The leading organic and natural foods grocery store chain in the U.S. recently released a top 10 list that includes sockeye salmon fillets from Alaska.
Whole Foods announced their first quarter earnings on Wednesday. The chain’s total sales were up 10-percent compared to last year. As a matter of fact the company’s first quarter sales set a record at $4.2-billion dollars. As part of releasing the financial data the company passed along a list of its top-selling exclusive brand items to the Wall Street Journal’s “MarketWatch”. The list includes items like olive oil, milk, butter, chicken breasts, and mineral water. Number 10 on the top 10 list of top selling Whole Foods exclusive brand items was “Whole Catch Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Fillets”. Long time fisheries economist Gunnar Knapp with the University of Alaska’s Institute of Social and Economic Research says it’s impressive for sockeye fillets from Alaska to make the top 10 list.
“I think it’s a great illustration of how this wonderful product of sockeye salmon fillets is making huge inroads into the U.S. market and becoming a major successful product item of the Alaska seafood industry.”
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