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BrotherIvan

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5. Annie's organic bought by General Mills

Reply to Archae (Reply #1)

Tue May 26, 2015, 06:31 PM

May 2015

Ben & Jerry's bought and the formula changed. On and on. You can bet that if it's in a big box store (or even Whole Foods) it is probably a big corporation.

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Big Food trying a big hoax [View all] KamaAina May 2015 OP

I'd be willing to bet many "organic" brands are this way too. Archae May 2015 #1

You don't have to bet, many are. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #2

As are many craft* beers. KamaAina May 2015 #3

Annie's organic bought by General Mills BrotherIvan May 2015 #5

Of course. Organic is WAY more profit per unit sold. jeff47 May 2015 #7

Many organic brands are owned by big corporate food xfundy May 2015 #4

Some times I don't know whether to get fitted for a tinfoil hat ... lpbk2713 May 2015 #6

Come on, what do you expect from sociopathic business leaders? AZ Progressive May 2015 #8

As interest in organic foods grows, major companies MineralMan May 2015 #9