RiceBran Technologies Exhibiting at Natural Products Expo West

26 Feb 2014 --- RiceBran Technologies and (RIBTW), a global leader in the production and marketing of value added products derived from rice bran, announced that RBT is exhibiting at Booth #8623 at the upcoming Natural Products Expo West trade show from March 7 to March 9, 2014 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

RBT will exhibit its range of minimally processed, hypo-allergenic, gluten free, non-GMO stabilized rice bran ingredients and patented rice bran derivatives at Natural Products Expo West, the leading trade show in the natural, organic and healthy products industry. Natural Products Expo West is expected to attract over 60,000 industry professionals and 3,000 exhibitors to the Anaheim Convention Center.

Dr. Robert Smith, SVP of Sales and Business Development for RBT commented, "Based on growing consumer demand for highly nutritious, gluten-free, vegan and minimally processed products, Natural Products Expo West is the ideal venue for exhibiting our proprietary and patented rice bran and derivative products. We will be highlighting the health and nutritional benefits that can be achieved by incorporating our ingredients into a diverse range of healthy foods from beverages, nutrition bars, cereals, and pastas to high-end companion pet nutrition products."

W. John Short, CEO & President of RBT commented "Natural Products Expo West provides an excellent opportunity to highlight the enhanced capabilities resulting from our recent acquisition of H&N Distribution.  In addition to delivering our individual functional ingredients, we are now in a position to provide turnkey, packaged finished product offerings to a variety of retail, direct-to-consumer and direct marketing customers based on our proprietary and patented ingredients blended with other sources of proteins and phytonutrients to produce healthy and natural products that compete effectively in the health and wellness markets."

On January 2, 2014 RBT acquired H&N Distribution, Inc. ("H&N"), a formulator and co-packer of healthy and natural products for the direct marketing, internet sales and retail distribution markets both domestically and internationally.  H&N founder Mark McKnight has completed his relocation to RBT's corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona and has taken the roles of Senior Vice President of Contract Manufacturing and a member of RBT's Senior Management Committee while retaining his position as President of RBT's H&N subsidiary.