Erewhon

Company	Ralcorp Holdings
Company Type	Public Corporation
Rating
Organic Status	8 of 9 products are certified organic, 1 of 9 is 70% organic, company also markets conventional foods
Website	www.attunefoods.com
Total Score	404

Numerous breakfast cereal brands are owned by the company Attune Foods: the organic Erewhon brand and non-organic, conventional brands Uncle Sam, New Morning and Skinner’s Raisin Bran. Attune was acquired by Post Foods in 2013, which is in turn a property of Ralcorp Holdings.

They write: “Since 1966, Erewhon has led the organic revolution and we remain passionately committed to providing the purest organic foods. We use only the whole grains of U.S. grown organic brown rice and organic corn. We never use batters and slurries Ð each puff of Crispy Brown Rice is an actual grain of rice. Our cereals have no dairy, soy, peanuts or tree nuts in them. Erewhon’s rice and wheat cereals are verified as non-GMO by the non-GMO project, and we proudly offer seven certified gluten free cereals.”

Criteria	Points
TOTAL (possible score is 700) Cereal Scorecard Criteria	404
Percentage of the brand’s product line that is certified organic. Organic Status of Cereal/Granola by Brand	97
Percentage of the parent company’s products that are certified organic. Organic Commitment by Corporate Owner	5
Brand’s commitment to ensuring all cereals are non-GMO. GMO Policy (By Brand, in Cereal/Granola)	100
Parent company’s commitment to ensuring all of its products are non-GMO. GMO Policy by Corporate Owner	0
Brand’s commitment to ensuring that hexane is not present in its cereal and granola products. Hexane (in cereal/granola products)	100
Brand’s commitment to ensuring that harmful synthetic agrichemicals where not used in the production of their cereal and granola products. Agrichemical Use (by Brand, in Cereal/Granola Products)	97
Parent company’s commitment to ensuring that harmful synthetic agrichemicals where not used in the production of any of their products. Agrichemical Use (by Corporate Owner)	5