Gary Hirshberg Quotes

United States, Chairperson
1954

Gary Hirshberg is chairman and former president and CEO of Stonyfield Farm, the world's leading organic yogurt producer, based in Londonderry, New Hampshire. He has been with the company since just after its founding in 1983. He frequently speaks on topics including sustainability, organic agriculture and the profitability of green business.

The secret to my success is I know what I don't know and I hire people smarter than me.

Gary Hirshberg
- People
- Secret
- Smarter
There can be no progress on climate change without strong and aggressive leadership from the White House. While we have been frustrated that it took until now, we find that the President’s plan contains plenty of smart proposals and pathways for action. Stonyfield stands firmly behind the President's vision.

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- Strong
- Action
- Progress

My counsel to entrepreneurs is to 'own' a region, 'own' a market, 'own' a segment. Create something you can defend. Don't get hung up on the idea that you have to go national.

Gary Hirshberg
- Ideas
- Entrepreneur
- Hung
Quality, quality, quality: never waver from it, even when you don't see how you can afford to keep it up. When you compromise, you become a commodity and then you die

Gary Hirshberg
- Business
- Management
- Dies
Superior quality is a prerequisite to entering the game. By definition, an entrepreneur is undercapitalized relative to the status quo. Therefore, if you enter a product that is either at parity with the leaders, or not as good, you won't even get to the starting line.

Gary Hirshberg
I believe in the power of one.

Gary Hirshberg
- Believe
- Power
We as consumers really do have the right to know what's in our food.

Gary Hirshberg
- Food
- Know
- Consumers