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== Canada ==
== Canada ==
* '''[[Arctic Co-operatives Limited]]''' (retail co-operative in the [[Nunavut]], [[Northwest Territories]], [[Northern Region, Manitoba|Northern Manitoba]].
* '''[[Blocks Recording Club]]''' (record label)
* The '''[[Canadian Co-operative Association]] (CCA)''' is a national [[cooperative federation]] for Canadian [[co-operative]]s headquartered in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]].
* The '''[[Canadian Co-operative Association]] (CCA)''' is a national [[cooperative federation]] for Canadian [[co-operative]]s headquartered in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]].
*[[Canadian Press]]
*'''[[Canadian Press]]''' (newswire)
* '''[[Canadian University Press]]''' (newswire for student newspapers)
* '''[[The Co-operators]]''', founded in [[1945]], is a Canadian [[insurance]] co-operative owned by 40 members.
* '''[[The Co-operators]]''', founded in 1945, is a Canadian [[insurance]] co-operative owned by 40 members.
* '''[[Farmers of North America]]''', Farmers buying co-operative.
* '''[[Federated Co-operatives Limited]]''' (FCL), is a [[cooperative federation|co-operative federation]], established in 1955, providing procurement and distribution to member [[co-operative]]s in Western Canada.
* '''[[Federated Co-operatives Limited]]''' (FCL), is a [[cooperative federation|co-operative federation]], established in 1955, providing procurement and distribution to member [[co-operative]]s in Western Canada.
* '''[[Home Hardware]]''' is a privately held Canadian [[home improvement]], construction materials, and [[furniture]] [[retailer]]. Co-founded in 1964 by [[Walter Hachborn]] and headquartered in [[St. Jacobs, Ontario]], the chain is [[cooperative]]ly owned by over 1000 independently owned member stores.
* '''[[Home Hardware]]''' is a privately held Canadian [[home improvement]], construction materials, and [[furniture]] [[retailer]]. Co-founded in 1964 by [[Walter Hachborn]] and headquartered in [[St. Jacobs, Ontario]], the chain is [[cooperative]]ly owned by over 1000 independently owned member stores.
* '''[[Mountain Equipment Co-op]]''' ('''MEC''') is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[consumers' cooperative]], which sells outdoor recreation gear and clothing.
* '''[[Mountain Equipment Co-op]]''' ('''MEC''') is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[consumers' cooperative]], which sells outdoor recreation gear and clothing.

=== Alberta ===
=== Alberta ===
*[[Alberta Wheat Pool]]
*'''[[Alberta Wheat Pool]]'''
*'''[[Calgary Co-op]]''' (retail co-op)
* '''[[United Farmers of Alberta]]''' (UFA) is an [[agricultural supply cooperative]] headquartered in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]].
* '''[[United Farmers of Alberta]]''' (UFA) is an [[agricultural supply cooperative]] headquartered in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]].


=== British Columbia ===
=== British Columbia ===
* '''[[Aaron Webster Housing Cooperative]]''' (formerly Cityview Co-op) is a [[housing cooperative]] located in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].
* '''[[Aaron Webster Housing Cooperative]]''' (formerly Cityview Co-op) is a [[housing cooperative]] located in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].
* [[CJLY-FM]], radio station in [[Nelson, British Columbia]].
* '''[[CFRO-FM]]''', licensed and owned by Vancouver Co-operative Radio, is a non-commercial [[community radio]] station in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], in [[Coast Salish]] territory.
* '''[[CFRO-FM]]''', licensed and owned by Vancouver Co-operative Radio, is a non-commercial [[community radio]] station in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], in [[Coast Salish]] territory.
* '''[[Otter Co-op]]''' is a [[consumers' cooperative]] in [[Aldergrove, British Columbia|Aldergrove]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].
* '''[[Otter Co-op]]''' is a [[consumers' cooperative]] in [[Aldergrove, British Columbia|Aldergrove]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].


