From the fruit on the bottom to the granola on top, we’re committing to getting rid of GMOs in our flagship brands. We’re also working with our farmer partners to remove GMOs from their cows’ feed. It’ll all happen over time, but the work has already begun. By the end of 2017, all products from the Dannon brand family will contain non-GMO ingredients* and will be made with milk from cows fed non-GMO feed. Products from the entire Oikos and Danimals brand families will follow by the end of 2018.
Whatever your stance on GMOs, we think you have the right to know if they’re included. And then you can make your own choices. We’re going to label if there are GMO ingredients in our products nationally by the end of 2016.
For our flagship products, we’re starting to use ingredients, such as sugars and starches, that are more natural, non-synthetic and non-GMO. Our plan is to have the new ingredients in the cup by the end of 2017 for Dannon branded products, and the end of 2018 for Oikos and Danimals branded products. We wanted to start big. Together, these three brands represent about half of our US sales volume.
When we get our milk straight from our farmer partners, we can know exactly how they operate. We know that as certified responsible producers they treat their cows well and we know what they’re feeding them. And we can work together with them on environmental issues like soil health, water usage, biodiversity and carbon.