Ever wonder who owns organic brands you see on the shelves in the grocery store? Better still – which of all these new organic brands belongs to whom?

Well, it turns out you have come to the right place. This chart lays out the parent companies of each major organic label you are likely to see in the supermarket and what food stuffs they are selling. We have broken the chart into two distinct groups – agribusiness and independent labels (extended methodology is available below the chart). We hope this helps you determine the true owners of your food.

Note: Both charts can be re-categorized by clicking on the column headings

Agribusiness Organic/Health Labels

Organic Label	Parent Company	Food Stuffs
Organic Wild Hop Lager	Anheuser-Busch Beer	Lager Beer
Green & Black’s	Cadbury Schweppes Plc.	Chocolate Bars and Ice Cream
Chunky – Healthy Request	Campbell’s	Soups
Organic Select Soups (discontinued?)	Campbell’s	Soup
Pace (Picante) Organic	Campbell’s	Salsa
Prego Organic	Campbell’s	Pasta sauces
Swanson Broth (Certified Organic)	Campbell’s	Chicken, Beef and Vegetable Broths
V8 (Organic)	Campbell’s	Tomato Juices, Soups
Gold Peak Tea	The Coca-Cola Company	Tea, ‘Natural’
Odwalla Juices	The Coca-Cola Company	Fruit Juices, Fruit Bars
ConAgra Mills	ConAgra	Wheat and Flours
Healthy Choice, All Natural	ConAgra	Frozen Dinners, Soups, Pizzas, Sauces
Hunt’s Organic	ConAgra	Ketchup, Tomatoes, Sauce
Orville Redenbacher’s Natural (Organic)	ConAgra	Popcorn
PAM Organic	ConAgra	Olive Oil and Canola Oil Sprays
Silk (White Wave)	Dean Foods (Dairy)	Soy Milk
Horizon Organic (White Wave)	Dean Foods (Dairy)	Organic Dairy Products (Butter, Milk, etc.)
Cascadian Farm	General Mills	Cereals, Granola, Frozen Fuits and Vegetables
Muir Glen	General Mills	Tomato Products and Soups
Arrowhead Mills	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Whole and Organic Grains
Celestial Seasonings	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Tea Products
Rice Dream	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Non-dairy Beverages, Ice Cream Susbstitutes
Soy Dream	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Non-dairy Beverages, Ice Cream Susbstitutes
Oat Dream	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Non-dairy Beverages, Ice Cream Susbstitutes
Almond Dream	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Non-dairy Beverages, Ice Cream Susbstitutes
Hemp Dream	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Non-dairy Beverages, Ice Cream Susbstitutes
Garden of Eatin’	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Corn Chips
Health Valley	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Bars, Cereal, Cookies, Crackers, Soups
Imagine Foods	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Soups, Broths
Terra Chips	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Chips and Snacks
Walnut Acres	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Sauces, Salsas, Juices
Yves Veggie Cuisine	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Synthetic Meat Products
Boulder Canyon Natural Foods	The Inventure Group	Potato Chips
RW Knudsen Family Juices	JM Smuckers	Organic Juices
Santa Cruz Organic Juices	JM Smuckers	Juices, Spritzers, Peanut Butter, Sodas
Kashi	Kelloggs	Cereals, Waffle, Bars
MorningStar Farms	Kelloggs	Synthetic Meat Products
Back to Nature Foods	Kraft (Altria/Philip Morris)	Cereals, Granola, Cookies, Crackers
Boca Foods	Kraft (Altria/Philip Morris)	Synthetic Meat Products
