Waitrose Duchy Organic estate and the first product was oaten biscuits. Products were initially sold through high-end stores such as Harrods and Fortnum & Mason. During the 1990s Duchy Originals products began being stocked in farm shops and independent delicatessens and expansion during the 2000s saw a selected range of Duchy Originals products becoming widely available in most major UK supermarkets, with Waitrose as the brand's largest customer. By 2008 sales of Duchy Originals had raised over £7 million cumulatively for The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation. Following the financial crisis of 2007–2008 the Duchy Originals business began making losses, amounting to around
The Originals (band) The group saw the release of two more singles, "We've Got A Way Out Of Love" and "Green Grow The Lilacs," which failed to chart, in 1969. The Originals found their biggest commercial success under the guidance of Marvin Gaye, who co-wrote and produced two of the group's biggest singles, the doo-wop influenced ballads "Baby, I'm For Real" and "The Bells". The former was such a hit that the group's debut album, 1969's "Green Grow The Lilacs", was soon reissued as "Baby, I'm For Real". The latter disc, from 1970's "Potrait Of The Originals", sold more than one million copies