plant-based dairy company

Miyoko's Creamery

Industry Food

A certified B Corp plant-based dairy company making vegan butter and cheese products from plant ingredients. Miyoko's Creamery remains weak because of person-dependent governance, even where the product or service has practical value.

Why this matters: Miyoko’s offers a real alternative to animal dairy, but private-company control and founder-contingent mission history keep it below stronger cooperative food producers.

Letter grade D Extractive Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 10, 2026

Final Score 29* D - Extractive

DEXTRACTIVE29 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material34

Bonus+0

Cap66No structure cap

After Cap34

Penalties-5

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The current public description presents this as vegan or plant-based. The badge is informational; it does not erase labor, ownership, toxicity, price, or governance concerns.

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Evaluation Overview

D - Extractive

The score turns mainly on Governance, with the largest penalty coming from Reversibility.

Strengths

Governance5/10
Product Integrity5/5
Extraction4/10

Penalties

Reversibility-5

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims3
Direct axis claims3
Coverage3/10

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	2 / 10	B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. That keeps Miyoko's Creamery low on Ownership: decisive control remains with shareholders, private owners, executives, or state insiders rather than affected people. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. [1]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	5 / 10	B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. That places Miyoko's Creamery in the middle of Governance: there are accountability mechanisms, but they stop short of broad democratic control. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Linked evidence B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. [1]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	4 / 10	B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. That places Miyoko's Creamery in the middle of Extraction: the institution creates real value but still leaves room for rent extraction, unequal bargaining, or surplus capture. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Linked evidence context B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. [1] context Miyoko's describes its business around plant-based butter and cheese, organic standards, regenerative sourcing aspirations, and lower-animal-harm food substitution. [2]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	3 / 7	B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. That places Miyoko's Creamery in the middle of Labor Sovereignty: workers or participants have some protection or agency, but not enough binding power to control the relationship. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Linked evidence context B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. [1] context Miyoko's describes its business around plant-based butter and cheese, organic standards, regenerative sourcing aspirations, and lower-animal-harm food substitution. [2]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	3 / 7	B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. That places Miyoko's Creamery in the middle of Solidarity with the Unemployed: some access, severance, retraining, openness, or mutual-aid value is present, but it is not central or durable. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Linked evidence context B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. [1] context Miyoko's describes its business around plant-based butter and cheese, organic standards, regenerative sourcing aspirations, and lower-animal-harm food substitution. [2]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	4 / 7	B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. That places Miyoko's Creamery in the middle of Loss-Bearing Fidelity: there is some willingness to preserve obligations, but the record still leaves meaningful risk-shifting concerns. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Linked evidence context B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. [1] context Miyoko's describes its business around plant-based butter and cheese, organic standards, regenerative sourcing aspirations, and lower-animal-harm food substitution. [2]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	4 / 5	Miyoko's describes its business around plant-based butter and cheese, organic standards, regenerative sourcing aspirations, and lower-animal-harm food substitution. Miyoko's describes its business around plant-based butter and cheese, organic standards, regenerative sourcing aspirations, and lower-animal-harm food substitution. That places Miyoko's Creamery high on Market Conduct: pricing, access, switching, and bargaining practices show restraint compared with ordinary rent-seeking competitors. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary. Linked evidence context Miyoko's describes its business around plant-based butter and cheese, organic standards, regenerative sourcing aspirations, and lower-animal-harm food substitution. [2] context B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. [1]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	5 / 5	Miyoko's describes its business around plant-based butter and cheese, organic standards, regenerative sourcing aspirations, and lower-animal-harm food substitution. Miyoko's describes its business around plant-based butter and cheese, organic standards, regenerative sourcing aspirations, and lower-animal-harm food substitution. That places Miyoko's Creamery high on Product Integrity: the core offering is genuinely useful and comparatively less dependent on traps, degradation, or harmful dependencies. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary. Linked evidence Miyoko's describes its business around plant-based butter and cheese, organic standards, regenerative sourcing aspirations, and lower-animal-harm food substitution. [2]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	4 / 5	B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. That places Miyoko's Creamery high on Scale Integrity: growth appears compatible with accountability, quality, and stakeholder benefit. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary. Linked evidence context B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company. [1] context Miyoko's describes its business around plant-based butter and cheese, organic standards, regenerative sourcing aspirations, and lower-animal-harm food substitution. [2]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Reversibility ? Applied when positive conduct depends on current living leaders, founders, family owners, or other person-contingent governance rather than durable structure. Range: -5 to 0.	-5	Miyoko's mission history remains meaningfully tied to founder-created brand identity and private-company governance, so its positive direction is less structurally locked than a cooperative or farmer-owned model. Miyoko's mission history remains meaningfully tied to founder-created brand identity and private-company governance, so its positive direction is less structurally locked than a cooperative or farmer-owned model. That warrants a severe Reversibility penalty because favorable conduct depends on current people or discretionary leadership rather than locked stakeholder structure. The value is near the floor because the conduct appears central, large-scale, repeated, or institutionally powerful rather than incidental. Linked evidence Miyoko's mission history remains meaningfully tied to founder-created brand identity and private-company governance, so its positive direction is less structurally locked than a cooperative or farmer-owned model. [3]

Bonus Credits

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Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 64/100

3 verified linked claims 3 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 3/10 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 15/20

3 verified linked claims

Source quality 11/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 6/18

3 direct claims across 10 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 3/10

3/10 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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Claims and Sources

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* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1B Lab lists Miyoko's Creamery as a certified B Corporation with a score above the ordinary-business median, is relevant to stakeholder-governance credit because a private plant-based food company.

Governance Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 10, 2026

AI scaffold

B Lab profile: Miyoko’s CreameryGeneral web source · 58%

2Miyoko's describes its business around plant-based butter and cheese, organic standards, regenerative sourcing aspirations, and lower-animal-harm food substitution.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 10, 2026

AI scaffold

Miyoko’s making an impactGeneral web source · 58%

3Miyoko's mission history remains meaningfully tied to founder-created brand identity and private-company governance, so its positive direction is less structurally locked than a cooperative or farmer-owned model.

Reversibility Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 10, 2026

AI scaffold

Miyoko’s About UsOfficial self-description · 68%

4Miyoko's Creamery is described in the current profile as vegan or plant-forward: A certified B Corp plant-based dairy company making vegan butter and cheese products from plant ingredients. Miyoko's Creamery remains weak because of person-dependent governance, even where the product or service has p…

Dietary Status Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 11, 2026

Miyoko's Creamery public siteGeneral web source · 58%

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