Private Selection Organics	Kroger Supermarkets	Beverages, Dairy, Eggs, Produce, Meat and Snacks
Kettle Foods	Lion Capital – UK	Potato Chips, Tortilla Chips, Nut Butters
O Organics (Safeway)	Lucerne Foods	Beverages, Dairy, Eggs, Produce, Meat and Snacks
Stone Mill Pale Ale	MillerCoors (Michelob Brewing)	Pale Ale Beer
Gerber Organic	Nestle (Gerber)	Baby Food, Juice, Cereal, Raviolis
Arrowhead (some fluoridated)	Nestle Waters	Water, 8oz – 5 Gallon Sized Bottles
Deer Park (some fluoridated)	Nestle Waters	Water, 8oz – 5 Gallon Sized Bottles
Ozarka (some fluoridated)	Nestle Waters	Water, 8oz – 5 Gallon Sized Bottles
Poland Spring (some fluoridated)	Nestle Waters	Water, 8oz – 5 Gallon Sized Bottles
Ethos Water	Starbuck	Water
Flat Earth Snacks	PepsiCo – Frito Lay	Veggie Snacks
Naked Juice	PepsiCo	Fruit Juices
Simple Harvest – Quaker Oats	PepsiCo	Oatmeal, Bars, Instant Oatmeal
Tropicana Organic Orange Juice (possibly discontinued)	PepsiCo	Juices
Sara Lee Bread	Sara Lee Bread	Breads and Bakery Products
Earth Balance	Smart Balance (formerly Boulder Specialty Brands, Inc.)	Butter Spreads, Soy Spreads
Nature’s Farm (Organic Chicken)	Tyson Chicken	Chicken
Organic Ben & Jerry’s	Unilever	Ice Cream
Lipton PureLeaf	Unilever	Teas, ‘Natural’
Ragu Oragnic	Unilever	Pasta Sauce
Nature’s Pride	Interstate Bakeries	Breads
Brown Cow	Dannon	Yogurts
Honest Tea	The Coca-Cola Company (40%)	Teas
Baleine (La) Salt	Les Salins du Midi	Salt Products
Morton’s (Kosher) Salt	Rohm & Hass Company	Salts
Looza	Pepsico	Fruit Drinks
True North Snacks	Pepsico (Frito Lay)	Nuts and Nut Snacks
West Soy	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Soy and Rice Mlik
Smart Water (Glaceau)	The Coca-Cola Company	Water, Bottled
Vitamin Water (Glaceau)	The Coca-Cola Company	Water, Flavored
Propel Fitness Water	Pepsico	Water, Flavored
Sobe (Lifewater)	Pepsico	Water, Flavored, Tea
Aquafina	Pepsico	Water, bottled
Mother’s Natural Cereals	Pepsico (Quaker Oats)	Cereals, Rice Cakes
SunSpire Chocolate	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Chocolate Products
Jocalat Chocolate	General Mills (Humm Foods)	Chocolate Bars
Larabar	General Mills (Humm Foods)	Chocolate Bars
Nature Valley	General Mills	Bars
GoodEarth Teas	Tata (Tetley) Teas	Tea
Smart Products (SmartDogs, SmartBacon, SmartChili)	ConAgra (LightLife)	Meat Substitute Products
GimmeLean	ConAgra (LightLife)	Meat Substitute, Ground
Billington’s Sugar	Associated British Foods, plc (UK)	Sugar, Natural
Guiltless Gourmet	The Manischewitz Company	Chips, Dips, Cakes
Maranatha Foods	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Nut Butters, Peanut Butter
Near East	Quaker Foods (PepsiCo)	Middle Eastern Foods – Pastas, Pilafs, Falafel, Couscous
Tazo Tea	Starbucks	Teas
Stacy’s Snacks	PepsiCo	Chips – Pita + Bagel Chips
Imagine Foods	Hain Celestial Group (HJ Heinz)	Soups, Broths, Stocks
French Meadow Bakery	Rich Product Corporation	Bagels, Tortillas, Breads, Gluten-Free
Nantucket Nectars	Cadbury Schweppes	Juices, Nectars
Evian	Dannon (Groupe Danone)	Water, French Alps
Volvic Water	Dannon (Groupe Danone)	Water, Volcanic Origin
Fiji Water	Roll International	Water, Artesian
POM Products	Roll International	Juice, Energy Bars, Pills, Iced Coffee
Arizona Organics	Ferolito, Vultaggio & Sons	Sweet Tea
Pearl Soy Milk	The Kikkoman Group	Soymilk
POM Wonderful	Roll International	Pomegranate Juice, Pomegranate Products
Old Bay	McCormick	Seasoning, Fish
Wholesome Sweeteners	Imperial Sugar	Sweeteners, Agave, Honey, Sugar

