We at New Hope Network and Delicious Living get excited about boundless innovation. We feel it in our hearts, and it propels us to support the companies making a difference in our food system.

Based on the natural products we’ve tasted over the past year, the articles we’ve read, the speakers we've promoted and the interviews we’ve conducted with suppliers, manufacturers, nonprofits, food influencers and natural retailers, here are our top predictions for the natural food and beverage industry we think (and really hope!) will manifest in 2017.