Cornucopia offers this list of nationally available, organic brands that are currently independently owned. (Scroll down for list.) These brands are committed to selling only certified organic products.
They are gems in the marketplace. A dwindling number of organic brands are independent — most are owned by large conglomerates. What happens when an independent brand is bought out? Each story is unique and often unclear. In a common scenario, major corporations gobble up a successful brand, lower the quality of the ingredients, and sell it to us under the same trusted logo. Corporate owners take advantage of our brand loyalty. Sometimes the brand disappears altogether once it has been bought out by Big Food.
This project is informed by the important work of Dr. Phil Howard, Michigan State University professor and member of International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems.
To see how consolidation has impacted the marketplace, see Cornucopia’s updated Who Owns Organic? infographic.
Independent brands marked with a double asterisk (**) are independent and fully organic with minority stake private equity.
| Company | Logo |
|---|---|
| 12 Tides |  |
| Alec's Ice Cream |  |
| Alexandre Family Farm |  |
| Aloha |  |
| Ancient Organics |  |
| Aqua ViTea |  |
| Ardor |  |
| Artisana Organics |  |
| Back Roads Granola |  |
| Barnana |  |
| Bearded Brothers |  |
| Berri Organics |  |
| Better Booch |  |
| Bhu Foods |  |
| Bionaturae |  |
| Bobbie |  |
| Bonafide Provisions |  |
| Brew Dr. Kombucha** |  |
| Café Altura |  |
| Café Mam |  |
| CHi Foods |  |
| Choice Organics |  |
| Dr. Bronner's |  |
| ECOTEAS |  |
| Equal Exchange* |  |
| Evolved Chocolate |  |
| Farmhouse Culture |  |
| Fearless Brands |  |
| Flackers |  |
| Forage Kombucha |  |
| Frankie's Organic Foods |  |
| Fruit Bliss |  |
| GimMe |  |
| GoMacro |  |
| Grandy Organics |  |
| Guayaki Yerba Mate |  |
| Handsome Brook Farm |  |
| Heavenly Organics |  |
| Hodo Tofu |  |
| Imlak'esh Organics |  |
| Jambar |  |
| Jim's Organic Coffee |  |
| Jom Organic |  |
| Jovial |  |
| Just Ice Tea |  |
| Kalona Supernatural |  |
| Kate's Real Food |  |
| KOR |  |
| Let's Date |  |
| LIVE |  |
| Lovebird |  |
| Machu Picchu |  |
| Maine Coast Sea Vegetables |  |
| MAKA |  |
| Mamma Chia |  |
| Maple Valley Cooperative |  |
| Mike's Organic Curry Love |  |
| Miyoko's Creamery |  |
| Mooala |  |
| Mountain High Organics |  |
| Mountain Rose Herbs* |  |
| Natural By Nature |  |
| Nature's One |  |
| Nature's Path |  |
| Navitas Organics** |  |
| Nixie Sparkling Water |  |
| NOKA |  |
| Norr Organic |  |
| Numi Organic Tea |  |
| Nutiva |  |
| Nuts For Cheese |  |
| Ocean's Halo |  |
| Once Upon a Farm |  |
| Organic Prairie |  |
| Organic Valley |  |
| OrgaNick Pastures |  |
| Pachamama Coffee |  |
| Painterland Sisters |  |
| Patagonia Provisions* |  |
| Peace Coffee |  |
| Peeled Snacks |  |
| Philosopher Foods |  |
| Pickle Juice |  |
| Potter's Crackers |  |
| Pumpkin Tree Organics/Peter Rabbit Organics |  |
| Pure Bliss Organics |  |
| Pure Indian Foods* |  |
| Rigoni di Asiago |  |
| Saint James Iced Tea |  |
| Sambazon |  |
| Seven Teas |  |
| Skout Organic |  |
| Sno Pac Foods |  |
| Solana Gold |  |
| Spicely Organics |  |
| Sunwink |  |
| Sweet Nothings |  |
| Taza Chocolate |  |
| Tierra Farm |  |
| Top Seedz |  |
| Tosi |  |
| Traditional Medicinals |  |
| Trimona |  |
| Truvani |  |
| Uncle Matt's** |  |
| Urban Remedy |  |
| Urban Remedy |  |
| White Leaf Provisions |  |
| Wildwonder |  |
| Wise Bar |  |
| Yogi Tea |  |
| ZEGO |  |
| Zen Pudding |  |