Independent Organic Labels

Organic Label	Parent Company	Food Stuffs
Bob’s Red Mill	Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods	Whole Grains, Gluten Free, Flours, Seeds
Clif Bar/Nectar Fruit Organic	Clif Bar & Company	Vegan Energy Bars (Men)
Luna Bar	Clif Bar & Company	Vegan Energy Bars (Women)
Petaluma Poultry (Rocky/Rosie the Chicken)	Coleman Natural Meats	Chicken Products (Sustainable)
Earthbound Farms Organic	Earthbound Farms	Fresh Produce, Cookies, Dried Fruit
Peace Cereal	Golden Temple (of Oregon)	Cereals
Yogi Tea	Golden Temple (of Oregon)	Tea
Coleman Natural Beef	Meyer Natural Angus	Beef Only Products
Laura’s Lean Beef Company	Meyer Natural Angus	Beef Products, Humanely Raised
EnviroKidz	Nature’s Path	Kids Cereals, Energy Bars, Waffles, Cookies
Optimum	Nature’s Path	Cereals, Bars, Waffles, Breads
Weil by Nature’s Path	Nature’s Path	Bars, Hot Cereal, Waffles, Breads, Mixes
Organic Prairie	Organic Valley Coop (1300+ farms)	Beef, Pork, Chicken, Turkey
Organic Valley Brand	Organic Valley Coop (1300+ farms)	Dairy, Eggs, Juice, Meat, Soy and Produce
Wolaver’s Beers	Otter Creek Brewery	Ale Beers, Stout Beers
Pamela’s	Pamela’s Products	Cookies and Baking Mixes
Giving Nature	Giving Nature Foods	Eggs, Milk
Echo Farms Puddings	Echo Farms Puddings	Pudding
Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs	Pete and Gerry’s	Eggs (New England)
Murray’s Chicken	Murray Bresky	Chicken, Fresh + Humane
Piney River Organics	Black Eagle Farm	Yogurt, Dairy
Black Eagle Farm	Dr Ralph Glatt	Meats (Beef, Chicken, Goat, Pork, Lamb) – Virginia
Seven Stars Farm	Seven Stars Farm	Yogurt
Hawthrorne Valley Farm	Hawthorne Valley Farm	Yogurt/Dairy
Golden Valley Natural	Roger H. Ball	Beef Jerky (Idaho)
Zija	Plant Miracle (Direct Level Marketing)	Fruit Drink
Cell-nique	Cell-nique	Green Drink
Artisan Salts (Colored)	Artisan Salt Company	Salts, fancy
Redmond Real Salt	Redmond Trading Company	Salts and Seasonings
Lakewood Juices	Florida Family Trust	Fruit Juices
Dr. Praeger’s	Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods	Frozen Foods, Jewish Foods
Country Choice Organic	Country Choice	Cookies, Oatmeal
Eden Foods (Edensoy)	Meridian Foods (UK)	Snacks, Whole Grains, Beverages, Canned Foods, Japanese Foods
Maldon Sea Salt	Maldon and Essex Salt Makers	Salt
Suzie’s	???	Whole Grain Snacks
Ian’s Natural Foods	Ian’s Natural Foods	Kids Snacks, Entrees, Breakfast
Doctor Kracker (discontinued)	Kracker Enterprises LLC	Crackers
Lakefront Brewery	Lakefront Brewery LLC	Beer – Organic ESP
Cal Organic	Cal Organic	Produce
Grimmway Farms	Cal Organic	Produce
San J	San Jirushi Corporation of Japan	Soy Sauce, Tamari, Marinades
Blue Diamond	Blue Diamond Growers Cooperative	Almonds, Nut Thins, Almond Milk
XOXOXO (Chocolove) Chocolate	Chocolove Inc.	Chocolate Bars
Terra Nostra Chocolate	KFM Foods International	Chocolate Bars
