Forty-five years after Kalamazoo’s People’s Food Co-op opened its doors to the public, the co-op’s management and shareholders continu

BROOKS, Maine — If the word “co-op” make you think hazily of the 1970s, Birkenstock sandals and bulk containers of carob, think again.

The Clifton Co-op Market initiative will turn three years old in March, but it won’t be much longer before the store itself comes to fruition.

“Credit unions just may have a powerful weapon in their battle for market share – but a lot don’t fully appreciate it”, said Paul Stull, CEO of the Credit Union Association of New Mexico.

Here is good food for thought, grouped under two themes: approaches to internal cooperation and business strategy; improving equity, diversity, and inclusion in food co-ops.

Stephanie Shaw believes that if her life circumstances were a little different, she might be a frequent visitor to Missouri Southern State University's new food pantry.

By: Michelle Bruch   Southwest Journal, Minneapolis MN

Photo by William Hoben

When I became general manager of Outpost Natural Foods in 1986, I had already been working at the co-op for seven years doing ordering, receiving, merchandising, marketing,

A few days after learning that Katuah Grocery will close at the end of the month, French Broad Food Co-op member-owners convened a March 21 community meeting to discuss expansion ideas that include