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TruLife Distribution at Newtopia Now 2026: Meeting Brands in Denver

TruLife Distribution attends Newtopia Now 2026 in Denver, Colorado, August 18–20. Watch the announcement and schedule a meeting with the team during the show.

Brian Gould, Founder & CEO · 11 August 2026

TruLife Distribution is attending Newtopia Now 2026 in Denver, Colorado, from August 18–20 — the natural products industry's show for emerging brands — and will be meeting health, wellness and consumer companies that are planning their next stage of U.S. retail growth.

Watch the announcement

TruLife Distribution at Newtopia Now 2026 — Denver, Colorado, August 18–20

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Why Newtopia Now

Newtopia Now is where early-stage and growth-stage natural brands meet the retailers, investors and partners who decide what reaches American shelves. It is a format TruLife knows well: the team has worked structured retail buyer programs — including ECRM — every year since 2009, and the same discipline applies here. The value of a show is not the number of meetings collected; it is the preparation before them and the follow-up after.

What we will be doing in Denver

Brian Gould, Founder & CEO, and the TruLife team will be on the floor across all three days, talking with brands about:

  • U.S. market readiness — whether a product, label, price and supply chain are actually prepared for American retail, and what to close first if they are not.
  • Retail buyer development — how to position a brand, build the presentation and follow up so buyer conversations turn into placements.
  • Commercialization infrastructure — FDA and regulatory coordination, importation, logistics, warehousing, distribution, e-commerce and marketing, run by one U.S. team.

If you are exhibiting or attending, this is a working conversation, not a pitch: bring the product, the numbers and the questions.

Schedule a meeting

Meeting slots during the show are limited. To book time with the team in Denver, contact us through the contact page or email info@TruLifeDistribution.com with "Newtopia" in the subject line. Brands that cannot attend can request a U.S. Market Assessment — a written read on what entering U.S. retail would require and what it could realistically return.

About the author

Brian Gould — Founder & CEO, TruLife Distribution

Brian Gould is the Founder and CEO of TruLife Distribution and has worked in health, wellness, retail sales and distribution since 2006. He has participated in ECRM retail buyer programs since 2009 and specializes in helping domestic and international brands enter and grow within the U.S. marketplace.

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