THERE’S A REASON SAN DIEGO HAS BECOME A HUB FOR THE NATURAL COMMUNITY

And we’d love to share it with you…

As Naturally San Diego, we bring people together to share great ideas and insights on how to foster their ventures, personally and professionally. We call on experts in the field for deep-dive educational seminars and we know how to throw one heck of a party. We want to see San Diego continue to thrive as the cradle of the global natural-products industry, while making friends, and having some fun along the way.

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Being able to connect with and learn from the movers and shakers in San Diego’s natural-products community has added new meaning to being part of this industry. It’s allowed me to not only expand my network, personally and professionally, but also made it accessible to tap into often.

– Jessica Windell of Perfect Snacks

EVENTS

No wifi, no e-mail, no texting, no Facebook updates.
Just a bunch of people in a room talking to each other.
How does that sound to you?

SPONSORS

Show your support and presence within the San Diego natural products community (and we’ll show you some love, too)

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OUR SPONSORS

Naturally San Diego wouldn’t exist without these folks.
Be nice to them—or, better yet, become one of them.

PLATINUM SPONSORS

Pitaya Foods

Back in 2008, Pitaya Foods founder Chuck Casano was working in Nicaragua for a non-profit organization, when he came across this beautiful fruit called ‘Pitaya’ a.k.a. Dragon Fruit.

Eating this fruit on a daily basis, he always felt refreshed and energized. Knowing his time in Nicaragua was limited, he wondered how he could enjoy Dragon Fruit back home in the United States?

During his stay in Nicaragua, Chuck soon saw firsthand the impoverished living conditions, numerous single mothers, and the endless destruction all over the land, due in most part to a recent war and earthquakes. Something had to be done!

Teaming up with longtime friend Ben Hiddlestone (co-founder), they came up Pitaya Foods. A company that would make a difference in people’s lives, while providing healthy Dragon Fruit to others around the world. Little did they know, this company would soon change the lives of hundreds of families in Nicaragua for the better.

Dr. Bronner’s

Number one in Dr. Bronner’s Moral ABC: Work hard! Prosper! Learn, grow, improve. Success is the engine that makes everything else possible.

1^st: If not for me, who am I? Nobody! 2^nd: Yet, if I’m only for me, what am I? Nothing! 3^rd: If not now, when?!” So begins Emanuel Bronner’s Moral ABC. The message is clear: We are responsible for ourselves but also each other, and as we grow, we must grow responsibly.

First ingredient: love! Lead with heart, take time, give best—serve customers as you would serve mother-daughter-son.

Only the purest organic and fair trade ingredients—most products vegan and certified to the same organic standards as food! No synthetic preservatives, no foaming agents. Body, hair, face, mouth & teeth—food, dishes, laundry, mopping, pets—Dr. Bronner’s is the very best for human, home, and Earth.

Procopio

Procopio is an AmLaw 200 full-service business and litigation law firm with more than 180 attorneys based in San Diego, Del Mar Heights, Orange County, Silicon Valley, Las Vegas and Phoenix. We support small to mid-sized companies and large multinationals at every stage of the business life cycle, with a global reach across Asia, Europe and Latin America. We seek to reflect our diverse clients through a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, and our efforts have earned recognition as a Top Law Firm for Minority Attorneys and our commitment to professional opportunities and growth for female and of color attorneys.

Procopio has active practices in the Food & Beverage and Health & Beauty industries, with a unique emphasis on staying ahead of the trends and developments in the rapidly evolving natural/organic/sustainable CPG industry. We assist and counsel clients by helping them establish, operate and protect their businesses, proactively help them grow their businesses, and eventually maximize the value of such business through an exit.

Our CPG attorneys know their clients’ businesses and the legal challenges unique to their industries. We assist producers, manufacturers, licensors, distributors and retailers of Food & Beverage and Health & Beauty products with a variety of legal services, including:

- Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategic Joint Ventures
- Fundraising, Financing and Restructuring Transactions
- Branding and other IP (Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents and Trade Secrets Protection)
- Licensing, Distribution, Co-Packing and Commercial Agreements
- Product Packaging
- Export Controls
- Labor Law Compliance
- Tax Strategies
- Real Estate Facilities & Environmental Law
- Privacy and Cybersecurity