Where is stonyfield yogurt sold

Department of Justice forced the Stonyfield sale to forestall monopoly control of the organic milk market. Under Danone, Stonyfield, already successful, saw its sales skyrocket. Gary Hirshberg and Samuel Kaymen started Stonyfield in to help support their non-profit farming school.

Starting with a herd of seven cows, family members produced their goods from a small dairy in Wilton. With a popular product in hand, in Stonyfield built a production center in Londonderry. Kaymen retired in , and Danone bought a 40 percent share. Danone purchased Stonyfield outright in Hirshberg stepped down as chief executive in , but remains on Stonyfield's advisory board.

It hasn't been easy for Stonyfield to compete in the burgeoning Greek yogurt market, reports the Boston Globe. The food fad took traditional yogurt makers by surprise. However, Stonyfield's identity as a trusted, eco-friendly brand remains a plus. Stonyfield CEO Esteve Torrens and Hirshberg are just getting to know Lactalis management, but the chairman says the company is appealing. He says he has confidence in the new owners because they, too, know the passion of not only business, but having a mission behind the business.

I now have a strong motivation to prove them right. Hopefully this is a marriage of two passionate folks with two passionate missions. His grandfather Andre Besnier founded the company in Stonyfield, a direct competitor with Dannon also a Danone brand , was often left in the shadows when it came to corporate investments, he adds.

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