Overview:
WhiteWave Foods Company was established when Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) consolidated much of its branded business into one consumer packaged goods organization. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, WhiteWave Foods is a leader in sustainable business practices, manufacturing innovative, authentic and premium food and beverage brands including organic and natural leaders – Horizon Organic® and Silk® – and indulgent favorites such as International Delight®, LAND O LAKES™. The wholly-owned subsidiary accounts for approximately $1.3 billion in annual sales.
Employees:
The company currently has more than 1,350 employees nationwide, with about 325 on-site at its corporate headquarters.
Ownership:
WhiteWave Foods is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dean Foods (NYSE: DF), a Fortune 500 Company.
Superior Brands:
WhiteWave Foods leads the industry with the following premium brands and products
Silk Soymilk® – www.silksoymilk.com
Horizon Organic® dairy products – www.horizonorganic.com
IInternational Delight® coffee creamers – www.internationaldelight.com
LAND O LAKES™ fluid and cultured dairy products – www.landolakes.com
Great People:
WhiteWave Foods’ committed employees, exceptional vendors, dedicated farmers and other business partners are essential to the success of the organization.
We cultivate passionate employees who believe in our business and the good that we can accomplish.
Our executives and employees are involved with industry-leading organizations including:
- Soybean Association of North America
- International Dairy Foods Association
- Community Food Share
- The Organic Center
- Organic Trade Association
- Organic Materials Review Institute
Our organization is dedicated to supporting America’s farmers. Horizon Organic currently works with approximately 600 family farmers nationwide, and that number is growing every day as it works to help more farmers make the transition to organic farming.
Superior Returns:
Our brands have a history of exceptional success, having experienced double-digit growth each year for the last five years, with commensurate increases in income.
Responsible Livelihood:
WhiteWave Foods’ goal is to conduct its business in a way that sustains and improves local communities, the environment and the economy in which we live and work. We are committed to pursuing efficient business and manufacturing practices that lead the industry in environmental stewardship. From our ingredients and manufacturing processes to the furniture we use in our offices, every choice we make honors this core value.
Through partnerships, sponsorships and educational outreach programs, we work with like-minded businesses and nonprofit organizations to provide meaningful support to causes important to our mission. We’re proud to be leaders in establishing a model for responsible, sustainable business in America.
We are committed to improving the impact of our business on the environment and local communities.
- WhiteWave Foods has been honored with an EPA Green Power Partnership Award for the past three years for our support of renewable wind energy.
- Our corporate office furnishings are built by environmentally-responsible companies using 95 percent recyclable materials.
Silk and Horizon Organic combined purchase enough renewable wind energy to offset 100 percent of the power used in their supply chain operations. This purchase of clean, renewable energy is equivalent to:
- The elimination of 35,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions
- Taking nearly 7,000 cars off the road
- Planting more than 9,000 acres of oxygen-producing trees each year
We demonstrate our commitment to responsible livelihood by supporting and partnering with organizations that share our values, some of which include:
- Farm Aid
- Bonneville Environmental Foundation (Wind Energy)
- National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
- Earth Share of New England
- World Initiative for Soy & Human Health (WISHH)
- Organic Farming Research Foundation
- Environmental Media Association
- Upromise
- Smithsonian Institution
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