I’ve been wondering why I couldn’t purchase my favorite Chocolate Silk Soymilk from Whole Foods these past few weeks. Instead, I’ve been purchasing Earth Balance Organic Chocolate Soymilk, which at first tasted a bit weird to me, but the taste is growing on me.
Today, I finally asked one of the stock boys at Whole Food what happened with the Silk, and he said, with a concerned and slightly disgusted face:
“Oh no… We found out that Silk was getting their soybeans from China and the quality no longer meets our standards. So we had to pull it from our store. We’re just not happy with their operations at this time.”
And when I asked why they were still selling other silk products, like their Pumpkin Spice Soy milk, he said:
“Well… I’m not sure. But even those aren’t safe.”
Well, this is a big surprise to me because I love my Silk Chocolate Soymilk. It’s so good. But I’m disappointed to hear about their soy bean quality and suspect producers of goods. Besides, Earth Balance is starting to taste better and better the more I drink it.
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Hey David,
This is Jarod from Silk, wanted to chime in regarding your post and hopefully clear up some misinformation. Silk actually hasn’t been kicked out of Whole Foods. They have limited our distribution in a few regions, but there are still a large number of stores carrying our Organic and Natural products. More importantly, we do not source our beans from China. All our beans come from right here in the U.S.
In fact, last week we launched a new tracing program that lets consumers track the beans used in Silk products right down to the county.
I encourage you and your readers to check out our blog, where we’ve addressed this issue in more detail – http://www.thegrazingmind.com/2010/08/05/soy-what/
Thanks,
-Jarod
Hey Jarod,
Thanks for your input on the issue —much appreciated. Would you be able to disclose to us why Whole Foods Market limited your distribution? Also, what do you think would make an employee of Whole Foods spread such information? He seemed pretty clear and confident about what he knew.
Thanks,
Dave
Hey Dave,
Every retailer, Whole Foods included, does ongoing assessments of their product offerings. And part of what differentiates Whole Foods from other retailers is that they offer items that aren’t widely available. This allows them to determine an acceptable profit margin and create a unique consumer experience. Because Silk is widely available across the county, Whole Foods decided to offer an extended brand assortment of soymilks beyond Silk and their own private label offering. So, as I mentioned, Silk is still in Whole Foods, just not quite as broadly as we were before.
As far as why the employee thought we sourced our beans from China, I don’t know. But I can guarantee you that all our beans (both organic and Non-GMO) are sourced from right here in the U.S.
You shouldn’t be drinking soy milk regardless of where the beans are from. You’re poisoning yourself:
http://www.foodrenegade.com/dangers-of-soy/