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Chico Natural Foods Co-op Uses Grant to Help SNAP Recipients

When the federal government’s emergency pandemic allotments to SNAP ended in March 2023, many co-ops were concerned about how shoppers who have relied on the benefit would be affected. Chico Natural Foods Co-op took action to make sure shoppers continued to have access to fresh produce.

The Benefits of a Well-balanced Produce Department

Nobody does local produce better than co-ops! For your co-op to be relevant to more consumers, it’s important to maintain a full produce assortment balanced between locally grown items and essentials not available from nearby farms.

Plan for a Valentine’s Day Your Customers Will Love

Sales during the week of Valentine’s Day reflect an increase in purchases seen as “indulgences,” especially desserts, high quality meat and seafood, unique prepared foods, strawberries and floral. In fact, nearly every department in the store can enjoy a sales boost from Valentine’s Day using these promotional and merchandising ideas.

Viroqua Food Co+op Introduces Eat Local Bingo

Viroqua Food Co+op celebrated eating local with a local food celebration and an original Eat Local bingo game created by staff. Participants had a chance to win a branded a Kleen Kanteen and co-op gift card.

Prepared Foods Margin Management During Inflation

Inflation has hit prepared foods hard. Margin erosion is a growing concern and finding the balance between serving customers high-quality food while keeping costs down is challenging. These strategies can help you review menus, control costs and raise prices without turning away customers. 

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