date:May 13, 2013
ek period ended in March, up 8.1 items from a year ago. Meanwhile, the number of Udis items stocked in conventional grocery stores totaled 6.9 at the end of the first quarter, up from 4.6 items a year ago. Mr. Hughes said the company hopes to have more than 20 gluten-free items at retail by the end of the year, up from 17.2 during the first quarter.
Elaborating on the demand for gluten-free, Mr. Hughes said its unlike anything hes seen in his 35 years in the food business.
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