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⚫ '''Stonyfield Farm''', also simply called '''Stonyfield''', is an ] ] maker located in ], USA. Stonyfield Farm was founded by Samuel Kaymen in 1983, on ] in ], as an organic farming school. The company makes the second leading brand of organic yogurt in ], with 13.3% of the market.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2017/07/03/Lactalis-buying-Stonyfield-from-Danone-for-875m| title=Lactalis buying Stonyfield from Danone for $875m| last=Cornal| first=Jim| date=2017-07-02| archive-url=| archive-date=| dead-url=| work=Dairy Reporter| quote=...Stonyfield is the second leading brand for organic dairy-based yogurt in North America with 13.3% of the market.| accessdate=2018-02-06}}</ref>
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⚫ '''Stonyfield Farm''', also simply called '''Stonyfield''', is an ] ] maker and dairy company located in ], United States. Stonyfield Farm was founded by Samuel Kaymen in 1983, on ] in ], as an organic farming school. The company makes the second leading brand of organic yogurt in North America, with 13.3% of the market.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2017/07/03/Lactalis-buying-Stonyfield-from-Danone-for-875m| title=Lactalis buying Stonyfield from Danone for $875m| last=Cornal| first=Jim| date=2017-07-02| work=Dairy Reporter| quote=...Stonyfield is the second leading brand for organic dairy-based yogurt in North America with 13.3% of the market.| accessdate=2018-02-06}}</ref>

The company is owned by the largest dairy company in the world, the French group ].


==History==
⚫ In 2001, ], a ] food product company whose brands include ] bottled water and Danone/Dannon yogurt, purchased an initial 40% of Stonyfield shares. This was followed with additional purchases such that Group Danone owned the entire company by 2014.
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⚫ In 2001, ], a French food product company whose brands include ] bottled water and Danone/Dannon yogurt, purchased an initial 40% of Stonyfield shares. This was followed with additional purchases such that Group Danone owned the entire company by 2014.


] is chairman and former president and CEO of Stonyfield Farm. ] is chairman and former president and CEO of Stonyfield Farm. Through its Profits for the Planet program, Stonyfield gives 10% of profits to environmental causes. Its milk comes from New England and ] dairy farmers through the ] (]) cooperative.


⚫ In 2003, Stonyfield Farm acquired ].<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212121435/http://browncowfarm.com/CraftedWithCare/BrownCowTale.cfm |date=2010-12-12 }}</ref>
Through its ''Profits for the Planet'' program, Stonyfield gives 10% of profits to environmental causes. Its milk comes from ] and ] dairy farmers through the ] (]) cooperative.


⚫ In 2006, Stonyfield entered the French market with its Les 2 Vaches (The Two Cows) brand. It also expanded to ], with yogurt produced in Quebec.<ref></ref> In June 2007, Stonyfield Farm launched its first brand in the UK, Stony, Yogurt on a Mission, though the line has since been discontinued. An organic yogurt brand named Glenisk, however, was successfully launched in Ireland.
⚫ In 2003, Stonyfield Farm acquired ].<ref></ref>


⚫ On March 31, 2017, ] announced its intention to sell the Stonyfield subsidiary to avoid antitrust claims and to clear the way for the acquisition of more significant U.S. organic food producer ].<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/31/danone-to-sell-stonyfield-unit-as-part-of-whitewave-deal.html| title=Danone to sell Stonyfield unit as part of WhiteWave deal| date=March 31, 2017| agency=Reuters| publisher=CNBC| access-date=April 27, 2017}}</ref> In July 2017 it was announced that Danone had agreed to sell Stonyfield to ] for $875 million. The sale was completed and Stonyfield is now entirely owned by a second French dairy giant.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://fortune.com/2017/07/05/danone-sells-stonyfield-lactalis/| title=Danone's Stonyfield Sale Is the Latest Twist in the Yogurt Wars| author=Beth Kowitt | publisher=Fortune| access-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref>
⚫ In 2006, Stonyfield entered the ] market with its Les 2 Vaches (The Two Cows) brand. It also expanded to ], with yogurt produced in ].<ref></ref> In June 2007, Stonyfield Farm launched its first brand in the ], Stony, Yogurt on a Mission, though the line has since been discontinued. An organic yogurt brand named Glenisk, however, was successfully launched in ].


