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Non-Tech : Natural/Health Food Industry Stocks
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To: Greger who wrote (99)11/13/1998 11:15:00 PM
From: organicgerry  Read Replies (1) of 337
 
I have a hard time picturing a mainstream supermarket company acquiring OATS. Talk about culture clash -- half the OATS employees would leave.

WFMI and OATS both come from an alternative, hippy, greenpeace, counter-culture perspective. Now they're gradually getting more corporate and losing their ideals, especially WFMI with its big box store format with lots of white sugar junk foods (check the ingredients of their 365 line of cereals, etc.. In contrast, OATS gives a lot of money to social/environmental causes and is setting up Natural Healing Centers next to some of their stores.

Theres plenty of room for years of growth for both OATS and WFMI. They will grow by taking business from the mom and pops and by attracting many new people who would never go into a small health food store.

Mike Gilliland is very aggressive and smart. My guess is that he won't sell out anytime soon, he has big ambitions.
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