Comments on: Who Owns Organic? The Organic Corporate Brand List v1.4

By: Goodwinkr

Goodwinkr — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:52:00 +0000

Wow, intelligent comment below. I’d really listen to what that guy has to say.

By: Dancing Cloud

Dancing Cloud — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:55:00 +0000

According to this article,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hain_Celestial_Group, Heinz “divested itself of all holdings in 2005.” That at least in theory means that Heinz no longer has anything to do with Hain/Celestial Group (verified by this source:
http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Hain_Celestial_Group_(HAIN) ). So… they’re still probably not totally ‘clean’ but I’ve found it’s a good idea to consume as little processed/food-in-a-box as possible, and when I do it’s minimally processed (like blue corn chips).

By: Wolfa2222

Wolfa2222 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:16:00 +0000

What about Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt and Stonyfield Farms? I think they’re owned by Dannon. Do you know if this is true?

By: Pffft

Pffft — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:38:00 +0000

Organic food is such a load of shit.

By: Antje Cobbett

Antje Cobbett — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:46:00 +0000

Thank you for the list, it is really quite amazing how “they” whoever “they” are, are trying to confuse us. I have been living on real organic food for most of my life and I’m a healthy 56 year old. Strangely enough, I cannot find a single product in the list above that I would consider healthy and therefore eat. Just because it’s labeled organic, doesn’t mean it’s healthy. All the above mentioned products may have been of organic origin, but are made for shelf life, not optimum nutrition. The optimum nutrition can only be obtained from fresh, recently harvested food, eaten raw or home cooked and not from stuff (I hate to call it food), that’s sitting on a shelf for months! Quite apart from the fact that if you grow organic food in the currently everywhere depleted soils, which is what they do, you can’t expect that those plants have actually optimum nutrition.

And when it’s all said and done and a person has lived on those “stuff” products and get ill, then they say: “See? I’ve eaten correctly and I still get ill!” Well, sad.

The irresponsibility of all the manufacturers listed above is beyond words, trying to make out they are selling something vaguely healthy. It is NOT. It’s just another marketing lie.

Well, just had to get this off my chest. I’m actually growing my own nutritious food in perfect soil, I could not see any other way to obtain healthy food.

By: Victoria Bedford

Victoria Bedford — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:12:00 +0000

What about local grocery store chains that carry organic foods under their store name like Meijer? I have always wondered where their organics come from…

By: incyst

incyst — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:41:00 +0000

Not a huge fan of Big Food Organic myself. HOWEVER…one purpose it does serve if a brand succeeds, is to provide revenue streams and employment for people who would otherwise be jobless simply by shutting the entire corporation down. All Big Corps maintain their most profitable revenue streams and unload the others…if organic is where they’re doing best, that’s where the effort, and money, is going to be invested. Consumers can influence this process with their money and insisting on transparency to insure that these subsidiaries are truly organic and sustainable.

That is way as much as I don’t like Big Food, I channel most of my energy into helping companies who are economically sound with marketable products…to succeed. It creates jobs. I don’t think many activists have really thought through how to employ all the people their activist work stands to send to the unemployment line. Create alternatives first that eventually reduce demand for the less desirable product while giving those employees other job options. It’s a process.

By: Brianbrain

Brianbrain — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:43:00 +0000

OK I think it is necessary to do an overseas listing as we here in Australia have cretins in government that believe everything the are told like WMD,SARS and Swine Flu Pandemics and Fluoride is good for you and everyone must be vaccinated.and like children they have learnt how to lie convincingly….

By: Kristine Serna

Kristine Serna — Tue, 31 May 2011 07:17:00 +0000

Thank you for providing this lists it is surely a big help for us parents. This list would guide us which products should we bought to prepare a healthy meal for our family. kids healthy snack is also our major concern so this would surely benefit a lot.

By: Kiree

Kiree — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:44:00 +0000

I know this is very late, but I sincerely thank you for all of your hard work researching and providing a list such as this. As much as I am on the bandwagon for agribusinesses to adopt better food-growing and producing habits, considering the lenient policies behind organic and labeling practices, I am very cynical as to the quality and accuracy of some of their claims and products. This list allows me to make more educated choices as to who’s behind the food I purchase.

By: Golden-lia

Golden-lia — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:49:00 +0000

Id LOVE to know who owns Nature’s Best / Cadia products?

By: Golden-lia

Golden-lia — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:49:00 +0000

Id LOVE to know who owns Nature’s Best / Cadia products?

By: Parvatii

Parvatii — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 05:01:00 +0000

thanks for this – it’s the most comprehensive list that i’ve seen!

By: stephanie

stephanie — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:17:00 +0000

Thank you so much; hugely useful. I am shocked by Cascadian Farms: living in WA I thought I was buying local and organic from a family operation (sure seems like that based on what’s printed on their box and their website). I assume they were acquired at some point. I would never buy knowingly from Kellog’s. Their marketing is absolutely deceptive, why isn’t it fraudulent?
I’m wondering about Nature’s Path, the only other brand of cereal I buy – not on the list and also appears to be a small operation (but who knows?).

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:28:34 +0000

I thought this was interesting. Do you know if Wild Harvest brand is owned by a bigger corporation or is it an independent??

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:28:00 +0000

I thought this was interesting. Do you know if Wild Harvest brand is owned by a bigger corporation or is it an independent??

By: Meredith

Meredith — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:40:56 +0000

Thank you so much for this list. I am grateful to find it!

By: Meredith

Meredith — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:40:00 +0000

Thank you so much for this list. I am grateful to find it!

By: Nancy Anderson

Nancy Anderson — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:49:46 +0000

How can I post this on facebook to raise awareness of our food sources? Thanks

By: Nancy Anderson

Nancy Anderson — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:49:00 +0000

How can I post this on facebook to raise awareness of our food sources? Thanks