The Hain Food Group

The Hain Food Group is the largest natural foods corporation. In 2000, Hain merged with Celestial Seasonings to form the Hain Celestial Group Incorporated, with 20% of its shares held by the H.J. Heinz corporation.

The Hain Food Group recorded $340 million in profit last year. The prime investors in the Hain Food Group are mutual funds and holding companies. Hain's principal stockholders are Lockheed Martin, Philip Morris, Monsanto, Citigroup, ExxonMobil, Wal-Mart, Entergy Nuclear, Waste Management Inc., Pfizer Drugs, and Bank of America.

Products of the Hain Food Group:

Cascadian Farms (the brand offering most of the organic frozen fruits and veggies on the market) and Muir Glen (tomato products) are owned by General Mills, the third largest food conglomerate in North America.

Corporate Agribusiness is guilty of negative impacts on the environment and local economies. The main investors of General Mills are Philip Morris, ExxonMobil, General Electric, ChevronTexaco, Nike, McDonald's, Target Stores, Starbucks, Monsanto, Dupont, Dow Chemical, Pepsico, and Disney.