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Who Owns What in the Organic food industry

Phil Howard, author of these charts, is assistant professor at Michigan State University's Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies.

Private Label Organic Food Brands

Mass market channels accounted for 46% of all organic foods sold in the US in 2005. An increasing number of supermarkets,
wholesale clubs and distributors are introducing organic private label products, as well as chains that specialize in organic and natural foods.

COMMENTS? Click here to read chart author Phil Howard's comments and discussion in our forum - and make your own comment.

See how ownership of organic companies has transitioned from 1995 to 2007, in an animated sequence [9MB], produced by Phil Howard in collaboration with Skye Bender-deMoll,.an author of SoNIA (Social Network Image Animator).

See also charts showing:

Acquisitions by the top 30

New brand introductions by the top 30

Major independents and their brands

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