To the inexperienced eye, Orange County may not seem like a hotbed for natural foods. Yet over 125 Orange County-based firms exhibited at the 2025 Natural Products Expo West convention in March, an event that attracted 64,000 attendees this year. Fast growing companies with trending brands like Good Culture, Orgain and Read More
Luxury jeweler Lugano has become the star unit since it was acquired in 2021 by parent company Compass Diversified. The high-end Newport Beach retailer reported 2024 sales jumped 53% to $471 million; its sales have more than doubled in the past two years. Its operating income last year climbed 83% Read More
Rivian Automotive Inc., which has faced a lot of investor criticism about whether it can survive, has proven one thing for certain—its vehicles are popular. The Irvine-based maker of electric vehicles more than doubled its annual revenue over the past two years to $5 billion, up from $1.7 billion in Read More
