"Some shoppers skip the organics; Sales still rising, but not as fast, grocers report" by Associated Press | December 10, 2008
CHICAGO - The rotten economy is eating into sales of organic foods.
Sales figures show that shoppers are having second thoughts about the value of often costly organic foods, particularly fruits, vegetables, and meats. Overall sales of organic food are still rising, though the industry's robust growth of recent decades is tapering off, analysts said....
Yeah, organics are struggling next to the crap the major "food" companies put out -- even though their SALES are STILL STRONG!!! What that tells you -- despite the bulls*** MSM spin -- is that PEOPLE CARE about their HEALTH!
Loyalty helps explain why Hain Celestial Group Inc. of Melville, N.Y., which owns the Arrowhead Mills, Health Valley, and dozens of other organic food and product labels, reported a $7 million profit in the quarter that ended Sept. 30 as sales grew 22 percent.
Then what is with the BUTCHER JOB, MSM? Why the INSULTING TONE when it comes to NATURAL FOODS?
Stonyfield Farms, a privately held Londonderry, N.H., company that sells organic yogurt and milk, is experiencing slower growth, but chief executive Gary Hirshberg tries to keep things in perspective. "Anybody else would be envying our growth," given current economic conditions, Hirshberg said.
Oh, that's why the MSM is in such a snit!
Despite the challenges, the Organic Trade Association forecasts sales of organic foods will rise by 18 percent a year, on average, through 2010....
A July survey found that among customers who reported buying organic products, 56 percent had household incomes of more than $100,000, said Marcia Mogelonsky, senior research analyst at Chicago-based Mintel International. Thirty-six percent had incomes of less than $25,000. Still, shoppers at all income levels appear to be reducing purchases of organics these days, analysts said.
Hey, EVERYBODY is REDUCING PURCHASES -- save for the ELITE RICHERS!!!!
Some are avoiding specialty markets or brands in favor of less-expensive store-brand organics sold by Target Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and others....
That's what happens when you are POOR!!! McDonalds shit looks pretty good cause its CHEAP!!! In fact, the system is DESIGNED to PUSH POOR PEOPLE into eating such shit!
Others... have become more frugal in terms of what they eat. "Instead of buying organic steak maybe you're having beans and tortilla tonight for dinner," said Mark Kastel, a senior analyst with the organic farming watchdog Cornucopia Institute, in Cornucopia, Wis.
Yeah, it is called a DECLINE in the STANDARD of LIVING and it ONLY APPLIES to those NOT in the UPPER CRUST of ELITES!!!!
Btw, the VEGANISM is GOOD FOR YOU (and the animals), too!!!!
The shift to more affordable foods - and away from the most expensive organic items, particularly meat and produce - has been a boon to Annie's Inc., which sells organic macaroni and cheese, cookies, and pasta.
"Our business has been getting stronger as the economy is getting weaker," said John Foraker, chief executive of Napa, Calif.-based Annie's, whose profit in 2008 is up about 30 percent from a year ago....Huh. That is sure not the TONE of the HEADLINE or article now, is it?
GD lying, agenda-pushing frikkin' MSM again!
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