Directory Overview

GENERAL:

  • Printed Annually since 1992
  • 64 pages – Printed on White 60#, 8.5” x 11” finished size
  • Lists All the Co-op Natural Food Stores in the U.S. and Online Co-ops

DISTRIBUTION:

  • Complimentary Copy Sent to the Manager of Every Co-op Listed in the Directory
  • Distributed Through Co-ops and the Web

SECTIONS:

  • Section A: Lists All Co-op Natural Food Stores in the U.S. (Over 300)
    • Listed by State (State Maps Included)
    • Listings include: Name, Address, Phone Number
    • Most listings also include: Fax #, Web Page Address, Store Hours, Directions to the Store
  • Section B: Lists Co-ops in Alphabetical Order (For Cross Reference with Section A)
  • Support Organizations: Lists Organizations that Provide Services to Co-ops
  • Natural Food Distributors:
  • Co-ops Products & Services: Lists Co-op Companies (To Promote Cooperation Among Co-ops)
  • Cover: Full color semi-gloss goes on all directories

There are 5 types of advertisers:

  1. Products and Services: these are companies that provide products and services of interest to our co-op natural food organizations.
  2. Co-ops Products & Services: The “Co-op Products and Services” Section of the National Co-op Directory is intended to let the co-op food stores know that these companies are co-ops to promote cooperation between co-ops which is one of the Cooperative Principles.  Companies like Equal Exchange Coffee, Alvarado Bakery, Pachamama Coffee like every other company listed in that section are all co-ops that are owned and operated by their members.
  3. Support Organizations: These organizations provide consulting and information services specifically of interest to co-ops.
  4. Natural Food Distributors: These are companies that act as buying centers creating long-standing, mutually supportive relationships with farmers, manufacturers and co-ops and offer both food and nonfood products locally, regionally, and globally.
  5. Co-op Stores / Organizations: A general way to describe the majority of organizations listed would be: Member-Owned Natural Food Stores. A few are Member-Owned supermarkets. In this new wave of listings we have included some on-line co-ops and other variations of food co-ops so people can have contact information if they want to start similar co-ops.

All Co-op Grocers get a free listing. If you are a member of a new co-op, make our process faster by contacting us.

For the 2012 Directory:
Reserve your ad space by August 1, 2011.
Ad copy is due by August 15, 2011.