France's Danone said on Thursday it would double the size of its U.S. business by
buying organic foods producer WhiteWave Foods Co for $ 10.4 billion in its largest acquisition since 2007.
Not exact matches
A former Heinz frozen
foods plant in Pocatello, Idaho, was
bought by Amy's Kitchen, a fast - growing
producer of natural and
organic convenience
foods.
While some
buy organic to support its
producers» environmentally friendly practices, most are trying to cut their exposure to chemicals in the
foods they eat.
Cowgirl Creamery, a small
food producer in Marin County, Calif., was elated when Whole Foods came calling to
buy Cowgirl's
organic triple - cream cheese for 45 of its stores.
While some
buy organic to support its
producers» environmentally friendly practices, most are trying to cut their exposure to chemicals in the
foods they eat.
Getting to know the
producers of your
food is another way to ensure you are
buying organic.
General Mills acquired Small Planet Foods, the
producer of Cascadian Farms and other
organic brands, and H. J. Heinz recently
bought 19 percent of the Hain
Food Group, which makes a variety of
organic and «natural» products.
While some folks are pinning their hopes for affordable, sustainable
food on
organics at Wal - Mart, or more resource - efficient versions of industrial monoculture, but a project in Stroud, UK is hoping to make
buying from local farmers and
producers every bit as easy, and almost as affordable, as heading to the supermarket.