date:Aug 02, 2013
g Whole Foods Markets (WFM.O), said Francis Gaskins, a partner at IPO research company IPODesktop.com.
They have a very good business model going forward.
Sales of natural and organic food in the United States rose about 12 percent annually between 1997 and 2011, when the market was worth about $43 billion, according the Nutrition Business Journal.
The market is expected to grow by about 10 percent annually through 2020, the industry magazine said.
Demand for the sector also comes despite a