Stonyfield Farm - An Anti Gun Company

[Annie Oakley]

I did a post on my blog a few days ago on Ben and Jerry's being anti gun which has spurred my further interest into this topic. I got pretty frustrated when I saw that plenty of groups such as the NRA and GOA have exhaustive lists of anti gun companies but no citations whatsoever. Though I am sure that they did their research I am just not one to believe everything that I read.

As a result I decided to do a series about food companies who openly support gun control with the evidence to back it up.

If you guys and gals find this info interesting and helpful let me know and I'll keep posting this stuff here.

Stonyfield Farm is the maker of Stonyfield Yogurt Product, YoBaby and Kids, and Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt.

In the book "Ben and Jerry's Double-Dip: how to run a values-led business and make money, too," by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, Greenfield talks about how they got blacklisted by the NRA because of their collaborations with the Children's Defense Fund.

As a result they received many letter of support including one from Gary Hirshberg, CEO and President of Stonyfield Farm Yogurt.In the letter he expressed wanting to do something about gun violence and said "I got involved with a group called Stop Handgun Violence. I went with them instead of an antigun group - which I personally support - because I wanted something my employees would support...Stop Handgun Violence got two or three thousand calls and lots of money."

Stop Handgun Violence not being an anti gun group my ass! These are a few excerpts from their site:

"Stop Handgun Violence was the lead agency in a coalition that came together to pass the Gun Control Act of 1998 (Chapter 180), the most comprehensive gun legislation in the nation."



"June, 2004. Stop Handgun Violence's eighth billboard featured a 150' by 30' AK-47 assault rifle and suggested that such a gun would be "Coming to a Home Near You" if the National and State Assault Weapons Bans were not renewed. Unfortunately, the federal ban did sunset, but Massachusetts passed its own ban by a resoundingly bi-partisan show of support."

Not anti gun? Um, ok...

Well at least I don't think I ever really ate any of their products anyway. Now I need to research Dannon. Man, I really don't want to give up my fruit on the bottom yogurt...

[donotknowme]

Thanks for posting this. Time for me to find another yogurt.

[Dredly]

Dibs on that awesome AK billboard! :P

[mpan72]

I did a post on my blog a few days ago on Ben and Jerry's being anti gun which has spurred my further interest into this topic. I got pretty frustrated when I saw that plenty of groups such as the NRA and GOA have exhaustive lists of anti gun companies but no citations whatsoever. Though I am sure that they did their research I am just not one to believe everything that I read.

As a result I decided to do a series about food companies who openly support gun control with the evidence to back it up.

If you guys and gals find this info interesting and helpful let me know and I'll keep posting this stuff here.

Stonyfield Farm is the maker of Stonyfield Yogurt Product, YoBaby and Kids, and Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt.

In the book "Ben and Jerry's Double-Dip: how to run a values-led business and make money, too," by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, Greenfield talks about how they got blacklisted by the NRA because of their collaborations with the Children's Defense Fund.

As a result they received many letter of support including one from Gary Hirshberg, CEO and President of Stonyfield Farm Yogurt.In the letter he expressed wanting to do something about gun violence and said "I got involved with a group called Stop Handgun Violence. I went with them instead of an antigun group - which I personally support - because I wanted something my employees would support...Stop Handgun Violence got two or three thousand calls and lots of money."

Stop Handgun Violence not being an anti gun group my ass! These are a few excerpts from their site:

"Stop Handgun Violence was the lead agency in a coalition that came together to pass the Gun Control Act of 1998 (Chapter 180), the most comprehensive gun legislation in the nation."



"June, 2004. Stop Handgun Violence's eighth billboard featured a 150' by 30' AK-47 assault rifle and suggested that such a gun would be "Coming to a Home Near You" if the National and State Assault Weapons Bans were not renewed. Unfortunately, the federal ban did sunset, but Massachusetts passed its own ban by a resoundingly bi-partisan show of support."

Not anti gun? Um, ok...

Well at least I don't think I ever really ate any of their products anyway. Now I need to research Dannon. Man, I really don't want to give up my fruit on the bottom yogurt...

When do I get mine, am I too late.

[D10]

I want a billboard like that one....cool.

[ViperGTS19801]

Agreed - I want that huge fuckin' AK sign. I'll post it on my property and add "DO NOT TRY TO ROB ME."

lol

[Annie Oakley]

Yeah, the sign would be pretty bad ass if they just replaced the red wording with "I wouldn't rob that house if I were you..."

[kipper]

Stonyfield Farm is about 85% owned by Group Danone, so any complaints/comments you make to Stonyfield Farm concerning their politics and your boycott of them should also be addressed to Group Danone, aka Dannon too.

[Annie Oakley]

Stonyfield Farm is about 85% owned by Group Danone, so any complaints/comments you make to Stonyfield Farm concerning their politics and your boycott of them should also be addressed to Group Danone, aka Dannon too.

Good point. I will look into that.

[mrnyman]

I never eat their Yogurt as i seldom eat Yogurt but i have bought their Milk at Walmart from time to time , but no more.

Its amazing that all these companies are against Americans owning Guns But they all Support Israel! Where any Jew Can carry a Gun no question asked.

hhhhmmmm.