== Legal Issues ==
⚫ On March 31, 2017, ] announced its intention to sell the Stonyfield subsidiary to avoid anti-trust claims and to clear the way for the acquisition of more significant U.S. organic food producer ].<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/31/danone-to-sell-stonyfield-unit-as-part-of-whitewave-deal.html| title=Danone to sell Stonyfield unit as part of WhiteWave deal| date=March 31, 2017| author=Reuters| publisher=CNBC| access-date=April 27, 2017}}</ref> In July 2017 it was announced that Danone had agreed to sell Stonyfield to ] for $875 million. The sale was completed and Stonyfield is now entirely owned by a second French dairy giant.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://fortune.com/2017/07/05/danone-sells-stonyfield-lactalis/| title=Danone's Stonyfield Sale Is the Latest Twist in the Yogurt Wars| author=Beth Kowitt | publisher=Fortune| access-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref>
⚫ Emails leaked by WikiLeaks revealed that Stonyfield chairman Gary Hirshberg lobbied ], the chairman of ]'s presidential campaign, to have Hillary Clinton deliver a strong message in support of mandatory labeling of ]. As part of the communication, Hirshberg noted that he raised $400,000 for the Clinton campaign.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-10-12/wikileaks-emails-stonyfield-farms-gary-hirshberg-pushed-hillary-clinton-toward-bernie-sanders-gmo-stance| title=Leaked Emails Show Organic Yogurt Producer Pushed Clinton on GMO Labeling| author=Kimberly Leonard | publisher=U.S. News & World Report| access-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref>


In response to pressure from regulators to decrease the amount of ] in its products, Stonyfield Farm announced a plan to reduce added sugars by 25% in its yogurt line in 2017.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://fortune.com/2017/02/13/stonyfield-yogurt-sugar/| title=Stonyfield Gives Its Yogurt a Makeover| author= Beth Kowitt | publisher=Fortune| access-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref>
==Controversies==
⚫ Emails leaked by WikiLeaks revealed that Stonyfield chairman Gary Hirshberg lobbied ], the chairman of ]'s presidential campaign, to have Hillary Clinton to deliver a strong message in support of mandatory labeling of ]. As part of the communication, Hirshberg noted that he raised $400,000 for the Clinton campaign.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-10-12/wikileaks-emails-stonyfield-farms-gary-hirshberg-pushed-hillary-clinton-toward-bernie-sanders-gmo-stance| title=Leaked Emails Show Organic Yogurt Producer Pushed Clinton on GMO Labeling| author=Kimberly Leonard | publisher=US News & World Report| access-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref>


In January 2018, Stonyfield launched an anti-GMO campaign featuring children reading scripted messages of questionable validity. In response to criticism of this ad on their Facebook page, Stonyfield deleted comments, blocked responders, and labeled critics as "trolls" who had violated the company's terms of use.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2018/01/31/Stonyfield-Organic-under-fire-over-portrayal-of-GMOs-in-YouTube-video| title=Stonyfield Organic under fire over portrayal of GMOs in YouTube video | author= Mary Ellen Shoup | publisher=Dairy Reporter| access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.agprofessional.com/article/stonyfield-organics-deletes-pro-gmo-comments| title=Stonyfield Organics Deletes Pro-GMO Comments | author= Sonja Begemann | publisher=Ag Pro| access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref> In January 2018, Stonyfield launched an anti-GMO campaign featuring children reading scripted messages of questionable validity. In response to criticism of this ad on their Facebook page, Stonyfield deleted comments, blocked responders, and labeled critics as "trolls" who had violated the company's terms of use.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2018/01/31/Stonyfield-Organic-under-fire-over-portrayal-of-GMOs-in-YouTube-video| title=Stonyfield Organic under fire over portrayal of GMOs in YouTube video | author= Mary Ellen Shoup | publisher=Dairy Reporter| access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.agprofessional.com/article/stonyfield-organics-deletes-pro-gmo-comments| title=Stonyfield Organics Deletes Pro-GMO Comments | author= Sonja Begemann | publisher=Ag Pro| access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref>
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Stonyfield Farm, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryDairy
Founded1983; 42 years ago (1983)
FounderSamuel Kaymen, Louise Kaymen
HeadquartersLondonderry, New Hampshire, United States
ProductsYogurt, frozen yogurt, milk, cream, smoothies
Parent
Websitewww.stonyfield.com

