Our Heritage. More Than 300 Years of History!
Our roots run deep - Sweet Green Fields brings together three companies, each with over 110 years experience:
Sanitarium
Founded in Australia, Sanitarium, The Health Food Company's core philosophy
is "a better life through better nutrition."
At Sanitarium, we're about more than just selling food. Our mission is
to help you enjoy more energy and vitality. We've been committed to this
philosophy for over 100 years and it's the reason we exist today. We also
believe that good business is based on trust, respect and community involvement.
As you look at our history, our emphasis on nutrition education and our
work within the community, you'll see that we do everything with our twin
goals in mind - to provide you with healthy foods that actively improve
your well-being and to offer you easy-to-understand nutrition information.
Sanitarium first introduced their soymilk product in 1986, So Good®,
which is now Australia's favorite soymilk. And for the past 30 years,
Weet-Bix, a Sanitarium cereal, has been the most popular breakfast cereal
in the country.
Agriculture Expertise
Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC) is a pioneer in Sweet Green
Fields. Founded in 1895, HARC specializes in horticultural crop research
including agronomy and plant nutrition, plant physiology, breeding,
generic engineering and tissue culture, and control of diseases and
pests through integrated pest management. HARC also performs process
method development and training in areas such as pesticide application
and environmental compliance; ground water monitoring; and technical
literature searches.
Gay & Robinson, was established in 1889 and remains one of Hawaii's
oldest businesses. On the island of Kauai, G&R operates a 7,500 -
acre sugar cane plantation and mill, producing approximately 50,000 tons
of sugar annually. Seeing the need for an all-natural, no-calorie sweetener,
the companies invested in Stevia farming in the late 90's. After years
of development, they finally had their big breakthrough: a refining process
that yielded nearly pure Rebaudioside A, the stevia sweetener extract.