=== Manitoba ===
=== Manitoba ===

* '''[[Manitoba Cooperative Association]]''' ('''MCA''') is the provincial association of [[cooperative]] organizations, created by its members to enhance and support the development of a united, growing and influential cooperative movement in [[Manitoba]].
* '''[[Manitoba Cooperative Association]]''' ('''MCA''') is the provincial association of [[cooperative]] organizations, created by its members to enhance and support the development of a united, growing and influential cooperative movement in [[Manitoba]].

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* '''[[Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse]]''' is a political bookstore and [[vegan]] cafe located in [[The Old Market Autonomous Zone]] at 91 Albert Street in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]].
Old Market Autonomous Zone Marketing Co-op (formed in 2010) comprises the cooperatives and activist groups located in the heritage building at 91 Albert St in Winnipeg's Exchange District. It houses the following cooperatives:

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* '''[[Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse]]''' is a political bookstore, [[vegan]] cafe and organic grocery store located in [[The Old Market Autonomous Zone]] at 91 Albert Street in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]].


=== New Brunswick ===
=== New Brunswick ===
*[[Co-op Atlantic]] (Moncton)<ref>http://www.coopatlantic.ca/</ref>
*'''[[Co-op Atlantic]]''' (Moncton)<ref>http://www.coopatlantic.ca/</ref>


=== Ontario ===
=== Ontario ===
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=== Quebec ===
=== Quebec ===
* '''[[Agropur]]''' is a [[Canadian]] [[Agricultural cooperative]] [[headquartered]] in [[Longueuil, Quebec]], Canada.
* '''[[Agropur]]''' is a [[Canadian]] [[Agricultural cooperative]] [[headquartered]] in [[Longueuil, Quebec]], Canada.
* '''[[Desjardins Group]]'''


=== Saskatchewan ===
=== Saskatchewan ===
* '''[[CCRL Refinery Complex]]''' is an [[oil refinery]] spread over {{convert|544|acre|km2}} located in the city of [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]] owned by Consumers' Co-operative Refineries Limited (CCRL) that is in turn owned by [[Federated Co-operatives|Federated Co-operatives Limited]] (FCL).
* '''[[CCRL Refinery Complex]]''' is an [[oil refinery]] spread over {{convert|544|acre|km2}} located in the city of [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]] owned by Consumers' Co-operative Refineries Limited (CCRL) that is in turn owned by [[Federated Co-operatives|Federated Co-operatives Limited]] (FCL).
*[[CFCR-FM]] - Community Radio Station (Saskatoon)
*'''[[CFCR-FM]]''' - Community Radio Station (Saskatoon)
*[[Concentra Financial]]
*'''[[Concentra Financial]]'''
*[[Saskatoon Co-op]] (Saskatoon)
*'''[[Saskatoon Co-op]]''' (Saskatoon)
*'''[[Saskatoon Farmers' Market]]''' (Saskatoon)
*'''[[Sherwood Co-op]]''' (Regina)
*'''[[Southern Rails Cooperative]]''' (railway)


== Denmark ==
== Denmark ==
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==India==
==India==
*[[Aavin]] Aavin(Tamil:ஆவின்) is the trademark of the Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation Limited,
*[[Adarsh Co-operative Bank]]
*[[Amul]]
*[[Amul]]
*[[Anyonya Co-operative Bank Limited]]
*[[Anyonya Co-operative Bank Limited]]
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*[[Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad]]
*[[Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad]]
*[[Vasudhara Dairy]]
*[[Vasudhara Dairy]]
* Mulkanoor Cooperatives
* Viveka Janani MACTCS Fed Limited


==Ireland==
==Ireland==
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* '''[[Co-op Kobe]]''' ({{lang-ja| コープこうべ}}), officially known as Consumer Co-operative Kobe, is a [[Kobe]], [[Japan]]-based [[consumers' cooperative]]. It is the largest retail cooperative in Japan and, with over 1.2 million members, is one of the largest cooperatives in the world.
* '''[[Co-op Kobe]]''' ({{lang-ja| コープこうべ}}), officially known as Consumer Co-operative Kobe, is a [[Kobe]], [[Japan]]-based [[consumers' cooperative]]. It is the largest retail cooperative in Japan and, with over 1.2 million members, is one of the largest cooperatives in the world.


