National Co+op Grocers

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]

National Co+op Grocers
Company typeBusiness services cooperative
Founded1999 (1999)
Headquarters,
Websitencg.coop

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, 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]

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  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.
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