Corporganics.org

Some have said they welcome major corporate investment in the natural food market, as vindication of the value of natural foods. We should be concerned, however, that control of the natural foods ndustry by fewer companies will result in multinational corporate control of organic acreage and marketing, forcing out smaller regional/family suppliers, reducing competition, leading to weakened organic standards (sewage sludge, irradiation, GMOs). We have already seen the political effects of media integration-- once there were thousands of independent radio stations and daily papers, now there are a handful of TV networks and newspaper chains owned by these same corporations.

As well, payments by GreenStar shoppers to these companies reinforce corporate control of other markets and of lobbying, where they do great damage.

"If we don't pay attention to the politics of health food industry then we will shortly not have organics." Milo MacTavish, manager, Whole Foods Co-op, Norfolk, VA

FOR ADDITIONAL CORPORATE LINKS, see also VeganBuyout
TO RESEARCH CORPORATE LINKS, find the website on the package and explore the site for "partners" or owners. To find the "institutional investors" who hold stocks in a company, visit NASDAQ.COM. There either search for the company's stock exchange symbol (two to four letters) or type it in. Then click on institutional investors. You'll see the holding companies which invest for corporations. Click on any of them and you'll find multinationals like those above leading the list of stockholders.