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ORGANICS IN THE MAINSTREAM MARKET While it wasn ’ t too long ago that organic foods were considered a fringe interest , they have been a part of the mainstream consciousness for years now . But never before this year have they seen such a boost in profile and mainstream interest . There is no better highlight of this trend than the shift that occurred this year in markets providing organic products to consumers .
This year Costco Wholesale CFO Richard Galanti announced that the warehouse store had exceeded $ 4 billion in annual sales of organic products , a significant increase over its report of $ 3 billion the year before . Even bigger than that , the sales
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