Posts Tagged ‘agri-business’

Who Owns Your Favorite Organic or Natural Food Company?

The popularity of organic foods in the last few years has been as well documented as it was explosive. As the growth and popularity of organic and natural foods increased, large agri-business and giant food producers became extremely interested in increasing their market share by acquiring smaller organic food companies.

With all the acquisitions that have taken place over the last few years, do you know who owns your favorite organic foods company? I sure don’t.  Between large companies engulfing smaller organic food producers, and large agri-business developing “strategic alliances” with once independent companies, it’s hard to know if the little local tofu producer is still just that, or part of a behemoth entity that you thought you were avoiding.

Obama Picks Eco-friendly Cabinet: Should Activists Rejoice?

President-elect Barack Obama has rounded off his energy and environment Cabinet, to almost entirely positive remarks from conservation and environmental groups. Drawing from diverse backgrounds, Obama has picked a team that seems to reinforce his promises to reach across aisles while making huge strides towards protecting the earth.

The line-up:

  • Secretary of Interior: Ken Salazar (Democratic Senator from Colorado)
  • Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack (Former Democratic Governor of Iowa)
  • Secretary of Energy: Stephen Chu (Nobel Prize winning physicist)
  • EPA Administrator: Lisa Jackson (Former New Jersey environmental protection commissioner)

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