Hain CEO Irwin Simon on CNBC
Jim Cramer interviewed Hain’s CEO Irwin Simon. You can watch the interview here .
New York Times on Similac Organic Baby Formula
A front page story in Monday’s New York Times discussed the growth of organic baby formula and questioned whether Pharma giant Abbott Nutrition’s Similac Organic’s growing success might be at the cost of infants nursing on the sweetened formula. Unlike other products, the Times reports that Similac Organic uses sucralose as a sweetener. (Free registration required). While […]
Hain Stock Downgraded
We’ve frequently written that we don’t understand Wall Street’s love affair with Hain-Celestial and while we’d be the first to admit we understand Wall Street as much as we know how to drive the Apollo Spaceship Lunar Module we felt somewhat gratified that Wall Street decided that the price for Hain’s love might be a bit to […]
Hain Celestial Continues Expansion, Buys Nspired Foods and A Turkey Too
Hain Celestial Foods announced the acquisition of Nspired foods, makers of Sunspire, Cloud Nine and Tropical Source brands of candy, Maranatha nut butters and O’Coco’s baked chocolate crisps. Unlike many previous acquisitions, where Hain purchased brands in segments the company already competed in, the Nspired purchaseprovides Hain with entry into two new segments, candy and nut […]
Hain Celestial Continues to Impress Wall Street
The Hain Celestial Group has become the darling of Wall Street even though its growth through acquisition strategy is making less and less sense (unless of course you think buying not one, not two but three natural body care companies is wise). Turns out the fusionists love the company too. Okay well maybe it’s just […]