Food co-op shoppers appreciate knowledgeable and helpful store staff. Increasing staff knowledge of natural foods can help staff better serve customers.
NCG’s natural foods training manual is now available as six individual e-learning courses in Co+op U, available at any time to co-op staff for no cost. Topics include grains, beans, oils, fresh products, nutrition supplements, labeling and more. Approximate viewing time is 20 minutes per course, and registration is required.
To find these courses, search for “natural foods” in the search box in the upper right corner of any page in Co+op U. Click on the course title in the search results to access the course.
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.