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Maryland Food Collective, popularly known as The Co-op, was a worker-owned collective at the University of Maryland. [2] [4] The organization was founded in 1975 under a cooperative business structure with the goal of providing nutritious food. [1] It operated under the motto, "Food for people, not for profit". [2]
The Ypsilanti Food Co-op is a food cooperative located in Ypsilanti, Michigan.Located in historic Depot Town, it is Michigan's only solar-powered grocery store. [1] Also owned by the co-op is the River Street Bakery, which features the only wood-fired brick oven in commercial use in Washtenaw County.
The Co-operative Film Festival (formerly known as the Co-operative Young Film-Makers festival) started in 1966 and ended in 2013. [66] [67] [68] It was a non-competitive and not-for-profit film festival designed to encourage young people to be creative. [69]
[6] In 2018, People's was chosen to be visited by "18 delegates from China" to learn more about food quality in America and the "green" philosophy of the co-op movement. [7] Currently the store has about 14,000 members-owners and is currently a member of the National Cooperative Grocers Association [8] [9]
A food cooperative or food co-op is a food distribution outlet organized as a cooperative, rather than a private or public company. Food cooperatives are usually consumer cooperatives , where the decisions regarding the production and distribution of its food are chosen by its members.
Co-op is a UK supermarket chain and the brand used for the food retail business of The Co-operative Group, one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives.As the UK’s fifth largest food retailer, Co-op operates nearly 2,400 food stores.
The Willy Street Cooperative (locally known as the Willy Street Co-op) is a food cooperative located in Madison, Wisconsin that specializes in natural, organic and locally produced foods. The co-op offers products from over 180 local farmers and vendors. The cooperative is owned by over 33,000 equity-owning members. [1]
The movement's cloverleaf logo created the impression that it was a single organisation rather than independent organisations sharing common principles.The brand was strengthened by the creation of the Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG) in 1993, providing Co-op branded products and other food supplies to its members: by 2002, the CRTG provided 100% of food supplies sold by UK consumer co ...