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Get your free copy14 November 2011, 16:19 PM
- US-based organic retailer Whole Foods Market is to open its first branch in Scotland this month
The new store, in Giffnock, near Glasgow, focuses on supporting local businesses and only stocks natural and organic products.
More than 400 of the items in store are from Scottish producers, including oysters from the Firth of Clyde and salmon smoked in Oban.
David Doctorow, vice president of Whole Foods Market UK, said, “We are incredibly excited to be opening in Scotland and bringing with us a new way of presenting and experiencing food.
“Many of our products have been sourced from within Scotland, which collectively showcase some of the best artisan producers from the length and breadth of the country.”
Since launching in 1978, Whole Foods now have 300 stores and an annual turnover of more than £5 billion. The only other stores the company has in the UK are all within London.
