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Monthly Archives: September 2025

New FCI Action Guide: The Food Co-op Development Framework

By |2025-09-03T13:36:25-04:00September 3rd, 2025|

Start-up cooperatives face tremendous challenges while on their long road—from foundational organizing to the establishment of a sustainable brick-and-mortar business delivering their mission to the communities they serve. We have seen that organizations can benefit greatly from the learnings of more seasoned businesses that have been on that journey.

Startup Solidarity: Columinate at Up & Coming

By |2025-09-03T13:22:52-04:00September 3rd, 2025|

Under a theme of “Co-Creating the Future,” the annual conference for startup food co-ops, Up & Coming, will be held September 12–13 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Up & Coming is sponsored by Food Co-op Initiative (FCI) and offers a solid program and a spirited gathering of co-op activists of many stripes.

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