date:May 07, 2014
Foods, which for several years has grown robustly despite the weak U.S. economic recovery.
For example, in Los Angeles' waterfront community of Marina Del Rey, mainstream grocer Kroger Co's (KR.N) Ralphs market has sold packaged, organic kale and Aidells (HSH.N) artisan sausages at lower prices than a nearby Whole Foods store.
Elsewhere, Wal-Mart's U.S. division plans to introduce 100 Wild Oats-branded organic products ranging from olive oil to canned black beans in half of its 4,000 stores in