Wegman’s did not provide any information when requested, however they do publicly disclose that they source their organic chicken from Bell and Evans, a four-bird rated brand. They should be commended for their transparency.
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BF&E Organics (Boughan Farms & Enterprise)
The BF&E Organics brand is owned by Boughan Farms & Enterprise. They were not transparent in Cornucopia’s investigation.
Greenwise (Publix)
Store brands include poultry products that have been privately labeled by grocery chains. Typically, these businesses buy products wholesale and then market those finished or packaged products with their own labels. The inherent problem with private labels is that they lack transparency. Store brands may get their meat from highly rated producers, but they are… Read more »
Koch’s Turkey (Koch’s Turkey Farms)
Kirkland Signature (CostCo)
Store brands include poultry products that have been privately labeled by grocery chains. Typically, these businesses buy products wholesale and then market those finished or packaged products with their own labels. The inherent problem with private labels is that they lack transparency. Store brands may get their meat from highly rated producers, but they are… Read more »
Hudson Valley Chicken
Plainville Farms
The food manufacturer Hain Celestial completed the first stage of the disposal of its protein division with the sale of turkey producer Plainville Farm in February, 2019. Plainville Farms is being sold to Plainville Brands, a Delaware-based firm backed by private investors, according to a statement on the 22 of February, 2019. This is a… Read more »
Trader Joes
Store brands include poultry products that have been privately labeled by grocery chains. Typically, these businesses buy products wholesale and then market those finished or packaged products with their own labels. The inherent problem with private labels is that they lack transparency. Store brands may get their meat from highly rated producers, but they are… Read more »
Rockside Ranch
Rockside Ranch is tucked between the Marble Mountains and Trinity Alps of far Northern California. Roughly two miles outside the small town of Etna, the ranch is on 100 acres of woodland and pasture—the ideal setting for students to retreat from the distractions of a modern world and step into a rugged experience in nature…. Read more »