LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.,
April 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN), a leading organic
and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India providing consumers with A Healthier Way
of Life™, today announced its support of the Organic Check-Off
Program.
The Organic Check-Off Program is expected to raise $30 million annually to fund promotional,
educational and research activities to further organic farming in
the United States and educate
consumers about the benefits of organic products in a program
designed to fairly represent the interests of all organic
stakeholders.
"As a leading organic and natural products company, Hain
Celestial and our portfolio of better-for-you brands supports the
creation of an Organic Check-Off program, which should benefit
farmers, suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers alike by creating
a more robust, sustainable organic food supply chain. More
importantly, the program should benefit consumers, enabling
millions of Americans to gain a better understanding about the
benefits of organic products," said Jared
Simon, Vice President of Food Policy, Hain Celestial.
To learn more about the Organic Check-Off Program, visit
GROOrganic.net and follow #GROOrganic, #OrganicCheck-OffProgram
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq: HAIN), headquartered in
Lake Success, NY, is a leading
organic and natural products company with operations in
North America, Europe and India. 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®, Casbah®, Rudi's
Organic Bakery®, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®, Spectrum Essentials®,
Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The
Greek Gods®, BluePrint®, FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®, Empire®,
Kosher Valley®, 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®, Happy®, Joya®, Natumi®, GG UniqueFiber®, Tilda®, JASON®,
Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, Live Clean® 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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