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 Food Co-operative Society Limited is a consumer co-operative founded in 1983 and based in Kilmainham, Dublin, with a focus on organic and wholefood products.Murtagh, Aisling and Ward, Prof. Michael Food Democracy in Practice: a case s ...

, 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 The 4th Street Food Co-op is a food cooperative located in New York City. The 4th Street Food Co-op runs a retail store at 58 East 4th Street, selling natural foods and household products. The co-op is member-owned and -operated, but open to t ...

, New York City *

Berkeley Student Food Collective The Berkeley Student Food Collective (BSFC) is a collectively-operated nonprofit grocery market founded by students of the University of California, Berkeley. The 650-square-foot storefront is located across the street from the university, on Ba ...

, 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 Maryland Food Collective, popularly known as The Co-op, was a worker-owned collective at the University of Maryland. The organization was founded in 1975 under a cooperative business structure with the goal of providing nutritious food. It operate ...

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 The Oberlin Student Cooperative Association (OSCA) is a non-profit corporation that feeds and houses Oberlin College students. It is located in the town of Oberlin, Ohio, and is independent from but closely tied to Oberlin College, which has ...

– a

housing cooperative A housing cooperative, or housing co-op, is a legal entity, usually a cooperative or a corporation, which owns real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings; it is one type of housing tenure. Housing cooperatives are a distinc ...

and food cooperative in Oberlin, Ohio *

Ocean Beach People's Organic Food Market The Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Market is a 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 cooper ...

in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California *

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 ...

, 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 Phat Beets Produce is an American food justice collective focusing on food justice in North Oakland, California, started by Max Cadji and Bret Brenner in 2007. Their programs include weekly farmer's markets (sourcing from local farmers of color ...

, 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 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 v ...

, 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 ...