Vivani Chocolate (German)	Vivani (Internatural Foods, LLC)	Chocolate Bars
Endangered Species Chocolate Company	Endangered Species Chocolate, LLC	Chocolate Bar
Theo Chocolate	Theo Chocolate	Chocolate Bars
Edward & Sons	Edward & Sons Trading Company	Japanese Food (Miso, Panko, Brown Rice Crackers)
Let’s Do…Organic	Edward & Sons Trading Company	Candy – Gummi Bears, Licorice, Tapioca
Native Forest	Edward & Sons Trading Company	Fruits and Vegetables (Canned)
Nature Factor	Edward & Sons Trading Company	Coconut Products
Premier Japan	Edward & Sons Trading Company	Sauces, Asian
Road’s End Organics	Edward & Sons Trading Company	Pastas, Mixes, Sauces
The Wizard’s Saucery	Edward & Sons Trading Company	Sauces, Vegan (great label!)
Samuel Smith Organic Beer	Merchant du Vin Corporation (England)	Beer (Ales, Stouts, Fruit Beers)
Newman’s Own Organics	Newman’s Own	Cookies, Snacks, Teas, Oils, Coffee
Crystal Geyser Alpine Spring Water	CG Roxane Water Company	Water Products (Sierra Nevada Spring)
Vermont Mystic Pie Company	Vermont Mystic Pie Company	Pies
Sunergia Soyfoods	Sunergia Soyfoods	Soy Cheese, Tofu
Nasoya Foods	Vitasoy	Soy Products – Tofu, Sauces
Vitasoy	Vitasoy	Soy Milk
Azumaya	Vitasoy	Noodle Soup, Pasta, Wraps, Tofu
Lesser Evil Snacks	Lesser Evil Brand Snack Company	Snacks – Popcorn, Potato Sticks
New Morning	Attune Foods	Cereals
Erewhon	Attune Foods	Cereals
Oregon Chai	Kerry Group, PLC	Tea, Chai
Choice Organic Teas	Granum, Inc.	Tea
Alvita	IdeaSphere Inc.	Tea
BossaNova Suprefruit Juice	Bossa Nova Company	Juices with Acai Berry
Zoe’s Granola	Zoe’s Foods	Granola, Energy Bars, Cereals
thinkOrganic, thinkGreen	think Brands	Energy Bars
ECO Meal	EcoMeal Inc.	Dairy, Nuts, Grains, Beverages
popchips	Popchips Company	Potato Chips
Pannela	Pannela Foods LLC	Juices, Cane Sugar Based
I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter (Trader Joe’s SoyNut Butter)	The SoyNut Butter Company	Soy-based Peanut Butter Substitute
Funky Monkey Snacks	Funky Monkey Snacks	Fruit, Dried
Wedderspoon Honey (New Zealand)	Wedderspoon Organic Inc.	Honey, Manuka Variety
mix 1	Tri-Us LLC	Beverages, Protein Drinks, Energy Bars
Melitta Coffee	Melitta Coffee USA	Coffee
Baronet Coffee	Baronet Gourmet Coffee Inc.	Coffee
Yummy Earth Lollipops	YummyEarth	Candy, Lollipops
Hearts & Minds	Hearts & Minds LLC	Peanut Butter, w/ Omega-3
Eddie’s Pasta	InterNatural Foods	Pasta
O.N.E. Natural Experience	O.N.E. World Enterprises	Beverages, Fruit
Manitoba Harvest	Manitoba Harvest	Hemp Products (Milk, Seed, Protein, Oil)
Living Harvest Hempmilk	Living Harvest Foods, Inc.	Hemp Milk and Hemp tofu
Texmati, Jasmati (Rice Select)	RiceSelect	Rice, Rice Blends
Madhava – Sweeteners	Madhava Honey	Sweeteners – Honey, Agave
FruitaBu	FruitBu	Fruit Snacks, Tea
Dr. McDougall’s Right Foods	Right Foods	Soups, Oatmeal
