Who really owns those "NATURAL" food companies?

• Adams Baking is owned by Charter Baking Co.
• After the Fall is owned by Smuckers
• Arrowhead Mills is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Back to Nature is owned by Kraft, which is owned by Philip Morris
• Ben & Jerry's is owned by Unilever
• Boca Burgers are owned by Kraft Foods which is owned by Philip Morris.
• Burt’s Bees is owned by AEA Investors
• Cascadian Farms is owned by Small Planet Foods, which is owned by General Mills.
• Celestial Seasonings is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• DeBoles is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Earth's Best is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Garden of Eatin' is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Health Valley is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Horizon Organic is owned by Dean Foods
• Jason's Natural Cosmetics is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Kashi is owned by Kellogg.
• Lightlife (purveyors of Gimme Lean, Smart Dogs, Foney Boloney, and Smart Deli Slices) is owned by ConAgra,
• Morningstar Farms is owned by Kellogg
• Mountain Sun is owned by Walnut Acres, which is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Muir Glen is owned by Small Planet Foods, which is owned by General Mills.
• Nantucket Nectars is owned by Cadbury Schweppes
• Nile Spice is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Odwalla Juice is owned by Coca-Cola.
• Organic Cow of Vermont is owned by Horizon, which is owned by Dean Foods
• Rudy’s Organic Bakery is owned by Charter Baking Co.
• R.W. Knudsen is owned by Smuckers
• Imagine Foods (Rice Dream) is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Santa Cruz Organics is owned by Smuckers
• Seeds of Change is owned by M&M Mars Candy.
• Simply Asian is owned by McCormack & Co.
• Spectrum Organics is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Stonyfield Farm is owned by Danone
• Terra Chips is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Thai Kitchen is owned by McCormack & Co.
• Tom's of Maine is owned by Colgate
• Tostitas Organic is owned by Pepsi
• The Vermont Bread Company is owned by Charter Baking Co.
• Walnut Acres is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Westbrae Natural is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• Westsoy is owned by the Hain Celestial Food Group
• White Wave (makers of Silk Soy Milk) is owned Dean Foods
• Worthington Foods is owned by Kellogg
• Yves Veggie Cuisine is owned by Hain Celestial Food Group

Comments

[propsyknort]

I'm new here, just wanted to say hello and introduce myself.

[Shel]

Amy's is a family run business. There really is an Amy. The company is responsive and helpful. One of my favoriye organic food companies.

shel

[Joe Disch]

Izze is owned by Pepsi. (Apple Rush is a good organic alternative.)

Also, Kraft is no longer owned by Philip Morris.

[Bob]

Please add that Dagoba is owned by Hershey, and Green & Black's by Cadbury.

[Tod]

also: naked juice is owned by pepsi.

[Samia]

Now I feel sick. Thanks Alex. Time for me to really put my research skills to use when it comes to purchasing food. Harvest Co-op, here I come! Farmer's Market, meet your new best friend!

[Anney]

Hain can't be vegan if they own companies that make Morningstar burgers... those burgers have cheese and milk in them.

I'd love to know what people, esp. Alex, think of Trader Joe's.

[Brandon Walters]

Does anyone know anything about Amy's foods? I would like to make more of my food myself and grow it but I live in a small college town in east texas and there is only crap around here. Anyhow Amy's Foods claims to be a vegetarian family runned company and I was just wondering if anyone has the information to confirm this. Thank you.

[Ruth]

I have read that some of the major players in Hain Celestial are Philip Morris, Exxon and Monsanto. That makes a lot of sense as they continue to grow by acquisition. It seems odd that as we strive to purchase something a little healthier we are unknowingly contributing to smoking, environmental pollution and genetically modified foods! So look before you leap AND KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS. It used to be a little more transparent, now the big players are cloaking themselves in investment funds and holding companies like Vanguard, Barclay's Global Investor's Holdings Ltd and Fidelity Management and Research Corp. The bottom line is that once you go public like Hain Celestial, it's easy to lose track of who you're making money for as well as how those profits are being utilized.

[chandelle']

all the more reason to make everything from SCRATCH! and buy LOCAL! there's more to exploitation than whether an animal was harmed or your health is damaged. there's also exploitation of workers, the land, local businesses...the list goes on. thanks for bringing attention to this issue.

[Mike]

I've read Hain only sells vegan products, so they get my $. As for the other companies; that's why it's a good idea to do your shopping from the produce department & bulk bins...

[Deb]

What's wrong with Hain Celestial? Last I heard, they still have a conscience.