Organic Industry Structure:

Organic Industry
Structure:
December
2007
19% equity;
November
2014
80% equity
Acquisitions & Alliances,
Top 100 Food Processors in
North America
Snyder'sLance
#68
Late
July
Coleman
Natural
August
2007
#29
Petaluma/
Rosie
Back to
Nature
September
2015
Mighty
Leaf
Keurig
Green
Mountain
August 2014
Tea
Forte
January 2012
December
2015
$13.9 B
JAB
Holding
Company
August 2012
$1 B
Peet's
Coffee &
Tea
December 2012
August 2015
30% equity
$90 M
Einstein
Bros./
Noah
MaraNatha
Green
Mountain
Coffee
Westbrae
Bearitos
Odwalla
Stumptown
March
2000
$390 M December
2002
Westsoy
#3
Sweet
Leaf Tea
May 2011
$87 M
August 2014
$8.5 B
September
2015
$120 M
Flowers
Foods
Alpine Valley
Bread Co.
August 2015
$275 M
Dave’s
Killer
Bread
MillerCoors
Crispin
January
2010
Fox
Barrel
The Organic
Cow of
Vermont
Foster
Farms
#52
Humboldt
Creamery
August 2009
$19.5 M
Dakota
Beef
Kashi
November 2006
November
2005
J&J Snack
Foods
Stacy’s
Pita Chip
February
2014
$1.7 B
Hershey
Foods
November
1999
$307 M
#20
Canada Bread
Co.
Olafson's
Baking
Co.
May 2013
92% equity
Morningstar
Farms/Natural
Touch
November
2008
August 2013
Enray
#23
March 2011
$38.8 M
1984
Goose
Island
R.W.
Knudsen
1989
Santa Cruz
Organic
Michael Foods
Hearthside
Foods (cereal
division)
CROPP
(Organic
Valley)
#91
Danone
(Dannon)
#46
October 2000
21.2% equity
Lifeway
September
2010
Millstone
J.M.
Smucker
#49
(spinoff from
Ralcorp)
November 2009,
Stonyfield
brand licensed
to CROPP
for fluid milk
Happy
Family
AB InBev
July
2002
May 2010
$71 M
#20
#6
Bimbo
Bakeries
October 2001
40% equity;
January 2004
85% equity
October
2006
#13
May 2013
$158 M
January
2015
$1.15 B
April 2014
$2.45 B
Post Foods
Brown
Cow
Stonyfield
Dagoba
Kellogg
June
2000
#1
Wallaby
Yogurt
June 2012
$7.9 M
November
2007
$122 M
Wholesome
& Hearty
Pepsi
August 2015
$125 M
Kim &
Scott's
#93
Phil Howard, Associate Professor
Michigan State University
Bear
Naked
Naked
Juice
#15
December
2010
#39
Horizon
#31
Meyer Natural
Foods
February
2003
April
1999
Aidell's
Sausage
May
2015
$775 M
#14
July 1998, 13% Equity;
(spinoff of Dean)
January 2004, 100% Equity,
$216 M
Tribe
Mediterranean
Foods
(formerly Sara
Lee)
Hormel
WhiteWave
May 1999
Applegate
Farms
December
2013
September
2013
Willamette
Valley
Granola
June 2010; joint marketing
agreement
September 2014
$195 M
September 2015
$90 M
Peace
Cereal
Golden
Temple
So
Delicious
May 2002
$189 M
Alta Dena
September 2008, $57M
via Israeli subsidiary Osem Group
(50.1% equity)
Hillshire
Brands
#2
Silk
#16
MOM/Malt-OMeal/Better
Oats
February 2014
(from Nestle)
Dakota
Growers
Pasta
Cargill
Casbah
December
2012
PowerBar
Pria
Golden
Boy
Health
Valley
Breadshop
New
Morning
Willamette
Egg
Farms
Imagine/Rice
Dream/Soy
Dream
Celestial
Seasonings
December 2013
$600 M
Nestle
Van’s
February
2012
October
1997
$23.5 M
Earthbound
Farm
May
2011
Tyson
April
1999
$80 M
Erewhon
#45
Arrowhead
Mills
April
1998
$80 M
#11
November
2015
$975 M
Pinnacle
Foods
M&M
Mars
Seeds of
Change
Brands
(Earth Balance)
Garden
of Eatin'
DeBole's
October 2015
Intelligentsia
April 2014
$165 M
Hain
Celestial
#79
Little Bear
October 2015
Caribou
SunSpire
March
2008
Nile Spice
August
2005
$33 M
Sturm
Foods
1997
December
Udi’s
2013
$48 M
June 2012
Boulder
$125 M
December
1998
Spectrum
Organics
ShariAnn's
TofuTown
October
2001
$181 M
September
1999
from Heinz
December
2009
$660 M
Evol
Annie’s
Homegrown
Earth's Best
November
2012
June 2007
From Dean
February 2013
10% equity
$1.25 B
2014 additional
7%
(formerly Sara
Lee)
Mountain
Sun
May
2013
#38
Muir Glen
September 2014
$820 M
April 2014
$61 M
BluePrint
June
2003
October
2001
Ella's
Kitchen
Naturally
Fresh
March
2012
$25 M
Protenergy
Natural
Foods
March
1998
January 2013
Rudi’s
Organic
Bakery
July
2014
$40 M
June
2001
Suja
Juice
#5
D.E. Master
Blenders
September
2014
$374 M
Green &
Black's
Millina's
Finest
Walnut
Acres
Coca-Cola
October 2013
$10.4 B
Frutti di
Bosco
January 2010
February 2008
40% equity
$43 M;
March 2011
100% equity
Honest
Tea
FreeBird/
Plainville
Farms
November 2015
$2.7 B
from ConAgra
TreeHouse
Foods
April
2014
$150 M
Cascadian
Farm
Immaculate
Baking
#19
(spinoff from
Kraft)
Food
Should
Taste Good
December
1999
July 2007
Mondelez
Ralcorp
(private label
organic foods)
LaraBar
#10
Alexia
Foods
January 2016
January 2016
General
Mills
#7
Garden
Fresh
Gourmet
#25
September 2003
100% equity;
August 2012
majority stake
sold to Brynwood
Partners
SiouxPreme
Packing
ConAgra
Rhythm
Superfoods
February 2012
July 2000;
September 2013,
sold to Brynwood
Partners
Lovin
Oven
March 2007
$140 M
June 2008
Lightlife
May 2015
June 2015
$231 M
Campbell
Soup Co.
February 2000
Blake’s
July 2012
$1.55 B
July
2008
Boca
Foods
Draper
Valley
Farms
January
2002
January 2016
partial equity
$3 M
Bolthouse
Farms
Wolfgang
Puck
Bloomfield
Bakers
EPIC
Provisions
B&G Foods
#95
May 2013
Perdue
Farms
August 2003
Hans
October
2015
$1.27 B
#97
February 2010
$615 M
May
2013
Plum
Organics
Diamond
Foods
Kettle
May 2011
TrueNorth
First
Juice
July
2006
$8 M
Helios
February 2009
$14 M
Fresh
Made
Dairy
Food
Processors
#
Organic
Brand
Acquisitions
# Numbers refer to
rank in North
American food &
beverage sales
according to
Food Processing,
August 2015