One of the last supermarket holdouts is holding back on organics no longer.
No-frills grocery chain Aldi has added certified organic produce in five divisions across the country, including in the Twin Cities.
The privately held German company started introducing an organic line of packaged products in September in other areas and brought it to 46 stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa this month, said Bob Herbst, director of purchasing for the Midwest division.
Becky Balder of Bloomington said last week that she was happy to see Aldi adding an organic selection. "It means a lot that organic is cheaper there," she said.
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