Stonyfield Farm, also simply called Stonyfield, is an organic yogurt maker and dairy company located in Londonderry, New Hampshire, United States. Stonyfield Farm was founded by Samuel Kaymen in 1983, on a 19th-century farmstead in Wilton, New Hampshire, as an organic farming school. The company makes the second leading brand of organic yogurt in North America, with 13.3% of the market.

The company is owned by the largest dairy company in the world, the French group Lactalis.

History

Stonyfield Farm

In 2001, Groupe Danone, a French food product company whose brands include Evian bottled water and Danone/Dannon yogurt, purchased an initial 40% of Stonyfield shares. This was followed with additional purchases such that Group Danone owned the entire company by 2014.

Gary Hirshberg is chairman and former president and CEO of Stonyfield Farm. Through its Profits for the Planet program, Stonyfield gives 10% of profits to environmental causes. Its milk comes from New England and Midwest dairy farmers through the CROPP (Organic Valley) cooperative.

In 2003, Stonyfield Farm acquired Brown Cow.

In 2006, Stonyfield entered the French market with its Les 2 Vaches (The Two Cows) brand. It also expanded to Canada, with yogurt produced in Quebec. In June 2007, Stonyfield Farm launched its first brand in the UK, Stony, Yogurt on a Mission, though the line has since been discontinued. An organic yogurt brand named Glenisk, however, was successfully launched in Ireland.

On March 31, 2017, Groupe Danone announced its intention to sell the Stonyfield subsidiary to avoid antitrust claims and to clear the way for the acquisition of more significant U.S. organic food producer WhiteWave Foods. In July 2017 it was announced that Danone had agreed to sell Stonyfield to Lactalis for $875 million. The sale was completed and Stonyfield is now entirely owned by a second French dairy giant.

Legal Issues

Emails leaked by WikiLeaks revealed that Stonyfield chairman Gary Hirshberg lobbied John Podesta, the chairman of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, to have Hillary Clinton deliver a strong message in support of mandatory labeling of genetically modified food. As part of the communication, Hirshberg noted that he raised $400,000 for the Clinton campaign.

In response to pressure from regulators to decrease the amount of added sugar in its products, Stonyfield Farm announced a plan to reduce added sugars by 25% in its yogurt line in 2017.

In January 2018, Stonyfield launched an anti-GMO campaign featuring children reading scripted messages of questionable validity. In response to criticism of this ad on their Facebook page, Stonyfield deleted comments, blocked responders, and labeled critics as "trolls" who had violated the company's terms of use.

References

  1. Cornal, Jim (2017-07-02). "Lactalis buying Stonyfield from Danone for $875m". Dairy Reporter. Retrieved 2018-02-06. ...Stonyfield is the second leading brand for organic dairy-based yogurt in North America with 13.3% of the market.
  2. Brown Cow's Tale Archived 2010-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Stonyfield Farm – Canada – Company Profile
  4. "Danone to sell Stonyfield unit as part of WhiteWave deal". CNBC. Reuters. March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  5. Beth Kowitt. "Danone's Stonyfield Sale Is the Latest Twist in the Yogurt Wars". Fortune. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  6. Kimberly Leonard. "Leaked Emails Show Organic Yogurt Producer Pushed Clinton on GMO Labeling". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  7. Beth Kowitt. "Stonyfield Gives Its Yogurt a Makeover". Fortune. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  8. Mary Ellen Shoup. "Stonyfield Organic under fire over portrayal of GMOs in YouTube video". Dairy Reporter. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  9. Sonja Begemann. "Stonyfield Organics Deletes Pro-GMO Comments". Ag Pro. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

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