Costco Is Buying Over A Thousand Acres Of Land For Local Farmers To Grow Organic Produce
Costco Goes Organic One of the fastest-growing categories in food sales at Costco is organics. And as of 2015, Costco was the largest retail seller of organics (after sales of organic products exceeded $4 billion annually) and they aren’t slowing down! However, it’s been difficult for them to keep up with the rise in demand. So, they’ve set up some new initiatives to help them better serve their growing customer base. Their current plan: Lend money to farmers to buy land to grow organics (transitioning to organic farming takes three years, a timeline set by the U.S. Department of...
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