==The Netherlands==
==Nepal==
* [[Guita Saving and Cooperative Ltd., Guitole, Lalitpur-8, Nepal]] [http://www.oems.edu.np/guita website]
*[[Aalsmeer Flower Auction]]
*[[AVEBE]]
*[[FrieslandCampina]]
*[[Intres b.v.]]
*[[Rabobank]]


==New Zealand==
==New Zealand==
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*[[Foodstuffs|Foodstuffs South Island Ltd]]
*[[Foodstuffs|Foodstuffs South Island Ltd]]
*[[Foodstuffs|Foodstuffs (Wellington) Ltd]]
*[[Foodstuffs|Foodstuffs (Wellington) Ltd]]
*[[SBS Bank]]
*[[Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd]]<ref>http://www.tatua.com</ref>
*[[Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd]]<ref>http://www.tatua.com</ref>
*[[Westland Milk Products|Westland Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd]]<ref>http://www.westland.co.nz</ref>
*[[Westland Milk Products|Westland Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd]]<ref>http://www.westland.co.nz</ref>
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* '''[[The Co-operative Group]]''' is a United Kingdom [[consumers' co-operative]], and, after the acquisition of [[Somerfield]] supermarkets, is the world's largest consumer-owned business, with over 4.5 million members and 123,000 employees across all its businesses. Regional and local retail co-operative societies are corporate members of the Group. Includes:
* '''[[The Co-operative Group]]''' is a United Kingdom [[consumers' co-operative]], and, after the acquisition of [[Somerfield]] supermarkets, is the world's largest consumer-owned business, with over 4.5 million members and 123,000 employees across all its businesses. Regional and local retail co-operative societies are corporate members of the Group. Includes:
**[[Co-operative Bank]]
**[[Co-operative Bank]]
* '''[[Anglia Regional Co-operative Society]]''' is the fifth largest [[consumer co-operative]] in the [[United Kingdom]].
* '''[[Anglia Regional Co-operative Society]]''' is the fifth largest [[consumer co-operative]] in the [[United Kingdom]].
*[[Baywind Energy Co-operative]]
*[[Baywind Energy Co-operative]]
*[[Bristol Wood Recycling Project]]
*[[Bristol Wood Recycling Project]]
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*[[Ruskin House]]
*[[Ruskin House]]
*[[Scottish Midland Co-operative Society]]
*[[Scottish Midland Co-operative Society]]
*[[Seeds for Change Lancaster]][http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk]
*[[Seeds for Change Oxford Collective]][http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk]
*[[Shared Interest]]
*[[Shared Interest]]
*[[Shepley Co-operative Society]]
*[[Shepley Co-operative Society]]
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==United States==
==United States==


