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    Popular Small Health Food Companies We Trusted That Sold Out

    6.2KViews Modified: Jan 3, 2023 · Published: Sep 1, 2022
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    Popular Small Health Food Companies We Trusted That Sold Out

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    The more we know about who owns and controls our food, the more we can support trustworthy companies. 

    “Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.” This famous quote by Henry Kissinger is ringing more and more true by the week. 

    When our children were young (1991-2005), these wonderful (often family-owned) health food companies were often my go-to because I trusted them and the ingredients. So their sell-outs came as quite a surprise. Healthy, environmentally-aware brands have seen huge sales growth in recent years, and big names like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé, and General Mills all want a piece of the action.

    These alternatives cost more but people were willing to pay, in large part because they saw these brands as being smaller, healthier, more responsible choices.

    A lot of these “niche” companies are now owned by the very corporations many shoppers are trying to avoid.

    As experts like Philip Howard at Michigan State University have stated, big companies tend to tinker with formulas to make them easier to mass-produce and cheaper.

    Here are some natural and organic brands that have gone “mega-corporate” in recent years.

    1. Cascadian Farm had reputably been around for so long, you couldn’t help but think it a trusted source of organic products, but it was actually bought out by General Mills in 1999. They quickly tripled the sugar content in their once “no added sugars” cereals.

    2. Applegate Farms, the top distributor of organic meat in the U.S., was sold to Hormel (one of the most atrocious pro-GMO meat companies out there) in 2015.

    3. Some of the oldest health food companies: Garden of Eatin’, Spectrum Organics, Earth’s Best, Arrowhead Mills, Health Valley, and Imagine/Rice Dream have fallen to the Hain Celestial/Heinz corporation.

    Popular US Ketchup Brands (Heinz, Muir Glen, Hunts) Really From China w/ Hidden Additive

    4. Burt’s Bees was once a fabulous independent, truly natural company – until the company was sold to Clorox.

    5. Horizon (which used to be completely organic dairy) was swallowed up by WhiteWave and are now subject to complaints and investigations alleging they’re more of a factory farm type of operation than an “organic” company.

    6. Annie’s (best known for their mac-n-cheese) was bought by General Mills in 2014. This company does not state whether the cheese comes from cows that were fed GMOs or recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), a synthetic (man-made) hormone that is marketed to dairy farmers to increase milk production in cows.

    7, Bragg Live Foods, established in 1912, announced in 2019 the company was acquired by investment firm Dragoneer Investment Group and co-investors including singer/songwriter Katy Perry. 

    8. Earthbound Farms, the largest supplier of organic produce in the U.S., was also purchased by WhiteWave back in 2013.

    9. R.W. Knudson’s  is another one of those companies who has been around forever, but what most don’t realize is the organic juice maker is owned by Smucker’s, who publicly supports the use of GMOs.

    10. Dagoba Chocolate has a brand that looks like a free-spirit, independent company, but it’s actually owned by the chocolate giant Hershey’s. Hershey’s chocolate is known for it’s high sugar content, low cocoa content, and off vomit-like flavor.

    11. Honest Tea & Odwalla Honestly, I could not believe either of these companies sold-out to Coca Cola.

    12. Dave’s Killer Bread is the latest great company to sell out for a whopping $275 million dollars. Basically Dave Dahl handed over his baby to the pro-GMO food corporation Flowers Food (owners of Wonder Bread) so he could “sit back and relax”.

    13. Morning Star, Kashi, and Bear Naked  are all now owned by food giant Kellogg’s.

    14. Boca and Back to Nature are both owned by Kraft.

    15. Tom’s of Maine is actually under Colgate/Palmolive.

    16. Stonyfield Organic Yogurt Yes – Stonyfield! They are owned by the Danone Group of France, makers of Dannon yogurt, Brown Cow yogurt, and Evian water.

    17. Naked Juice has sadly been owned by Pepsi since 2006.

    18. Erewhon, with its organic sounding name, is actually owned by Post Foods.

    19. New Chapter, once a very popular maker of natural vitamin supplements, it was taken over by Proctor and Gamble. This is a real shock and a huge concern for the future of the brand’s quality control.

    20. And sadly, the great Garden of Life company (vitamins, supplements, etc.) was sold to Nestle for $2.3 billion in Dec. of 2017.

