Two Executive-Level Business Conferences Focus on Financial, Investment and Market Trends in Natural and Organic Products Industry

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Updated 7:03 AM ET February 14, 2000

BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Two conferences -- Global Markets 2000 and The Natural Business Financial, Investment & Market Trends Conference -- on the $65 billion global natural and organic products industry will be held in London and Berkeley, Calif., respectively, according to producer Natural Business Communications, based here.

Natural Business Communications also publishes Natural Business, the Journal of Business, Financial and Investment News for the Natural Products Industry, and The Natural Business LOHAS Journal for businesses supporting lifestyles of health and sustainability.

 Global Markets 2000, Friday, April 14, 2000, Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London. The one-day intensive is co-produced with UK-based Full Moon Communications, publisher of Natural Products News, and held in conjunction with Full Moon's trade show Natural Products Europe 2000. At the conference, international leaders will conduct seminars on marketing, consumer and clinical research, regulation and labeling, and operations issues concerning the world's major and emerging markets for natural and organic products, dietary supplements and nutraceuticals. Capsugel is a sponsor.

 The Fourth Natural Business Financial, Investment and Market Trends Conference, June 22-23, 2000, Berkeley, Calif. This premier conference links CEOs, marketers, analysts, investors and key decision-makers in the $26 billion U.S. market for natural, nutritional and organic products. This conference is a blend of high-level networking, MBA-style curricula and leading company presentations and case studies.

Topics include: The Emergence of Ecommerce; Competing in a Consolidating Market; Investment and M&A Opportunities; Industry Financial Performance; Business Development and Operational Issues; Leading Market Research; Brand Building; and Profiting from Broadening Channels of Distribution. Initial sponsors of the event are North Castle Partners, Nature's Equity, Boulder Ventures, Capital Missions Company, Celestial Seasonings, United Natural Foods and Wedbush Morgan Securities. Speakers include Paul H. Ray, Ph.D., executive vice president of American LIVES; Marie Griffin, editor-in-chief, Drugstore News magazine; Jim Lee, president and COO, Wild Oats Markets; and Dan Walton, managing partner, Wedbush Morgan Securities.

For more information on or to register for the conferences, or for magazine subscription information, visit the company's website at http://www.naturalbusiness.com or contact Misty Deyloff, Natural Business Communications, 303-442-8983, mdeyloff@naturalbusiness.com. For media relations assistance, contact Monica Emerich, 303-604-6230, naturalinf@aol.com

Contact: Misty Deyloff of Natural Business Communications, 303-442-8983, mdeyloff@naturalbusiness.com, or media relations assistance, Monica Emerich, 303-604-6230, naturalinf@aol.com, for Natural Business Communications

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