Draft:Essential Trading Co-operative
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| Essential Trading | |
| Company type | Worker co-operative |
| Industry | Wholesaler |
| Founded | 1991[1] |
| Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Jimmy Nelson (Marketing, Public Relations) |
| Products | Whole food, organic food and natural products |
| Website | essential-trading.coop |
Essential Trading is a workers co-operative and wholefood wholesaler based in Bristol, England. It is one of the largest independent wholefood wholesalers in the United Kingdom. It is also one of the largest worker-owned co-operatives in the UK. Essential specialises in vegan, vegetarian, fairly traded, organic, ethical, ecological and natural food, toiletries and household products.[2]
As a worker co-operative Essential Trading is directly owned and controlled by its workers through a directly elected management committee and quarterly general meetings. The co-operative abides by the seven co-operative priniciples. Essential operates a flat management structure and a system of rotating the co-operative's directly elected managers.[3] Essential has many similarities with Suma, a worker co-operative in West Yorkshire and Greencity, a worker co-operative in Scotland.
In 2022 the co-operative reported an annual turnover of £17 million and has 93 employee-members.[4]
History[edit]
Essential's history began in 1971 when the first Harvest wholefoods store opened in Bath, England.[5][6]
In 1991, Harvest — trading under the name Bath Wholefood Company — merged with Nova Wholefoods to form Essential Trading.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Heelas, Roy (30 August 1991). "Two Avon firms have merged to create one of the largest natural food co-operatives in the south". Evening Post. No. 18017. p. 73. Retrieved 12 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Toomer-McAlpine, Alice (6 October 2022). "How will independent grocery co-ops weather the cost of living crisis?". Co-operative News. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Preluca, Andrea; Hakelius, Karin; Mark-Herbert, Cecilia (2022). "Sustainability of Worker Co-Operatives" (PDF). Sustainability. 14 (18): 11542. doi:10.3390/su141811542. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Mutuals Public Register: Essential Trading Co-operative Limited". Mutuals Public Register. Financial Conduct Authority. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Celebrating the growth of Vegan Trademark holder Essential Trading". The Vegan Society Blog. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Wolfe, Jane (6 April 2021). "Essential Trading cooperative celebrates landmark 50th anniversary". Natural Products Online. Diversified Communications UK. Retrieved 9 November 2023.