LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.,
Jan. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading organic
and natural products company providing consumers with A Healthier
Way of Life™, announced that Hain Pure Protein Corporation ("HPPC")
has entered into a new supply agreement with Panera, LLC to provide
Plainville Farms® turkey breast meat raised without antibiotics to
Panera Bread. HPPC has been supplying Panera Bread with turkey
raised without antibiotics on family farms since 2011.
"Plainville Farms® has worked closely with Panera to feature
turkey that has been humanely raised, fed a vegetarian diet and
never given antibiotics," said Irwin D.
Simon, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Hain Celestial. "I am pleased Panera Bread will continue to
serve Plainville Farms® turkey as we work on several other
initiatives to provide organic and natural product offerings from
Hain Celestial's portfolio of brands," concluded Irwin Simon.
"More than ten years ago, Panera became one of the first
restaurant chains to offer chicken that received no antibiotics
ever," said Blaine Hurst, EVP, Chief
Transformation and Growth Officer of Panera Bread. "By working
closely with leading suppliers like Plainville Farms, we've been
able to extend this commitment to our roasted turkey. For us,
poultry raised without antibiotics tastes better and is consistent
with our Food Policy and our commitment to have a positive impact
on the food system."
Panera Bread's Food Policy is available at
www.panerabread.com/food policy.
Plainville Farms
Plainville Farms® is a brand of Hain Pure Protein Corporation
("HPPC"), a leader in growing natural poultry produced without
antibiotics under well-known bands that include FreeBird® and
Plainville Farms® for major retailers, specialty and natural food
stores and foodservice operators in the
United States and Canada. HPPC is a subsidiary of The
Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in
Lake Success, NY, is a leading
organic and natural products company in North America and Europe. Hain Celestial
participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that
include Celestial Seasonings®, Earth's Best®, Ella's Kitchen®,
Terra®, Garden of Eatin'®, Sensible Portions®, Health Valley®,
Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Rudi's Organic
Bakery®, Gluten Free Cafe™, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®, Spectrum
Essentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice
Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®, BluePrint®,
FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Europe's Best®, Cully & Sully®, New Covent
Garden Soup Co.®, Johnson's Juice Co.®, Farmhouse Fare®,
Hartley's®, Sun-Pat®, Gale's®, Robertson's®, Frank Cooper's®, Linda McCartney®, Lima®,
Danival®, GG UniqueFiber®, Tilda®, Akash Basmati®, Abu Shmagh®,
JASON®, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica® and Queen Helene®.
Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier Way of Life™ since
1993. For more information, visit www.hain.com.
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