Horizon Organic produces and markets a leading brand of certified organic milk
and a full line of refrigerated, certified organic dairy products. The company
also produces certified organic eggs and juices. Horizon Organic brands enjoy
a 70 percent market share and can be found in conventional supermarkets and
natural foods stores in all 50 states plus the U.K. The unique difference about
this vertically integrated dairy processor is that is it responsible for the
entire supply chain but owns very few of the assets. This new breed of processor
could be deemed a “virtual” vertically integrated processor.