The recent increase in consumer awareness of GMO foods has had some disturbing results as research indicates consumers are beginning to choose non-GMO over organic and some manufacturers are already promoting products as “non-GMO without the organic price tag.” NCG continues to believe that certified organic products are the gold standard for consumers and encourage our co-ops to help educate consumers on the benefits of organic. We’ve recently posted an informative article on this topic on our consumer website and encourage you to share it via social media. Contact Mari Roseman if you’d like to reprint the article in your newsletter or other co-op materials.
About National Co+op Grocers
National Co+op Grocers (NCG), founded in 1999, is a business services cooperative for retail food co-ops located throughout the United States. NCG helps unify food co-ops in order to optimize operational and marketing resources, strengthen purchasing power, and ultimately offer more value to natural food co-op owners and shoppers everywhere.
NCG's 168 community-owned food co-ops operate 234 stores in 40 states with combined annual sales of nearly $2.8 billion. NCG is a winner of the dotCoop Global Awards for Cooperative Excellence and a Certified B Corp. Learn more about NCG and find a map of member co-ops at grocery.coop.
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Media inquiries may be directed to meghan.flynn@ncg.coop.