* '''[[Ace Hardware]]''' is a [[Retailers' cooperative|hardware cooperative]] based in [[Oak Brook, Illinois|Oak Brook]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. Ace Hardware was founded in 1924 by [[Richard Hesse (businessman)|Richard Hesse]], E. Gunnard Lindquist, [[Frank Burke]] and Oscar Fisher in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]].
* '''[[Ace Hardware]]''' is a [[Retailers' cooperative|hardware cooperative]] based in [[Oak Brook, Illinois|Oak Brook]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. Ace Hardware was founded in 1924 by [[Richard Hesse (businessman)|Richard Hesse]], E. Gunnard Lindquist, [[Frank Burke]] and Oscar Fisher in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]].
* [[Affiliated Foods Inc.]]
* [[Affiliated Foods Inc.]]
* [[Affiliated Foods Midwest Co-op Inc.]]
* [[Affiliated Foods Midwest Co-op Inc.]]
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* [[Agribank, FCB]]
* [[Agribank, FCB]]
* [[Ant Hill Cooperative]]
* [[Ant Hill Cooperative]]
* [[Ashland Food Co-op]]<ref>http://www.ashlandfood.coop/</ref>
* [[Associated Food Stores]]
* [[Associated Food Stores]]
* [[Associated Grocers of Florida, Inc]]
* [[Associated Grocers of Florida, Inc]]
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* [[Land O'Lakes]]
* [[Land O'Lakes]]
* [[Madison Community Cooperative|Madison Community Co-op]]
* [[Madison Community Cooperative|Madison Community Co-op]]
* [[Mariposa Food Co-op]]<ref>http://www.mariposa.coop</ref>
* [[MFA Incorporated]]
* [[MFA Incorporated]]
* [[Michigan State University Student Housing Cooperative]]
* [[Michigan State University Student Housing Cooperative]]
* [[National Cooperative Bank]] (now NCB)
* [[National Cooperative Bank]] (now NCB)
* [[National Grape Cooperative Association, Inc.]]
* [[National Grape Cooperative Association, Inc.]]
* [[National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation]]<ref>http://www.nrucfc.coop/</ref>
* [[Navy Federal Credit Union]]
* [[Navy Federal Credit Union]]
* [[New Deal Cafe]]<ref>http://www.newdealcafe.com/</ref>
* [[New Deal Cafe]]<ref>http://www.newdealcafe.com/</ref>
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* [[NonProfits' United]]
* [[NonProfits' United]]
* [[Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund]]
* [[Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund]]
* [[Oberlin Student Cooperative Association]]
* [[Oberlin Student Cooperative Association]]
* [[Ocean Spray (cooperative)]]
* [[Ocean Spray (cooperative)]]
* [[Oglethorpe Power Corporation]]
* [[Oglethorpe Power Corporation]]

Revision as of 05:43, 2 February 2012

This is a list of notable co-operative enterprises by country. Co-operatives are business organizations owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit.[1]

Australia

Canada

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

Old Market Autonomous Zone Marketing Co-op (formed in 2010) comprises the cooperatives and activist groups located in the heritage building at 91 Albert St in Winnipeg's Exchange District. It houses the following cooperatives:

New Brunswick

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Denmark

Finland

France

India

Ireland

Israel

Japan

  • Co-op Kobe (Japanese: コープこうべ), officially known as Consumer Co-operative Kobe, is a Kobe, Japan-based consumers' cooperative. It is the largest retail cooperative in Japan and, with over 1.2 million members, is one of the largest cooperatives in the world.

Nepal

New Zealand

A selection of the larger members of the New Zealand Cooperatives Association (see[6] for full list)

Scandinavia

Spain

Switzerland

United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man

Main article: British co-operative movement

Football and rugby union supporters' trusts are incorporated as co-operatives of supporters. Several own the football club outright and many hold equity in the club.

United States

See also

Notes

  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Arthur (2003). Economics: Principles in action. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-063085-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ "Japanese firm readies bid for Dairy Farmers". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  3. ^ "National Foods to acquire Dairy Farmers for $910 million" (Press release). Dairy Farmers Limited. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  4. ^ http://www.coopatlantic.ca/
  5. ^ http://www.trec.on.ca
  6. ^ http://nz.coop
  7. ^ http://www.tatua.com
  8. ^ http://www.westland.co.nz
  9. ^ Cooperatives Europe - Coop Norden focuses its pan-Nordic operations on purchasing
  10. ^ http://www.suma.coop
  11. ^ http://www.ashlandfood.coop/
  12. ^ http://www.ghi.coop/
  13. ^ http://www.greenbeltnewsreview.com/
  14. ^ http://www.icc.coop
  15. ^ http://www.mariposa.coop
  16. ^ http://www.nrucfc.coop/
  17. ^ http://www.newdealcafe.com/
  18. ^ http://www.nmefcu.org/
  19. ^ http://www.rei.com/
  20. ^ http://www.rapidancamps.org/
  21. ^ http://www.theunioncreditunion.com/
  22. ^ http://www.usafedcu.org/
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