
SENPA Board Announces SOHO Expo 2020 Is On
SENPA, a non-profit trade organization and its Board of Directors, has announced that the 50th annual SOHO Expo will be held as planned on Dec. 10-13, 2020 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Though SENPA and its Board originally established an Oct. 1 deadline to make this decision, after seeing ...
SOHO Healthfest Has Been Canceled
SOHO Healthfest, produced by SENPA and scheduled for August 14-16 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel & Resort in Dallas, TX, will not take place as planned, due to events outside of SENPA’s control, the organizer announced in a press release. These include national and state mandates to the COVID-19 pandemic, company travel restrictions and unforeseen ...
Organic & Natural Health Association Hosts “The Nourish Mint”
Industry conferences are central to conversations around new ingredients, products, manufacturing and distribution options. COVID-19 has put the brakes on many natural products industry conferences that were set to facilitate connections and key meetings, starting with Natural Products Expo West the first week of March. With dietary supplements being in higher demand than normal due ...
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