CGIN Sponsors

Albert’s Organics

Albert's Organics logo Albert’s Organics is the first Certified Organic Produce Distributor with nationwide coverage. Organic Certification for distributors requires that we be able to trace any product sold through our distribution channels back to the source, and that our storage and handling practices preserve the organic integrity of the products we distribute. Albert’s requires 3rd Party certification for all products, which we sell as organic. We are inspected annually by Quality Assurance International (QAI) to maintain this status.

Albert’s Organics delivers a full line of organically grown fresh fruits and vegetables to all major metropolitan areas and most regions in the continental U.S. and Canada. Our selection includes freshly packaged produce labeled with UPC codes, a selection of regionally based perishables and more. We also provide many merchandising materials to help retailers market their organic products.

For more information, please contact us at www.albertsorganics.com

CDS Consulting Co-op

CDS logo CDS Consulting Co-op is dedicated to building and strengthening cooperative businesses by providing consulting, training and development services.
We are a network of independent consulting professionals experienced in developing food cooperatives. Our consultants specialize in working with food cooperatives to achieve growth, increase profitability, improve board leadership, strengthen management, and fully serve their members and community.
We utilize assessment, planning, resource access, training, coaching, support, and continuous improvement. We tailor our services to your needs in these comprehensive areas of development:

Expansion and Growth of Cooperatives
Leadership Development
Improving Performance
Strengthening the Cooperative Advantage

CDS consultants and programs have helped many co-ops successfully achieve their goals. By providing consulting, training and development services we envision stronger co-ops that integrate business success with their cooperative identity.

For more information see our web site at http://www.cdsconsulting.coop or contact our manager Marilyn Scholl or at 802-387-6013

Frontier Natural Products Co-op

Frontier logo Frontier Natural Products Co-op has been a leading supplier of natural and organic products for almost three decades, emphasizing quality and social responsibility. In addition to the Frontier brand, which includes both bottled spices and bulk herbs and spices, Frontier offers Aura Cacia, the best-selling aromatherapy brand, and Simply Organic,a line of premium certified organic spices, flavors and seasonings. Frontier enhances the enjoyment of natural living with its selection of high-quality natural products and contributes to the overall well-being of our planet and its inhabitants by encouraging more natural and responsible ways of living our lives and doing business.

Hershey Import Company, Inc.

Hershey logo Hershey Import Company, Inc. is one of the leading importers, processors, packagers, and wholesale distributors of nuts, dried fruit, seeds, trail mixes, natural and organic products, and confections in the United States. Product is sold in bulk and in our own packaged snack lines, such as Woodstock Farms, Harvest Bay, and others. We also do private label packaging for many stores.

For more information, please visit us at www.unfi.com

NCB

NCB logo Through a unique combination of financial and developmental services, NCB acts as a catalyst. We seek to change the systems for delivering affordable housing and essential community services to the nation’s low-income and under-served communities. Our primary focus is on affordable housing, health care, education, affordable assisted living, and consumer goods and services, specifically worker ownership and small business development. To navigate through these diverse and complex worlds, we use four tools: 1) influence public policy; 2) provide technical services; 3) act as a creative lender; and 4) serve as a bridge to other sources of capital. These four navigational tools are NCB’s instruments of change, aimed at transforming the operating environment for our customers.

Organic Valley

Organic Valley logo Organic Valley Family of Farms is the largest organic farmer’s cooperative in the U.S. We proudly produce a host of excellent, award-winning products including: fluid milk, a variety of cheeses, cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, brown eggs, powdered milk, butter, vegetables, juices, chicken, beef and pork. Careful management, only possible on family farms, results in the high quality products we want for our bodies and our earth. We also sponsor field days, speak at seminars, work with legislators and continue to experiment on our own farms with methods that work with nature, respecting the interdependency of all life.

United Natural Foods, Inc.

America’s premier certified organic distributor.

UNFI logo United Natural Foods, Inc is a full-line natural products distributor offering wholesale service to natural food stores, supermarkets, restaurants and institutions throughout the U.S. Our deep roots in the organic and natural foods industry are manifested today in our products, business practices, employee programs, and customer support — all part of a long-standing commitment to our core values: reverence for the land, sustainable communities, and environmental stewardship.

United Natural Foods, Inc., is the first distribution company in the U.S. to be fully certified as a handler of organic products. Our product selection includes organic produce, organic and natural groceries, bulk foods, frozen and refrigerated products, nutritional supplements, personal care items and much more. We assist retailers increase their sales and operational efficiency with a variety of services, such as planogramming, flyer marketing programs, website access to important data such as invoices, turnover orders and pricelists, and advanced ordering capabilities via Living Naturally/Scan Genius.

United Natural Foods’ operations are divided into four principal units. UNFI Eastern Region and UNFI Western Region handle grocery distribution, Albert’s Organics supplies organic produce, dairy products and other perishables, and Hershey Import Company specializes in the importation, processing and packaging of nuts, dried fruit, confections and related products.

Visit us online at: www.unfi.com

Eastern Region: www.unfi.com/eastern_region.aspx

Western Region: www.unfiwest.com

Or email us at: info@unfi.com

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