Stonyfield ups ad ante.(Stonyfield Farm Inc. to invest more in advertising)(Brief Article)

Advertising Age, October, 2001 by Thompson, Stephanie

Stonyfield Farm plans to invest considerably more in traditional media next year in an effort to define its yogurt brand's central point of difference: organic.

With organic foods on the rise among mainstream consumers, the primarily Northeastern Stonyfield brand has seen sales skyrocket 27% to $80 million for the 52 weeks ended Sept. 9, according to Information Resources Inc. The phenomenal rise amid a mostly slow-growth food industry caught the attention of competitor Group Danone, marketer of Dannon yogurt, which recently agreed to take a 40% stake in the family-run company. Now, Stonyfield president-CEO Gary Hirshberg is poised to take his company, and his marketing budget, to the next level.

``Organic is no longer just appreciated by those who...

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