ConAgra is one of the most irresponsible companies that one can find on Wall St. From fighting GMO labeling to abusing labor and the environment they have done it all. But now ConAgra is on the ropes. They have stretched themselves thin and they are weak with debt and shrinking sales.
Now is the time to organize an all out boycott, not just from those of us that call ourselves environmentalists, but from everyone who will listen.
In 2002, ConAgra, together with other major food and beverage companies including PepsiCo, General Mills, Kelloggs, Sara Lee, and H. J. Heinz Co., spent millions to defeat Oregon Ballot Measure 27, which would have required food companies to label products that contain genetically modified ingredients.
A 2006 report by CERES, a non-profit organization that works to address global climate change and other sustainability issues, titled “Corporate Governance and Climate Change: Making the Connection,” measures how 100 leading global companies are responding to global warming. Companies in the report were evaluated on a 0 to 100 scale. ConAgra scored a total of 4 points, the lowest of any of the food companies rated.
And that’s not all ConAgra does with major labor and safety violations over the years, and of course corruption. Multinational Monitor, a corporate watchdog organization, named ConAgra one of the ‘Top 100 Corporate Criminals of the 1990s’.
So as you can see they are not a responsible company and are actively contributing to slowing or stopping agriculture reforms.
ConAgra brands to avoid:
- Act II – Microwave Popcorn
- Alexia – Appetizers, Artisan Breads, and Potato Products
- Andy Capp’s fries – flavoured corn and potato snack made to look like French fries.
- Angela Mia – Tomato products and authentic Italian specialties
- Award Cuisine – Foodservice specialties that cross dayparts and temperature classes
- Banquet – Frozen chicken and ready-to-heat meals
- Big Mama Sausage – Snack-sized preserved sausages
- Blue Bonnet – Margarine and bread spreads
- Chef Boyardee – Ready-to-eat pasta meals
- Chiffon margarine – Tubbed soft-margarine brand purchased from Kraft and later discontinued
- Chun King – Chinese-style foods and meal packages
- ConAgra Mills – Multi-use flours
- Crunch ‘n Munch – Glazed popcorn/nut mixture
- David Sunflower Seeds – Sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds
- Dennison’s – Chili
- Eagle Mills with Ultragrain – All-Purpose Flour made with Ultragrain
- Egg Beaters – Processed egg product
- Fernando’s – Mexican entrees and appetizers
- Fiddle Faddle – Glazed popcorn/nut mixture
- Fleischmann’s – Bread spreads
- Gebhardt – Tex-Mex style foods
- Golden Cuisine – Ready-made food for seniors
- Gulden’s – Mustard
- Healthy Choice – Ready-to-eat and prepared foods
- Hebrew National – Kosher sausages, cold cuts and condiments
- Hunt’s – Canned tomato products, ketchup and barbecue sauce
- Hunt’s Snack Pack – Shelf-stable pudding
- J. Hungerford Smith – Dessert ingredients for restaurants
- J.M. Swank – Food ingredient distributor
- Jiffy Pop – Popcorn
- Kid Cuisine – Prepared foods for children
- La Choy – Chinese-style foods
- Lamb Weston – Potato products
- Lamb Weston Inland Valley – Consumer sales of frozen potato products
- Luck’s Incorporated – Canned baked beans
- Manwich – Canned sloppy Joe mix
- Margherita – Italian-style processed meats
- Marie Callender’s – Frozen meals
- Move Over Butter – Margarine
- Orville Redenbacher’s – Popcorn and Poppycock
- PAM – Spray cooking oils
- Parkay – Bread spreads
- Patio – Tex-Mex-style frozen meals
- Pemmican – Beef and turkey jerky
- Penrose – Pickled sausages
- Peter Pan – Peanut butter
- Pogo – Corndogs
- Poppycock – Premium Glazed popcorn/nut mixture
- Ranch Style – Baked and Refried beans
- Reddi-wip – Whipped cream
- Ro-Tel – Canned tomato sauce
- Rosarita – Mexican – style foods
- Screaming Yellow Zonkers – Glazed popcorn (Discontinued)
- Slim Jim – Meat snacks
- Swiss Miss -Powdered cocoa for hot chocolate and pudding
- Squeez ‘N Go – Prepared pudding
- The MAX – Pizzeria quality products for foodservice operators
- Van Camp’s – Canned beans
- VH – Sauces and frozen foods (Available in Canada only)
- Vogel Popcorn – Popcorn
- Wesson – Cooking oils
- Wolf Brand Chili – Chili