Hain Celestial Unveils New Innovation Experience Center to Shape the Future of Better-For-You Offerings
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Hain Celestial (Nasdaq: HAIN) has opened its new Innovation Experience Center (IEC) at its Global Headquarters in Hoboken, N.J. The 2,200-square-foot working kitchen is designed to be a hub for product development, ingredient testing, and quality reviews. The facility features two distinct areas: one for hands-on product development and another for customer and partner sensory experiences.
The IEC will support development across Hain's snacks, baby/kids, beverages, meal prep and personal care brands. During the grand opening, the company showcased innovations from brands including Garden Veggie™ Snacks, Earth's Best®, Celestial Seasonings®, Natumi®, Spectrum®, and Avalon Organics®. The center complements Hain's existing R&D labs at its global manufacturing facilities.
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- Investment in new 2,200-square-foot Innovation Experience Center strengthens R&D capabilities
- Enhanced product development infrastructure supporting multiple brand categories
- Strategic alignment with consumer-centric and data-driven approach
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Dynamic hub designed for hands-on ideation, creativity and sensory exploration for Hain's leading better-for-you food, beverages & personal care brands
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®.
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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
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