List of food cooperatives

The following is a list of food cooperative grocery stores and buyers groups, current and defunct. Many of the second-wave food cooperatives formed in the 1960s and 1970s started as buying clubs.^[1]

This list is not exhaustive, and is limited to notable food cooperatives.

France[]

Germany[]

, Munich ^[2]

Australia[]

Alfalfa House, Enmore, Sydney^[3]

Ireland[]

Dublin Food Co-op,^[4] Dublin City
,^[5] Limerick City
, Belfast City
,^[6] Cork City

Sweden[]

Kooperativa Förbundet^[7]

United Kingdom[]

Unicorn Grocery

United States[]

Abundance Food Co-op, Rochester, NY
Honest Weight Food Co-op, Albany, NY
4th Street Food Co-op, New York City
Berkeley Student Food Collective, Berkeley, California
Boise Co-op, Boise, Idaho
Central Co-op, Seattle, Washington
Citizens Co-op, Gainesville, Florida (defunct)
Common Ground Food Co-op, Urbana, Illinois
Community Food Co-op, Bellingham, Washington
Consumers' Cooperative of Berkeley, Berkeley, California (defunct)
The Cooperative Grocery, Emeryville, California (defunct)
Daily Groceries Co-op, Athens, Georgia
District Grocery Stores – a former cooperative of small single-room grocery stores in Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia that operated from 1921 to 1972.^[10]
Flatbush Food Co-op
Food Shed Co-op, Woodstock, IL
Frontier Natural Products Co-op, Norway, Iowa
, Lexington, Kentucky, Established in 1972.
George Street Co-op, New Brunswick, New Jersey^[11]
Green Top Grocery, Bloomington, Illinois
Greene Hill Food Coop, Brooklyn, New York
Keweenaw Co-op, Hancock, Michigan
Main Market Co-op, Spokane, Washington
Marquette Food Co-op, Marquette, Michigan
Maryland Food Collective at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
New Pioneer Food Co-op, Iowa City, Iowa
Oberlin Student Cooperative Association – a housing cooperative and food cooperative in Oberlin, Ohio
Olympia Food Co-op, Olympia, Washington
Park Slope Food Coop, New York City, New York
PCC Community Markets (formerly branded as Puget Consumers Co-op and PCC Natural Markets), Seattle, Washington
People's Food Co-op, Portland, Oregon
Phat Beets Produce, Oakland, California
Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, San Francisco, California
San Juan Island Food Co-op, Friday Harbor, Washington
Sevananda Natural Foods Co-op, Atlanta, Georgia
Skagit Valley Food Co-op, Mount Vernon, Washington
Sno-Isle Food Co-op, Everett, Washington
Wedge Community Co-op, Minneapolis, Minnesota
, West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Oakland Food Collaborative, Oakland, California
Wheatsville Co-op, Austin, Texas^[12]
Whole Foods Co-op, Duluth, Minnesota
Willy Street Cooperative, Madison, Wisconsin
Ypsilanti Food Co-op, Ypsilanti, Michigan

References[]

^ Puskar-Pasewicz, Margaret, ed. (2010). "Health food stores and food cooperatives". Cultural Encyclopedia of Vegetarianism. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-313-37557-6.
^ "Food Hub". foodhub-muenchen. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
^ "Alfalfa House". Broadsheet. July 28, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ Fisher, R.I.C. (2012). Fodor's Ireland 2012. Fodor's 2012. Fodor's Travel Publications. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-679-00975-7. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ The Urban Co-op https://www.theurbanco-op.ie/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Quay Co-op http://www.quaycoop.com/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Voinea, Anca (March 23, 2017). "Coop Sweden boosts profit following launch of new store concept". Co-operative News. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ Chatterji, M.; Bouckaert, L. (2015). Business, Ethics and Peace. Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-78441-877-9. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ King, D.; Lawley, S. (2016). Organizational Behaviour. Oxford University Press. p. 435. ISBN 978-0-19-872402-5. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ Supermarket Era Closes Cooperative" by William H. Jones, The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); November 13, 1972, p.C1
^ Genovese, P. (2012). Food Lovers' Guide to New Jersey: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Food Lovers' Series. Globe Pequot Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-7627-8894-1. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ Ortega, Tania (December 31, 2017). "Wheatsville Co-op repurposes food for those in need". KTBC. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[1] Puskar-Pasewicz, Margaret, ed. (2010). "Health food stores and food cooperatives". Cultural Encyclopedia of Vegetarianism. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-313-37557-6.

[2] "Food Hub". foodhub-muenchen. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

[3] "Alfalfa House". Broadsheet. July 28, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[4] Fisher, R.I.C. (2012). Fodor's Ireland 2012. Fodor's 2012. Fodor's Travel Publications. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-679-00975-7. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[5] The Urban Co-op https://www.theurbanco-op.ie/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[6] Quay Co-op http://www.quaycoop.com/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[7] Voinea, Anca (March 23, 2017). "Coop Sweden boosts profit following launch of new store concept". Co-operative News. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[8] Chatterji, M.; Bouckaert, L. (2015). Business, Ethics and Peace. Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-78441-877-9. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[9] King, D.; Lawley, S. (2016). Organizational Behaviour. Oxford University Press. p. 435. ISBN 978-0-19-872402-5. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[10] Supermarket Era Closes Cooperative" by William H. Jones, The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); November 13, 1972, p.C1

[11] Genovese, P. (2012). Food Lovers' Guide to New Jersey: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Food Lovers' Series. Globe Pequot Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-7627-8894-1. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[12] Ortega, Tania (December 31, 2017). "Wheatsville Co-op repurposes food for those in need". KTBC. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

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