Hain Celestial Group
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The Hain Celestial Group is a food company whose main focus is natural and organic food
s and personal care
products. Their products range from herbal teas, offered through their Celestial Seasonings
brand to organic free range
chickens from the FreeBird brand. They also provide organic, whole grain
foods through Arrowhead Mills
, founded in 1960 by Frank Ford
of Hereford
, the seat of Deaf Smith County, west of Amarillo
, Texas
. The H. J. Heinz Company
has owned 19.5% of the company since 1999. The company assumed its current form in May 2000 through the merger of the Hain Food Group with Celestial Seasonings, Inc.
Organic food
Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers, do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.For the...
s and personal care
Personal care
Personal care or toiletries is the industry which manufactures consumer products used for beautification and in personal hygiene.-Subsectors:Subsectors of personal care include cosmetics and feminine hygiene....
products. Their products range from herbal teas, offered through their Celestial Seasonings
Celestial Seasonings
Celestial Seasonings is a tea company based in Boulder, Colorado, United States that specializes in herbal tea but also sells green, wellness, red, white, chai, holiday and black teas. They account for over $100,000,000 in herbal tea blends sales in the United States annually. All of their teas are...
brand to organic free range
Free range
thumb|250px|Free-range chickens being fed outdoors.Free range is a term which outside of the United States denotes a method of farming husbandry where the animals are allowed to roam freely instead of being contained in any manner. In the United States, USDA regulations apply only to poultry and...
chickens from the FreeBird brand. They also provide organic, whole grain
Whole grain
Whole grains are cereal grains that contain cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm. Whole grains can generally be sprouted while refined grains generally will not sprout. Whole-meal products are made by grinding whole grains in order to make...
foods through Arrowhead Mills
Arrowhead Mills
Arrowhead Mills is a brand of organic baking mixes, grains, cereals, and nut butters. The brand is owned Hain Celestial Group since 1999. Its consumer affairs department is based in Boulder, Colorado.-History:...
, founded in 1960 by Frank Ford
Frank Ford (farmer)
Jesse Frank Ford, known as Frank Ford , was a Texas farmer and health-foods advocate who in 1960 founded Arrowhead Mills, the largest natural foods wholesaler in the United States. The company is based in Hereford, the seat of Deaf Smith County west of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle...
of Hereford
Hereford, Texas
Hereford is a city in Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,597 at the 2000 census. It is the only incorporated Hereford in the country. It is the county seat of Deaf Smith County....
, the seat of Deaf Smith County, west of Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. The H. J. Heinz Company
H. J. Heinz Company
The H. J. Heinz Company , commonly known as Heinz and famous for its "57 Varieties" slogan and its ketchup, is an American food company with world headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Perhaps best known for its ketchup, the H.J...
has owned 19.5% of the company since 1999. The company assumed its current form in May 2000 through the merger of the Hain Food Group with Celestial Seasonings, Inc.
Natural Beverages
- Celestial SeasoningsCelestial SeasoningsCelestial Seasonings is a tea company based in Boulder, Colorado, United States that specializes in herbal tea but also sells green, wellness, red, white, chai, holiday and black teas. They account for over $100,000,000 in herbal tea blends sales in the United States annually. All of their teas are...
- Mountain Sun
- Rice Dream
- Soy Dream
- Almond Dream
- WestSoy
Natural Foods & Snacks
- Arrowhead MillsArrowhead MillsArrowhead Mills is a brand of organic baking mixes, grains, cereals, and nut butters. The brand is owned Hain Celestial Group since 1999. Its consumer affairs department is based in Boulder, Colorado.-History:...
- Bearitos
- Boston's
- Breadshop
- Casbah
- DeBoles
- Earth's Best
- Ethnic Gourmet
- Garden of Eatin'
- Grains Noirs
- Hain Pure Foods
- Hain Pure Snax
- Harry's Premium Snacks
- Health Valley
- Hollywood
- Imagine Foods
- Lima
- Linda McCartney FoodsLinda McCartney FoodsLinda McCartney Foods is a British food brand specializing in vegetarian and vegan food. The brand was created in 1991 by Linda McCartney , sold in 2000 to Heinz, and sold again in 2006 to the Hain Celestial Group, though the McCartney family remains involved in its development...
- Little Bear Snack Foods
- Milkfree - a sub-brand of Natumi
- Natumi
- Nile Spice
- Rosetto
- Sensible Portions
- Spectrum Essentials
- Spectrum Naturals
- Terra Chips
- The Greek Gods
- Walnut Acres Organic
- Westbrae Natural
- Yves Veggie Cuisine
Specialty
- ALBA - non-fat dry milk, shake, and hot cocoa products
- Estee - sugar-free and fructose-sweetened foods
Personal Care
- Avalon Natural Products
- Batherapy
- Footherapy
- Heather's Naturals
- JASON Natural Cosmetics
- Orjene Organics
- Queen Helene
- Shaman Earthly Organics
- Zia Natural Skincare