Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 well..i guess i shouldn't eat processed foods anyways http://www.veganstreet.com/community/buyoutwatch.html For the past five years, a lot of the companies vegans have supported in the past have been acquisitioned or merged with other companies, often large conglomerates. Also, a lot of once-small vegetarian product companies have formed financial partnerships with others. In an effort to keep abreast of where money spent ultimately goes, we will be updating this list as changes in the industry occur. This is not meant to be a value judgment about how we choose to spend our money, but rather just as a means to stay aware of where the money goes and whom it profits. Kraft Foods has bought out Boca Burgers. Boca is the largest veggie burger producer in the U.S. Kraft is home to Oscar Mayer, Breyers Yogurt, Cheez Whiz, Jell-O and Velveeta, among other brands. Kraft is owned by tobacco giant Phillip Morris. --- ConAgra has bought out Lightlife. Lightlife makes meat substitutes, such as Smart Deli slices, Smart Bacon, and Gimme Lean Sausage and Beef, among other items. ConAgra owns many brands, including Healthy Choice, Butterball, Bumblebee, Slim Jim and Armour. ConAgra is also North America's largest food service supplier. - General Mills owns Cascadian Farm and Muir Glen. Cascadian Farm produces a wide variety of frozen vegetarian entrees; Muir Glen sells organic tomato sauces. General Mills is home to Betty Crocker, Hamburger Helper, Yoplait, Wheaties, and Lucky Charms cereal, to name just a few brands. - Smucker owns After the Fall, Santa Cruz Organic and R.W. Knudsen juices and natural sodas. Smucker makes name-brand jams, jellies, preserves and peanut butter. Heinz owns nearly 20 percent of the Hain Celestial Group (a merger of the Hain Food Group and Celestial Seasonings). The Hain Celestial Group includes Westbrae, Garden of Eden, Arrowhead Mills, Health Valley, Terra Chips, Celestial Seasonings teas, and Earth's Best Organic Baby Food, among other brands. Additionally, in 2001, Yves Veggie Cuisine, manufacturer of meat analogs merged with Hain. Heinz holdings include Boston Market, Kibbles and Bits, StarKist tuna and Heinz ketchup. --- Dean Foods went from being a minority shareholder of White Wave in 1999 to buying it outright in 2002. White Wave produces Silk brand soymilk along with tofu and other soy products. Dean Foods has become the largest dairy processor and distributor in the United States after its merger with dairy giant Suiza, which manufactures Sun Soy brand soymilk. -- M & M/Mars has acquired Seeds of Change, an organic seed company that also sells ready-made products like organic pasta sauces and salsas as well as grain-based side dishes. M & M/Mars produces candy and chocolate bars, such as Starburst, Skittles, Snickers, Milky Way and M & Ms. -- Walnut Acres organic soups, salsas and tomato sauces (which also owns Mountain Sun juices and Millina's Finest pasta sauces), is owned by Acirca, Inc., a privately held company owned by employees and investors. ---- Worthington Foods, Morningstar Farms, Natural Touch and Loma Linda, all of whom make meat substitutes and other vegetarian products,are owned by the Kellogg Company. Kellogg's produces a variety of popular supermarket items, from cereals like Rice Krispies and Crispix to Eggo Waffles and Pop -Tarts. -------------------------- Celentano vegetarian Italian frozen entrees has been acquired by Rosina Food Products, makers of meatballs, Italian sausage and other frozen items. M & M/Mars in turn is part of MasterFoodService http://www.masterfoodservices.com/us/page.asp?infoitem_id=12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 >well..i guess i shouldn't eat processed foods anyways >http://www.veganstreet.com/community/buyoutwatch.html >For the past five years, a lot of the companies >vegans have supported in the past have been >acquisitioned or merged with other companies, >often large conglomerates... This is disappointing news to me, but news that should be disseminated no less. It seems to me there are two lessons here: A) Start a veggie foods company if you want to get bought out by a nasty animal-exploiting food giant and be rich for life B) To avoid getting bought out as in A) make the company a workers' co-operative though you might not end up quite so rich Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 wots the address, maybe i'll join you oh wait...its a commune in illinois...umm..maybe i'll catch up later *runs the other way* fraggle " nikki_mackovitch " <nikkimack wrote: ><sigh> > >Back to the commune I go.... > >nikki >We know what we are, but we do not know what we can be. >Shakespeare > > >, EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: >> well..i guess i shouldn't eat processed foods anyways >> >> >> http://www.veganstreet.com/community/buyoutwatch.html >> >> For the past five years, a lot of the companies vegans have >supported >> in the past have been acquisitioned or merged with other companies, >> often large conglomerates. _id=12 > > >To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 nah, wouldn't build one here as much as I enjoy IL would find somewhere warmer easier to keep a year round crop nikki We know what we are, but we do not know what we can be. Shakespeare , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: > > wots the address, maybe i'll join you > oh wait...its a commune in illinois...umm..maybe i'll catch up later > *runs the other way* > > fraggle > " nikki_mackovitch " <nikkimack@m...> wrote: > > ><sigh> > > > >Back to the commune I go.... > > > >nikki > >We know what we are, but we do not know what we can be. > >Shakespeare > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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