Cafe Altura	Clean Foods, Inc.	Coffee
Tasty Bite Indian	Preferred Brands International	Indian, Thai Foods
Scarpetta Sauces	Sauces ‘n Love	Tomato Sauce, Italian Fine Foods
Annie Chun’s Meals		Noodle Bowls, Sushi, Sauces
FoxRiver Rice	Fox River Rice, Inc.	Rice Blends
Sensible Foods	Sensible Foods LLC	Dried Fruit
Rapunzel	Family Owned	Baking Products, Chocolate, Oils, Mixes
Koyo Organic	None	Japenese Foods – Udon Noodles, Sauces, Rice Cakes
Real Foods Company	Real Foods Company	Commercial Foods – Tzatziki, Sauces, Side Dishes
Harvest Bay Beverages	Harvest Bar Company	Beverages – Coconut, Acai Berry
Ener-G Foods	Ener-G Foods, Inc.	Grain Products – Breads, Cookies, Pastas, Flours, Cereals
Steaz Beverages	Healthy Beverage Company	Teas – Iced Teas, Energy Drinks
Old Wessex Ltd.	Old Wessex Ltd.	Hot Cereal, Oatmeal
Woodstock Farms	Woodstock Farms Inc.	Grains, Applesauce, Canned Goods, Condiments, Juices, Milk, Salads
Go Naturally	Hillside Candy	Hard Candies
BoraBora Bars	Wellements Bars	Energy Bars
Cafe Sanora	Wellements	Coffee
Green Mountain Gringo	TW Garner Food Company	Chips, Salsa
Vita Spelt	Purity Foods Inc.	Bread Products – Cereals, Flours, Granola, Pastas, Pretzels
Food Should Taste Good	Sherbrooke Capital	Chips – Exotic, Snacks
Miguel’s Organic Chips	Middlebury Partners	Chips, Salsa, Plantains
Rising Moon	Rising Moon Organics	Italian Foods – Pastas, Pizzas, Ravioli
Bionaturae	Euro-USA Trading Co., Inc.	Pastas, Olive Oil, Tomato Sauces, Fruit Spreads
Wildwood	Pulmuone Wildwood	Soy and Tofu Products
Whole Soy and Co	Whole Soy and Co	Soy Yogurt and Ice Cream
Natural by Nature	Natural by Nature	Dairy – Milk, Cream, Cheese, Yogurts
Applegate Farms	Applegate Farms – (Dietz & Watson partnership)	Meat – Cold Cuts, Frozen Beef, Hot Dogs, Bacon
Himalania Organic	Himalania	Goji Berries, Pink Salt
Alvarado St. Bakery	Alvarado St. Bakery	Breads, Sprouted Grain, Bagels, Tortillas
Annie’s Naturals	Solera Capital	Dressings, Marinades, Sauces, Condiments
Pacific Natural Foods	Pacific Foods of Oregon, Inc.	Soups, Teas, Soy, Pizzas, Mates
365 Organics	Whole Foods	Beverages, snacks, supplements
Barbara’s Bakery	Barbara’s Bakery Inc (Sunfield Farms)	Cereal, Snacks
ZenSoy	ZenSoy	Soy Pudding, Soy Milk
SweetLeaf Sweetener	Wisdom Natural Brands (United American Industries, Inc)	Stevia Products
Vitalicious	Vitalicious, Inc.	Snacks, low calorie
Healthy Handfuls	Healthy Handfuls, Inc.	Snacks
Attune Probiotic Bars	Attune Foods	Energy Bars
Melissa’s	World Variety Produce, Inc	Produce Baskets, exotic
Amy’s Foods	Amy’s Kitchen, Inc.	Frozen foods, Soups, Pizzas, Snacks
Lundberg Family Farms	Lundberg Family	Rice, Rice Products, Snacks
Tony Chacere’s	Family Owned	Seasoning, Sausage, Turduchens
The Republic of Tea	The Republic of Tea	Teas
Numi Tea	Numi LLC	Teas, Bottled Tea
Traditional Medicinals	Traditional Medicinals	Herbal Teas

