^ Mark Chediak Suppliers of organic milk draw criticism.Dairy Reporter/Food Navigator, 18 August 2006. ^ Lorraine Heller Horizon dairy targeted for lacking organic practices."Danone CEO: Here's Why We're Buying WhiteWave". ^ "Horizon Celebrates 20 Years of Organic Leadership".^ "Happy Birthday Horizon Organic!" (PDF).^ "Dean Foods Company Completes Acquisition of Horizon Organic Holding Corporation".The acquisition was completed in April 2017 and newly formed company is named DanoneWave References In July 2016, it was announced that the French company Danone would purchase WhiteWave Foods for $10.4 billion. In 2013, WhiteWave Foods (owner of the Horizon brand) became an independent company from Dean Foods. In 2010, Horizon published "Organic Standards of Care" guidelines which outlines its livestock and organic dairy practices In 2009, (now former) parent company Dean Foods was sued by a group of dairymen for allegedly creating a monopoly on milk in the Southeastern U.S. As a result of the boycott, one of the largest natural food cooperatives, PCC Natural Markets in Seattle, decided to discontinue Horizon Organic products from their customer offerings. In August, the Cornucopia Institute filed a complaint with the USDA alleging that Horizon Organic violated National Organic Program standards in reference to the amount of time their dairy cows should spend in pasture. In 2006, the Organic Consumers Association organized a boycott of Horizon Organic (and Aurora Organic Dairy), alleging that the company was not following organic standards.
The company went public in 1998 and was acquired by Dean Foods in 2004. The company sponsored a local K-8 school's extracurricular activities and even named their mascot, the Horizon Heifers. Horizon was founded in Boulder, Colorado in 1991 and began selling nationally in 1994.
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Horizon Organic's products are certified organic by the USDA and advertised as free of antibiotics, growth hormones and pesticides. Prior to being acquired by (now former parent company) Dean Foods, Horizon was a public company and owner of the organic dairy brands: Juniper Valley Farms, The Organic Cow of Vermont and United Kingdom brand Rachel's Organic. Horizon produces organic milk in Maryland and also purchases the majority of its organic milk (more than 99 percent) from more than 700 dairies in 23 states. Its products are sold in supermarkets and grocery stores. Horizon Organic is the largest supplier of organic milk in North America. Horizon Organic is an American company, founded in 1991, that produces organic milk and other organic food products.
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