Whole Foods Having Shortages Abroad?

"Europe's first Whole Foods Market is set to opening London in two weeks' time, but the vast potential of the organic market is being curtailed by a shortage of organic produce, according to Organic Monitor.

The US company currently has 193 outlets in its home country and in the UK, including its five Fresh and Wild stores in the UK. The new 80,000 sq ft store, which will take up two floors of a former department store, will open to much fan-fare on June 6.

But the opening was initially slated for August 2006, then postponed to February 2007. Organic Monitor analyst Amarjit Sahota told FoodNavigator.com that one of the major reasons behind the nine-month delay was the shortage of organic supplies: WFM simply could not fill its shelves."

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