Greencity Wholefoods
Greencity Wholefoods | |
Type | Worker co-operative |
Industry | Wholesaler |
Founded | 6 June 1978 |
Headquarters | Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland |
Area served | Scotland |
Products | Whole food, organic food and natural products |
Revenue | £7.7 million (2019) |
Number of employees | 54 |
Website | greencity.coop |
Greencity Wholefoods is a worker co-operative wholefoods wholesaler in Glasgow, Scotland. The co-operative was founded in 1978 in Hillington, in the outskirts of Glasgow before moving in 1983 to its current location in Dennistoun in the city's East End.[1] In 2019 the co-operative reported an annual turnover of £7.7 million and has 54 employee-members.[2][3]
As a worker co-operative the business is directly owned and controlled by its workers through a directly elected management committee and quarterly general meetings. The co-operative operates a flat wage structure, with every member paid the same hourly wage, alongside a flat management structure and a system of rotating the co-operative's directly elected managers.[4][5][1] Greencity has many similarities with Suma, a worker co-operative in West Yorkshire, and stocks many Suma brand products.
The co-operative delivers goods across Scotland, except for the Highlands and Islands which are covered by Greencity's sister co-operative Highland Wholefoods Worker Cooperative which Greencity helped establish in 1989.[6][4]
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References[]
- ^ a b Brown, Annie (27 June 2015). "Our green dream saw off Thatcher's creed of greed: How pioneering workers' health food co-op became £6m business". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Mutuals Public Register: Scottish Wholefoods Collective Warehouse Limited". mutuals.fca.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "About Us". www.greencity.coop. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ a b McDonnell, Diarmuid (2012). Democratic Enterprise: Ethical Business for the 21st Century. Stirling: Co-operative Education Trust Scotland. pp. 20, 86. ISBN 978-0-9555342-2-5. OCLC 921221050.
- ^ Voinea, Anca (26 June 2018). "Making a difference: The Co-op Economy report 2018". Co-operative News.
- ^ Voinea, Anca (24 September 2013). "Greencity Wholefoods: Spreading co-operation throughout Scotland". Co-operative News.
External Links[]
- Companies based in Glasgow
- Co-operatives in Scotland
- Wholesalers of the United Kingdom
- Worker co-operatives of the United Kingdom