![]() Gerber said sales under the program totaled $5.17 million in 2013 and $5.37 million in 2012. ![]() The company says it, too, will be harmed because WIC sales were expected to generate $4.98 million this year. And they prefer Gerber, the lawsuit says, citing a brand study conducted by an outside firm. Gerber says that just before Thanksgiving last year, a letter arrived from the Department of Health advising that “it was denying authorization for the inclusion of Gerber products on the proposed 2014 Acceptable Foods Card.” According to Gerber, the letter talked broadly of program selection criteria, but “did not state that there were any concerns or issues with respect to nutrition standards or quality for Gerber products.” The company said it filed the lawsuit because the department’s decision “is final and binding.” Gerber contends WIC participants will be harmed if the decision is not overturned in court because they’ll lose their right to choose between Gerber and Beech-Nut products. baby food and drink industry at $5.4 billion in 2012. Mintel, a consumer research firm, pegged sales in the U.S. ![]() baby food sales Beech-Nut, part of Hero AG Group, also of Switzerland, is No. Gerber, founded in Michigan in 1928 and now part of Nestle SA of Switzerland, ranks No. ![]() Like Gerber, Beech-Nut has participated in the program since 2009, according to the lawsuit, giving WIC participants a choice between the two companies’ baby foods in the categories of vegetables/fruits and meat. ![]()
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