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Co-operatives
Co-operatives are businesses owned and run by their members. Examples include Arla Foods (a farmers’ co-operative), the Co-Op Group, Richer Sounds, John Lewis / Waitrose and also credit unions.
There are many smaller-scale producer cooperatives in the United Kingdom. Here are a few examples:
- The Suma Wholefoods cooperative is a worker-owned cooperative that supplies a range of natural and organic products to retailers, catering companies, and individuals across the UK.
- The Equal Exchange cooperative is a worker cooperative that imports and sells fairly-traded coffee, tea, chocolate, and other products from small-scale farmers in the developing world.
- The Riverside Market Garden cooperative is a group of small-scale farmers who produce and sell organic vegetables, herbs, and flowers to local customers in the Yorkshire Dales.
- The Heart of England Forest cooperative is a group of landowners and supporters who are working to create a new native forest in the West Midlands region of England.
- The Community Energy Scotland cooperative is a not-for-profit organization that supports the development of community-owned renewable energy projects in Scotland.
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