Investments And Joint Ventures

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investments And Joint Ventures

INVESTMENTS AND JOINT VENTURES

Equity method investments

At December 31, 2015, the Company owned 50.0% of a joint venture, Hutchison Hain Organic Holdings Limited (“HHO”), with Chi-Med, a majority owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited. HHO markets and distributes certain of the Company’s brands in Hong Kong, China and other markets. Voting control of the joint venture is shared 50/50 between the Company and Chi-Med, although, in the event of a deadlock, Chi-Med has the ability to cast the deciding vote. The carrying value of the investment and advances to HHO of $1,233 are included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in “Investments and joint ventures.” The investment is being accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

At December 31, 2015, the Company owned a 15.2% interest in Chop’t. Chop’t develops and operates fast-casual, fresh salad restaurants in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. The investment is being accounted for as a equity method investment and its carrying value of $18,000 is included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in “Investments and joint ventures.” The Company’s current ownership percentage may be diluted in the future to 12% pending the distribution of additional ownership interests.

Available-For-Sale Securities

The Company has a less than 1% equity ownership interest in Yeo Hiap Seng Limited (“YHS”), a Singapore based natural food and beverage company listed on the Singapore Exchange, which is accounted for as an available-for-sale security. The Company sold 782,000 of its YHS shares during the six months ended December 31, 2014 which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $311 on the sales. No shares were sold during the six months ended December 31, 2015. The remaining shares held at December 31, 2015 totaled 1,035,338. The fair value of these shares held was $981 (cost basis of $1,291) at December 31, 2015 and $1,196 (cost basis of $1,291) at June 30, 2015 and is included in “Investments and joint ventures,” with the related unrealized gain or loss, net of tax, included in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.