Dave Gutknecht
Dave Gutknecht has been editor of Cooperative Grocer magazine since its founding in 1985.
Author's Articles
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Food co-ops have been key to reshaping the food economy in North America. |
123 March - April - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
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Organic agriculture faces a bigger threat than the potential for weakened standards on ingredients: contamination from genetically engineered crops. |
122 January - February - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
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In late September, nearly 100 co-op managers and organizational staff held sessions for the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA). |
121 November - December - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
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This edition completes 20 years of Cooperative Grocer, an event that is of small significance but which prompts my gratitude: for work, service, and relations of solidarity with so many fine |
120 September - October - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
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This edition’s annual survey of food co-op performance highlights largely healthy operations and continuing strong sales growth among these community-based businesses. |
119 July - August - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
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A well-known joke warns, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there!” If a cooperative does not have its purpose clearly identified and well supported in practice, that purpose |
118 May - June - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
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“Listen up! We’ve got a problem here.” |
117 March - April - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
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In their efforts to grow and govern democratic businesses, food co-op boards of directors need to look both inward and outward. |
116 January - February - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
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I briefly interviewed Don McLemore in late November, two months after his hiring as the CEO of the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA). |
116 January - February - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
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In Part 1, "Turning Points and Lessons," I discussed the decline of two major cooperatives -- the Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley (C.C.B.) stores and DANCe (Distributing Alliance of the Northcoun |
019 October - November - 1988 | January 31, 2009 |
| 137 July - August - 2008 | March 18, 2009 | |
| 141 March - April - 2009 | March 20, 2009 | |
| 142 May - June - 2009 | May 20, 2009 | |
| 143 July - August - 2009 | July 2, 2009 | |
| 142 May - June - 2009 | September 1, 2009 | |
| 143 July - August - 2009 | October 6, 2009 | |
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KEY POINTS: *Buying local is very important, primarily for reinforcing the local economy. |
144 September - October - 2009 | October 10, 2009 |
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In September, the cause of extending organic certification standards to personal care items—soaps, lotions, and the like—got a significant boost from the Certification, Accreditation, and Complianc |
145 November - December - 2009 | November 18, 2009 |
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Workplace democracy and worker-owned cooperatives are strongly recommended in Michael Moore’s latest documentary, “Capitalism: A Love Story.” One such business, Alvarado Street Bakery, is highlight |
145 November - December - 2009 | November 19, 2009 |
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On November 18, dotCoop, the sponsor of the .coop domain name, announced its first Global Awards for Cooperative Excellence. |
146 January - February - 2010 | December 31, 2009 |