Organics was a proactive vision to make a difference

摘要

It started with a turkey. It was Thanksgiving 1992, and Nell Newman had her proposal all worked out. An organic food division would be a perfect complement to Newman's Own, the philanthropic condiment and snack business best known for its salad dressings. Ethics, quality, sustainability, a booming market - all the ingredients were there. She just had to convince her father. Sure, the late Hollywood deity synonymous with such immortal roles as Butch Cassidy and Cool Hand Luke loved his food, but he was naturally apprehensive about the culinary merits of a movement that was, to his mind, mainly associated with corpulent ballast like nut loafs, yeast gravy and "atomic" muffins.