The New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) is celebrating a successful 43rd annual Suppliers’ Day after the Big Apple event attracted 7,805 attendees representing 55 countries.
The exhibit floor meanwhile had 448 exhibitors with a 17% increase in net square footage space including near 100 new exhibitors and dozens of new product announcements.
“The enthusiasm and excitement for Suppliers’ Day was evident throughout the Javits Center. Everyone was eager to meet in person and get back to business as well as learn about the latest industry trends and advancements,” said NYSCC chair Giorgio Dell’Acqua.
“It truly was the destination for ‘Science & Sustainable Sourcing Solutions!’,” he added.
A highlight of the show was a keynote presentation by Noah Rosenblatt, North America president of Space NK.
Rosenblatt touched upon consumers’ return to in-store shopping in terms of experience, convenience and connection as online sales growth returns to a pre-pandemic trajectory.
He also discussed how ingredient-led trends are driving sales and that consumers are shopping by ingredient just as much as they are searching for an ingredient.
“We’re seeing the ingredient-led trend continue to show up regularly in our stores and product selection and curation,” said Rosenblatt.
“Hyaluronic acid to CBD, vitamin C, and this year, niacinamide is everywhere.”
The educational offerings at Suppliers’ Day meanwhile featured more than 60 hours of programming, there was something for everyone in the industry.
The Future Chemists Workshop hosted college students from 16 universities/colleges across the country including University of Toledo in Ohio, Florida International University, Rutgers University in New Jersey and New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).
The workshop provided real world experience of working as a bench chemist in a lab.
After the first night of the show on 3 May, the NYSCC Awards Night Ceremony took place at Sony Hall, where the eight products shortlisted for the CEW Supplier’s Beauty Creators Award: Ingredients & Formulation were announced.
They included BASF - Seanactiv; Clariant - Berashades; Croda - ChromaPur; Croda - Nutrinvent Balance; Geltor - Elastapure; IFF/Lucas Meyer Cosmetics - Anti-Glyc-Aging Zinc Screen; Silab - Peptilium; and Symrise - SymHair Thermo.
The winner will be announced at the CEW Winner’s Celebration on 11 November.
NYSCC also hosted a People’s Choice Award where attendees casted their vote for the most innovative brand in ingredients, delivery, branding/packaging in the INDIE 360 Pavilion.
The winner was Sunrise Session, a single-use, waste-free self-care that disappears and leaves no trace behind.
NYSCC Suppliers’ Day 2023 will take place on 2-3 May, again at the Javits Center, with more than 80% exhibitors already re-signed.
