If you frequently purchase organic frozen or packaged products, you might be surprised to find out which parent companies own some of the popular brands.
If you're familiar with Cascadian Farms or Muir Glen, guess what, they are owned by Small Planet Foods, which is owned by General Mills. The Boca Burgers brand is owned by Kraft Foods. Kashi is owned by Kellogg. Seeds of Change--owned by M&M Mars Candy.
Why should you care? Organic and natural food is one of the fastest growing segments in the food industry, AND, it's surprising to find out which major food companies are guaranteeing that the products you buy are truly organic or natural.
So get educated and shop wisely.
For a complete list of recent mergers in the food industry visit the Organic Consumers Association http://www.organicconsumers.org/Corp/mergers.cfm.
For a complete industry-wide overview and history visit Philip H. Howard, PhD,
Assistant Professor (Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies Michigan State University): https://www.msu.edu/~howardp/organicindustry.html
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