Horizon Organic Holding Corporation - HCOW- Profile

Horizon Organic Holding Corporation. The Group's principal activities are to produce and market organic milk and a full line of branded, refrigerated, organic dairy products and organic juices. The Group 's products consist of organic products including yogurts, pasteurized and ultra-pasteurized milk, cheese, butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, cream cheese, whipping cream, half and half, and juices. The products are marketed under the 'Horizon Organic' and 'The Organic Cow of Vermont' brand names in the United States and 'The Rachel's Organic' brand name in the United Kingdom. The Group also licenses Horizon Organic brand for use on organic dairy products in Japan and organic eggs in the United States. The products are sold through natural and organic retailers, national and regional conventional super market chains, mass merchant retailers, other specialty food retailers, and food manufacturers. Marketing accounted for 81% of 2002 gross revenues; International, 17% and Dairy farm operations, 2%