The following is a list of

food cooperative 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 ...

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

Australia

* Alfalfa House, Enmore, Sydney

Germany

* FoodHub, Munich * SuperCoop, Berlin

France

* La Louve, Paris

Ireland

* Dublin Food Co-op, Dublin City * The Urban Co-op,

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

Sweden

Kooperativa Förbundet KF ( sv, Kooperativa Förbundet, "Co-operative Union") is a federation of consumer co-operatives in Sweden and a retail group, with groceries as its core business. History KF was founded in 1899 by 41 local consumer co-operatives in order to s ...

United Kingdom

* Daily Bread Co-operative *Infinity Foods, Brighton * The People's Supermarket * Unicorn Grocery

United States

* 4th Street Food Co-op, New York City * Berkeley Student Food Collective, Berkeley, California *

Boise Co-op Boise Co-op is a food cooperative founded in 1973 in Boise, Idaho, featuring natural foods from over 180 local and regional food producers. Since 2011 the cooperative has adapted to compete with Whole Foods Market and Natural Grocers in the Bo ...

, Boise, Idaho *

Citizens Co-op Citizens Co-op was a food cooperative, or a community owned market located in Gainesville, Florida. It closed in 2016 due to financial issues. Origins Gretchen McIntyre, Elizabeth Nesbit, Wesley Hogan, Noah Shitama, and Matt Vargas signed the ...

, Gainesville, Florida (defunct) * Consumers' Cooperative of Berkeley, Berkeley, California (defunct) * The Cooperative Grocery, Emeryville, California (defunct) * 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. * Frontier Natural Products Co-op, Norway, Iowa *

George Street Co-op The George Street Co-op is a food cooperative located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The George Street Co-op runs a retail store at 89 Morris Street, selling foods and select hygiene and household products to the general public and to its membe ...

, New Brunswick, New Jersey * Good Foods Co-op, Lexington Kentucky * Maryland Food Collective at the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...

, College Park, Maryland * New Pioneer Food Co-op, Iowa City, Iowa * Oberlin Student Cooperative Association – a housing cooperative and food cooperative in Oberlin, Ohio * Ocean Beach People's Organic Food Market in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California * 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 * Three Rivers Market, Knoxville, Tennessee * Wedge Community Co-op, Minneapolis, Minnesota *

West Oakland Food Collaborative The West Oakland Food Collaborative is a food and nutrition activism organization, founded in 2001, in Oakland, California. It was organized by the Environmental Justice Institute and other agencies, and the residents of West Oakland, to provide b ...

, Oakland, California * Wheatsville Co-op, Austin, Texas *

Whole Foods Co-op Whole Foods Co-op is a food cooperative located in Duluth, Minnesota. Founded in 1970 by the members of a food buying club, the grocery is owned by over 10,000 active owners and is a member of the National Cooperative Grocers Association. Histo ...

, Duluth, Minnesota * Willy Street Cooperative, Madison, Wisconsin *

Ypsilanti Food Co-op 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. Also owned by the co-op is the River Street Bakery, which features the only wood-fi ...

, Ypsilanti, Michigan

References

External links

Map of Food Coops
{{DEFAULTSORT:Food cooperatives Lists of cooperatives

Cooperatives A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...