NORWALK, Conn.—Stew Leonard's, one of America’s largest food and dairy stores, introduced private label organic milk produced from family-owned farms throughout New England. Stew Leonard's Organic Whole Milk, Organic1% Low fat Milk and Organic Fat Free Milk are Certified USDA Organic. It will be sold in half-gallon cartons.
"Our customers have raised their families drinking Stew Leonard's milk for more than 40 years," said Stew Leonard, Jr., CEO of Stew Leonard's."Our milk has always been free from synthetic hormones, and we've always sold milk from local farms for the lowest price possible.”
Stew Leonard's regular milk is about one dollar less than the new Stew Leonard's Organic Milk. Both milks are free of hormones. The difference comes down to the type of feed provided to the cows. Farmers who raise organic cows are held to the National Organic Standards and therefore are required to feed their cows organic feed. However, it costs three times the cost of regular feed.
Stew Leonard's, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in1969, has four stores in Norwalk, Danbury, and Newington, CO; and Yonkers, NY.