The Cooperative Grocery or The CoG was a
consumers' food cooperative in
Emeryville, California
Emeryville is a city located in northwest Alameda County, California, in the United States. It lies in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, with a border on the shore of San Francisco Bay. The resident population was 12,905 as o ...
. The cooperative opened its doors in November 2007 and closed on October 31, 2010. The cooperative included an online store accessible from its website.
History
In its planning period, the business was also known as the Berkeley Cooperative Grocery or Berkeley CoG.
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New Food Co-op in the Works.
''The Berkeley Daily Planet.'' September 8, 2006. Once the storefront-warehouse was located at 1450 67th Street in Emeryville, the business name was changed to The Cooperative Grocery.
Membership
The Cooperative Grocery was a worker/member coop in which all shoppers must also be members. Members worked 2.5 hours every four weeks. There was no paid staff. The cooperative was based on the model of the
Park Slope Food Coop
The Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC) is a food cooperative located in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. It is one of the oldest and largest active food co-ops in the United States. As a food cooperative, one of its goals is to b ...
in Brooklyn.
Members paid a $25 joining fee and a $100 investment that paid for increasing stock. The investment was refundable when a member leaves; the joining fee was not.
Closing
Upon closing, the balance of money owed vs money in the bank was such that members did not receive a refund on their investment.
See also
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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.
This list is not exhaustive, and is limited to no ...
References
External links
Official website
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2007 establishments in California
Food cooperatives in the United States
Emeryville, California
2010 disestablishments in California