National Co+op Grocers

Business services cooperative
National Co+op Grocers
Company typeBusiness services cooperative
Founded1999 (1999)
Headquarters
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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United States
Websitencg.coop

National Co+op Grocers (NCG) is a business services cooperative for retail cooperative grocery stores located throughout the United States.[1] NCG offers franchise-like services to food co-ops that help businesses optimize operational and marketing resources, offering coordinated branding; access to loans through a partnership with Capital Impact Partners;[2] and bulk buying rates through the United Natural Foods (UNFI).[3]

NCG's headquarters are located in Saint Paul, Minnesota,[4] home to a number of Food Cooperatives, such as Wedge Community Co-op, as well as the historic Minnesota Food Cooperative Wars.

As of 2022[update], NCG represents 148 independent food cooperatives operating more than 200 stores in 38 states with combined annual sales of over $2.4 billion and over 1.3 million consumer owners.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Duram, Leslie A., ed. (2010). Encyclopedia of organic, sustainable, and local food. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-313-35963-7.
  2. ^ "The National Cooperative Grocers Development Cooperative Loan Fund". Capital Impact Partners. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  3. ^ "UNFI and NCG Extend and Expand Relationship". ir.unfi.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  4. ^ "Contact NCG". National Co+op Grocers. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  5. ^ "About Us". National Co+op Grocers. Retrieved 2022-03-30.

External links

  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  • Consumer-Facing Website


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