CGIN's Significant Partners
National Cooperative Grocers Association
The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), founded in 1999, is a business services cooperative for consumer-owned food co-ops located throughout the United States. NCGA is owned by 110 food co-ops operating more than 130 stores in 32 states with combined annual sales of over $920 million. NCGA helps unify natural food co-ops in order to optimize operational and marketing resources, strengthen purchasing power, and ultimately offer more value to natural food co-op shoppers everywhere. For a map of co-op member locations, visit www.ncga.coop/stores.
National Cooperative Business Association
NCBA is the lead national membership association representing cooperatives of all types and in all industries. We are democratically organized and operate according to internationally recognized cooperative principles.
Through our comprehensive education, co-op development, communications, public policy, member services, and international development programs, NCBA helps co-ops strengthen their businesses so they can better serve their members. It also provides a strong, unified voice on Capitol Hill.
CoCoFiSt and CoopMetrics
CoopMetrics helps local businesses compete with national chains. We connect the managers of similar departments in peer groups and provide them with comparative financial analysis tools. With the right tools and a network of other experts, a manager can identify and learn about a peer’s specific strengths and identify areas for improvement in their own department.
Cooperative Grocer magazine
The Cooperative Grocer is a lively, colorful, bi-monthly magazine produced for the managers and directors of the more than 350 food cooperatives across the United States and Canada. It is the natural food co-ops’ only national trade magazine, and is committed to addressing their needs by providing a venue through which our best “retailers and cooperators” can share ideas and practices on operations, governance, and strategy.