Finally in 2012, a Superbowl ad for food other than junk. Dannon presented its Oikos Greek Yogurt in a playful, sexy little clip featuring John Stamos and a pretty, albeit violent, partner. Will a 30 second spot for $3.5 million convince … Continue reading
(Bob from Bob’s Red Mill and Hemi from Fooducate) We’re in Baltimore for Expo East, a semi annual food show of the natural food industry. You can see more pictures from the expo floor show here. As you know, we … Continue reading
Can you guess which megacorp on the right owns each of the young brands on the left? Solution after the jump. Get Fooducated Download APP Subscribe Follow
Our second yogurt post this week, with good news for consumers. Dannon, which has been aggressively marketing its Activia line of yogurts, will stop making unsubstantiated health claims effective immediately. This, according to a $21M settlement with the FTC: The … Continue reading
Dannon, the yogurt maker, has reached a settlement in a class action suit brought against it for falsely representing the health benefits of its products. The company will pay up to $100 to individual consumers who have been misled by … Continue reading
On Friday, Dannon Company announced it had settled a class action suit to the tune of $35 Million. The lawsuit was filed in early 2008, alleging that Dannon knowingly misled consumers in its marketing activities around its Activia yogurt line. … Continue reading
More good news for consumers. Dannon, manufacturer of 100 dairy products such as Activia, Light & Fit, DanActive and Danimals, will stop using milk from cows injected with bovine growth hormones (rBST / rGBH). The plan is to be 100% … Continue reading