Liberté Natural Foods is a Canadian manufacturer and distributor of all natural, organic, and specialty dairy and deli foods. The current Liberté Natural Foods is a combination of three previously separate companies, Western Creamery, Liberté Brand Products, and the dairy division of Tournevent. These companies were combined under the name of Liberté Natural Foods on July 1, 2006 to better reflect the company's goal of bringing fresh food solutions to customers. Although all three companies share a common name the products are still distributed under their respective brand names. Besides these brands Liberté also distributes products for several other manufacturers, some of which are listed below.

While preparing to send my donation to the Organic Consumers Association (www.organicconsumers.org), I thought now would be a good time to update everyone about some of the publicly-traded companies that are involved in the organic and natural foods industry. Some of them have take quite a hit lately, but the future still looks bright and profit...

Britain's Prince Charles has been building a natural and organic premium foods empire over the past few years. The Prince's company, Duchy Originals, just introduced its latest creation: A line of fresh, handmade gourmet sandwiches prepared with all organic ingredients. The Earl of Sandwich would be proud.

As far as institutions go, there can be few with more pedigree than the BBC’s Desert Island Discs. "Pass the salt Mozart" conjectures what the show Desert Island Dinners might be like. Naturally there are two components to a meal: the food and the company with whom you eat.

In a move that highlights their commitment to equipping their users with the best information on how to lead healthy lifestyles, MyHealthGate, Inc. (www.myhealthgate.com) has partnered with a leading natural foods company, Amy’s Kitchen (www.amys.com).

Natural Harmony Foods, Inc. (Pink Sheets: NHYF), Natural Harmony Foods met with thirty leading distributors and retailers at the recently concluded Healthy Living Foods Show in Jacksonville, Florida. According to President Sam Dewar the reaction was very positive. More than twenty companies, including: Biggs, Hannaford Brothers, DPI, Price Chopper