Dynamic hub designed for hands-on ideation,
creativity and sensory exploration for Hain's leading
better-for-you food, beverages & personal care brands
HOBOKEN,
N.J., Dec. 19, 2024 /CNW/ -- The Hain Celestial
Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN), a leading global health and wellness
company whose purpose is to inspire healthier living through
better-for-you brands, today celebrated the grand opening of its
Innovation Experience Center (IEC) within its Global Headquarters
in Hoboken, N.J. Ushering in a new
era of innovation at Hain, the company's consumer-centric and
data-driven approach is helping to shape the future of better-for
you, as people seek brands that inspire and support healthier
living.
The Innovation Experience Center is a vibrant, 2,200-square-foot
working kitchen, designed to be a hub for hands-on creativity and
sensory exploration. It will unite Hain teams, customers and
partners to discover, design and develop as they ideate and advance
better-for-you products for consumers across the globe. The space
will be utilized for cross-functional product development,
ingredient testing, quality reviews, category assessments, and
evaluating the functionality and sustainability of product
packaging of Hain's snacks, baby/kids, beverages, meal prep and
personal care brands.
"At Hain Celestial, our purpose is to inspire healthier living
through our better-for-you brands. Our new Innovation Experience
Center is the perfect space for teams to combine consumer insights,
culinary and health trends, and new ingredients to create unique
and distinctive products," said Arlene
Karan, Hain's Chief Regulatory, R&D and Quality and
Innovation Officer. "The center is an investment in our future,
offering a modern space where we can push the boundaries of what's
possible in the better-for-you industry."
The IEC boasts two distinct areas: one for hands-on product
development by the technical team and another for immersing Hain
customers and partners in a full sensory experience. Designed and
constructed with Hain's Global R&D, Quality, Regulatory and
Innovation teams, the IEC underscores the company's leadership in
better-for-you. Hain will continue to leverage R&D labs at its
manufacturing facilities worldwide for more comprehensive product
development, testing and commercializing production to meet
consumer demand.
"Our investment in the Innovation Experience Center is an
important next step in our journey to reimagine our future in
better-for-you," said Hain Celestial President & CEO
Wendy Davidson. "Earlier this year
we redesigned our innovation process to strengthen our pipeline
across our leading brands and categories. This center further
enables us to transform bold ideas into distinctive products and
underscores our dedication to leading in our categories,
challenging the status quo and delivering exceptional value to our
customers."
Karan and her R&D team celebrated the Innovation Experience
Center's grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Hain
leadership. The event showcased six sensory-focused product
demonstrations where attendees experienced the latest innovations
from leading brands Garden Veggie™ Snacks, Earth's Best® baby/kids'
food, Celestial Seasonings® tea, European plant-based non-dairy
beverage Natumi®, Spectrum® meal prep oils, as well as a variety of
its personal care products like Avalon Organics®.
Click here to download a b-roll package from the Grand
Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Hain Celestial's new
IEC.
About The Hain Celestial Group
Hain Celestial Group is
a leading health and wellness company whose purpose is to inspire
healthier living for people, communities and the planet through
better-for-you brands. For more than 30 years, Hain has
intentionally focused on delivering nutrition and well-being that
positively impacts today and tomorrow. Headquartered in
Hoboken, N.J., Hain Celestial's
products across snacks, baby/kids, beverages, meal preparation, and
personal care, are marketed and sold in over 70 countries around
the world. Our leading brands include Garden Veggie Snacks™, Terra®
chips, Garden of Eatin'® snacks, Hartley's® jelly, Earth's Best®
and Ella's Kitchen® baby and kids foods, Celestial Seasonings®
teas, Joya® and Natumi® plant-based beverages, Greek Gods® yogurt,
Cully & Sully®, Yorkshire Provender®, New Covent Garden® and
Imagine® soups, Yves® and Linda
McCartney's® (under license) meat-free, and Avalon Organics®
personal care, among others. For more information, visit hain.com
and LinkedIn.
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