A co-op is a member-owned and member-controlled business. Co-ops are formed by people coming together for a common purpose. In the case of a food co-op, the purpose is to own and operate a local community grocery store.
Co-ops operate for the mutual benefit of all members. The cooperative form of business is one that brings the owners, controllers, and users of a business together into one group.
The Androscoggin Food Co-op is currently in the member-owner recruitment phase of co-op development. We are your friends and neighbors, folks living in the Androscoggin Valley area who have come together to create a community-owned grocery store.
Interested in making the Androscoggin Food Co-op happen in the Berlin / Gorham area? Get involved by becoming a member-owner, spreading the word, and volunteering your time and skills if you can. Co-ops start with YOU.
A one-time equity investment of $200 (or eight payments of $25) gives you full membership and voting rights. Membership fees are the source for initial co-op funding, which can then be leveraged to raise all the capital needed to open our community grocery store.
Click on each of the photos to read why our member-owners decided to join the co-op!
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Published by Grocery Story Press. In This Could be Ours, author Jon Steinman brings together 270 images of consumer-owned grocery stores from across the US and Canada.
Take a look through the vibrant pages full of energy and examples to inspire us. For more information, visit grocerystory.coop
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