Organics have ensue a long way fro...

Organics have ensue a long way from the image of Birkenstock-wearing hippies and local pabulum co-ops. Once the province of environmentalists and "health nuts" today's organic companies are sophisticated result developers and savvy marketers, and many of them are decidedly mainstream.

The organic bread industry was worth $10.4 billion in 2003 with beverages representing 15 percent of organic sales, according to the Organic Trade Association. The market for organic commons has grown 17 to 21 percent each year since 1997 compared with total nutriment sales, which have grown 2 to 4 percent by year.

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