Sourcing and Promotion of Local Foods by Food Cooperatives in the U.S.
| dc.creator | Katchova, Ani L. | |
| dc.creator | Woods, Timothy A. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T14:04:38Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T05:45:51Z | |
| dc.description | This study examines the role that food consumer cooperatives play in the local food networks. Data are collected from three case studies with leading food cooperatives and a national survey of the general managers of food cooperatives. We identify the emerging business practices in local sourcing as a differentiation and member recruitment strategy for food cooperatives. Our analysis identifies several clusters of strategies used for local food procurement, based on the extent to which the co-op is involved in procurement activities upstream (at the farm), mid-stream (at the distribution center) or downstream (at the food cooperative). The results also show that when compared to other grocers, food co-ops have clear advantages in working with local producers and oftentimes play a key role in the producers’ business viability. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.114767 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/114767/files/Katchova_Ani_472.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/114767 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/568020 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/114767 | |
| dc.title | Sourcing and Promotion of Local Foods by Food Cooperatives in the U.S. | |
| dc.type | Text |