"Natural Milk" Expected to Take Sales from Organic Milk Industry
From the Organic Consumers Association and Cornucopia Institute:
The rumors have now been confirmed. Dean Foods' WhiteWave division has now announced that they will bring out "natural" (conventional) dairy products under the Horizon label. This at a time when organic dairy farmers around the country are in financial crisis due to a glut of milk.
They are in essence creating a new product category, "natural dairy products," that will directly compete with certified organic farmers and the marketers they partner with.
This move comes on the heels of the recent decision by Dean/WhiteWave to switch almost the entire product offerings of their Silk soymilk and soyfoods line to "natural" (conventional) soybeans. They made the switch to conventional soybeans, in Silk products, without lowering the price. Sheer profiteering. Read More
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