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    Here is a list of organic and non-GMO companies who all sold out and when:

    BRAND  OWNED BY DATE
    Aidells Sausage Hillshire Brands 2011
    Alexia Foods ConAgra 2007
    Alta Dena
    Dean Foods
    1999
    Annie’s Naturals General Mills 2014
    Applegate Farms Hormel 2015
    Arrowhead Mills Hain Celestial 1998
    Attune Post Foods 2013
    Back To Nature Heinz/Kraft 2003
    Barbara’s Wheatabix Food Co. 1986
    Bearitos Hain Celestial 1997
    Bear Naked Kellogg 2007
    Ben & Jerrys Organic Unilever 2003
    Boca Foods Heinz/Kraft 2000
    Bolthouse Farms Campbell Soup 2012
    Breadshop Hain Celestial 1999
    Breyer’s Organic Unilever 2006
    Brown Cow Dannon/Danone 2003
    Campbell’s Organic Campbell Soup 2003
    Casbah Hain Celestial 1999
    Cascadian Farm General Mills 1999
    Coleman Natural Perdue Farms 2011
    Dagoba Hershey Foods 2006
    Dave’s Killer Bread Flower Foods 2015
    DeBole’s Hain Celestial 1998
    DiGiorno Organic Heinz/Kraft 2006
    Dole Organic Dole 2001
    Dove Organic M&M Mars 2006
    Draper Valley Purdue Farms 2007
    Earthbound Farm WhiteWave (Dean Int’l) 2013
    Earth’s Best Hain Celestial 1999
    Ella’s Kitchen Hain Celestial 2013
    Erewhon Post Foods 2013
    Food Should Taste Good General Mills 2012
    French Meadow Rich Products Corp 2007
    Fruitti de Bosco Walnut Acres 2001
    Garden of Eatin’ Hain Celestial 1998
    Gerber Organic Baby Food Nestle 2007
    Gold Medal Organic General Mills 2005
    Golden Temple Post/Hearthside 2011
    Green & Black’s Cadbury Schweppes 2005
    Happy Baby Organic Dannon/Danone 2013
    Happy Family Dannon/Danone 2013
    Health Valley Hain Celestial 1999
    Heinz Organic Heinz/Kraft 2002
    Hershey Organic Hershey Foods 2007
    Honest Tea Coca Cola (40% stake) 2008
    Horizon Organic Dean 2004
    Humboldt Creamery Foster Farms 2009
    Hunt’s Organic ConAgra 2005
    Imagine Hain Celestial 2002
    Kashi Kellogg 2000
    Keebler Organic Kellogg 2006
    Kellogg’s Organic Kellogg 2006
    Kettle (chips, etc.) Diamond Foods 2010
    Knudsen R.W. J.M. Smucker 1984
    Kraft Organic Heinz/Kraft 2008
    Larabar General Mills 2008
    Late July Snyders (minority stake) 2007
    Lightlife ConAgra 2000
    Maranatha Hain Celestial 2008
    Millina’s Finest Walnut Acres 2001
    Millstone J.M. Smucker 2008
    Morningstar Farms Kellogg 1999
    Mott’s Organic Cadbury Schweppes 2004
    Mountain Sun Hain Celestial/Walnut Acres 2001
    Muir Glen Cascadian Farm 1998
    Nabisco Organic Kraft 2007
    Naked Juice Pepsi 2008
    Nantucket Nectars Organic Cadbury Schweppes 2004
    Natural Touch Kellogg 1999
    Nature’s Farm Tyson 2001
    Nile Spice Hain Celestial 1998
    Odwalla Coca Cola 2001
    Organic Cow of Vermont Horizon 1999
    Orville Redenbacher’s Org ConAgra 2005
    Pace Organic Campbell’s 2005
    PAM Organic ConAgra 2006
    Peace Cereal Post/Hearthside 2011
    Peet’s Coffee & Tea Sara Lee/D.E. MasterBlenders 2011
    Planters Organic Kraft 2007
    Plum Organic Baby Food Campbells 2013
    PowerBar Nestle 2006
    Prego Organic Campbell’s 2005
    Pria Grain Essentials Nestle 2006
    Ragu Organic Campbell’s 2005
    Rice Dream (Imagine) Hain Celestial 2002
    Santa Cruz Organic J.M. Smucker Co 1989
    Seeds of Change M&M Mars 1997
    ShariAnn’s Walnut Acres 2001
    Silk White Wave Foods 2013
    Soy Dream (Imagine) Hain Celestial 2002
    Spectrum Organics Hain Celestial 2005
    Stone Mill Anheuser-Busch 2006
    Stonyfield Dannon/Danone 2001
    SunSpire Hain Celestial 2008
    Swansons Organic Campbell’s 2005
    Tostito’s Organic Pepsi 2003
    Tropicana Organic Pepsi 2007
    V8 Organic Campbell’s 2005
    Van’s Hillshire Farms 2014
    Walnut Acres Hain Celestial 2003
    Westbrae Hain Celestial 1997
    Westsoy Hain Celestial 1997
    Wholesome & Hearty Kellogg 2007
    Wholesome Sweeteners Arlon Group 2012
    Wild Hop Anheuser-Busch 2006
    Willamette Valley Granola Post/Hearthside 2011
    Wolfgang Puck Soup Campbell Soup 2008