Notes:

Our distinction for calling a brand agribusiness is based on whether or not they are part of a corporate conglomerate whose main focus is not organics. Parent companies whose primary business is organics were placed in the independent category because often, they were the pioneers in using organic, healthy ingredients in the marketplace long before it was a popular choice.

Many of the brand labels you see listed in the ‘Agribusiness’ section (like Green & Black’s for example) were once organic pioneers in their respective fields – so this may cause you some confusion; thats exactly why this chart was made. Many (but not all) agribusiness interests count on you not being able to associate their organic labels with the parent company. We believe this is a dishonest practice. With the price premiums that are now attached with organics, buyers need to understand the marketplace more fully so they can make educated decisions.

Mind you, this is not a slight against agribusiness. We long for the day when Unilever and Kraft offer only organic products. Additionally, we are not suggesting that these agribusiness firms are no longer innovating – quite the contrary. Organics are one of the major agribuisness initiatives currently sweeping over the food marketplace and that is great for everyone. Still, a destinction needs to be made between market participants for whom organics is just another market segment versus companies that have fully embodied organic product lines from Day 1.

We have also chosen to include firms owned by venture capitalists and private investors as independent, even though most of these brands are likely being built to be sold to agribusiness interests at a later date for substantial profit.

Also note that this chart is designed for an American audience. International ones may follow if demand warrants.

If you have additional information to add to this chart, please contact Nutrition Wonderland at info@nutritionwonderland.com. Please include any necessary references.

Sources:

• PepsiCo to acquire Naked Juice (2007_01_01)
• Corporate Organic Beer Scene (2007)
• Cadbury’s aquires Green Blacks (2005_05_13)
• The History of Nestle (2006)
• ConAgra News Release – PAM organic (2006-05-08)
• The Organic Pages Online – Campbell’s (2009-02-19)
• Heinz to Purchase Additional Equity in Hain Celestial to Restore Investment Level to 19.5 Percent (2000-06-15)
• Lion Capital – Kettle Foods (2009-02-19)
• O Organics becomes not-so-private label (2009-09-18)
• Meyer Natural Angus to purchase natural beef business of Coleman Natural Foods (2004-08-08)
• Organic Industry Structure: Acquisitions by the Top 25 Food Processors in North America, Phil Howard, Michigan State University (2007-07)
• GOOD Magazine: Buying Organic (All You Can Eat) (2008-04)
• Black Eagle Farm Enters New Territory (2008-10)
• Coca-Cola acquires stake in Honest Tea (2008-02)
• Morningstar: Our Thoughts on Coke and Glaceau Deal ($4.2 billion) (2007-05-27)
• General Mills Acquires Humm Foods, Makers of LARABAR(R) (2008-06-10)
• Organic’s Sweet Partnership (Terra Nostra Chocolate) (2007-09)
• Tata Tea Buys Good Earth Tea (2006)
• ConAgra acquires vegeterian foods maker Lightlife Foods (2000-07-17)
• TIME Magazine: Curry in a Hurry (Tasty Bite/Preferred Brands Int’l)
• Sherbrooke Capital Announces Investment in FoodShouldTasteGood(TM). (2007-03-19)
• PepsiCo To Acquire Stacy’s Pita Chip Co. (2005-11-28)
• Cadbury and Ocean Spray in juice deal (2002-03-26)
• Lance, Diamond in bidding for Kettle (2010-02-03)
• Attune Foods Acquires Uncle Sam and Erewhon Cereal Brands from US Mills (2009.12.14)

Revisions

Version 1.4 (2010.02.07)
-50 companies added
-list vetted and updated for 2010
Version 1.3 (2009.08.14)
-25 additional companies added
Version 1.2 (2009.06.03)
-40 more companies added to the list
Version 1.1 (2009.03.13)
-50+ companies added to the database
-logo harvesting project started
-multimedia views of data begun
Version 1.01 (2009.03.11)
-organic brand and parent company column switch, better usability
-fixed dream products, now separated
-minor cosmetic changes