    Proactive Steps To Lessen Our Dependence on These Companies

    1. Start gardening. For anyone that has planned to start a garden (or put up food stores) but is still on the fence, please read The Solari Report’s “New Controlled Food System Is Now In Place And They Will Stop At Nothing To Accelerate Their Control.” I have numerous gardening posts to get you started here, here, here, here, and here, including how to build a strong trellis and 4×8′ raised beds.

    2. Soon I hope to write about the mega corporations that own and control our favorite supplement brands. This is not a good development, so I urge you to learn more about how to make your own medicinals (tinctures), use safe antiviral and antibacterial herbs, and investigate homeopathy! Build your immune system so you don’t need them. My family and I regularly use a cellular detox called TRS. You can also read Avalyn’s Story to learn more.

    There are still companies out there that are using safe and healthy ingredients, but it takes diligent label reading to discern that. Let’s support them when we find them. Please list ones in comments that you know to be family-owned and where we can find them.

    Now for the good news!

    There are some companies who may still be holding strong.

    I have NOT been able to vet each one. IF they have SOLD OUT, let me know in the comments so I can make a note like I did with Clif Bar. Thanks for understanding!

    •  Alvarado Street Bakery

    •  Apple and Eve

    •  Artisana Nut Butters

    •  Bearded Brothers

    •  Betty Lou’s Bars

    •  Bionaturae

    •  Bob’s Red Mill

    •  Bueno Foods

    •  Carla Lee’s Nut Burgers

    •  CB’s Nuts

    •  Clif Bar –  the company was privately held until 2022 when it was acquired by Mondelez International for $2.9 billion.

    •  Core Foods

    •  Crofter’s Organic Fruit Spreads

    •  Eden Organic

    •  Edward & Sons Brands

    •  Farmer’s Market Organic Pumpkin and Squash Products

    •  Feridies Peanuts

    •  Fiordifruuta Organic Fruit Spread

    •  Grindstone Bakery

    •  Grown Right

    •  Healthy Times

    •  Helios Organic Kefir

    •  Late July

    •  Let’s Do Organic, Native Forest, Let’s Do Gluten Free, Road’s End Organics are still great! Acquired by family-owned Edward & Sons.

    •  Lotus Foods

    •  Lundberg Family Farms / Wehah Farms

    •  Mary’s Free Range Turkeys

    •  Murray’s Chicken

    •  My Grandpa’s Farm

    •  Napa Valley Naturals

    •  Native Forest

    •  Nature Factor

    •  Nature’s Legacy / VitaSpelt / Purity Foods

    •  Nature’s Path

    •  Newman’s Own Organics

    •  NOW Foods

    •  NuGo Nutrition bars

    •  Nutburgers

    •  Nutiva

    •  Once Again Nut Butter

    •  One Degree Organic

    •  Organic Food Bar

    •  Organic Valley

    •  Organicville

    •  Pacific Beach Peanut Butter

    •  Pascha Chocolates

    •  Pure Bar

    •  Que Pasa

    •  R.W. Garcia Tortilla chips

    •  Rapunzel Naturkost

    •  Raw Revolution

    •  Road’s End Organic

    •  Rudi’s Bakery

    •  Sambazon

    • SOL Cuisine

    •  SquareBar

    •  Sunshine Burger

    • Teddie Peanut Butter

    •  Theo’s Chocolates

    •  Uncle Matt’s Organic

    •  Shiloh Farms

    •  Starwest Botanicals

    •  Sweet Creek Foods

    •  Tasty Brand

    •  Two Moms in the Raw

    • Vermont Village Applesauce

    •  VitaSpelt

    •  Vivapura

    •  Wild Friends Foods

    •  Yogi Tea

    •  YummyEarth / YumEarth

    • Zulka

    To all those quality companies principled and independent enough to continue on, thank you!

    “I have relied on you all my life; you have protected me since the day I was born. I will always praise you.“ ~Psalm 71:6

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