top 10 benefits of co-op ownership Make a Family Farm Successful: many products on our shelves are brought to you by small, local farmers and makers. Save 10% Four Times a Year: owners get to enjoy 10% off one entire shopping trip during our quarterly 10% off weeks throughout the year. Care for Your Neighbors:…
One Thousand Split Pea Soups, Starting At Fifty-Eight-Cents A Serving By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl Part ONE, let me tell you two of the secrets of a happy life: Keep your expenses low, and your fiber intake high. Here’s another one: Eat something delicious every day. Now, here’s the how for all of this: Go to…
At the co-op, we believe in building a strong, equitable food system for all and are proud to partner with local organizations who share the same mission. We wouldn’t be able to support our community without the support of our owners and shoppers. Together, we’re building a strong community. Below are a few words of… Read More →
FOR 19 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP AT CPW! Tom arrived at the warehouse in 2003, already having spent the first 25 years of his career at various Twin Cities produce companies. With his eye towards making CPW a more efficient and profitable business, Tom decided that if there was anything we could do in-house, we would.… Read More →
Experience the Local Harvest with our Fall Owner Celebration! September 6 – October 3 Our shelves are stocked full of local produce and we’re ready to delve into a Minnesota fall. Come experience the local harvest with us and enjoy great deals, just for co-op owners! To kick off the fall, choose from seasonal and… Read More →
The global health pandemic and the social unrest happening all across the country supercharged 2020, illuminating the stark disparities in outcomes among Black and brown communities and other communities of color in comparison to their white neighbors. The public murder of George Floyd on Monday, May 25, by a police officer at 38th Street &… Read More →
By Rick Christianson, Co-op Partners Warehouse Produce Buyer Farming has always been a difficult endeavor, but with the exception of the Dust Bowl years of the 1930s, there may never have been a time where weather-related issues have put more strain on the food supply system. Considering the likely trajectory of climate change, agriculture sits… Read More →
Co-op Partners Warehouse (CPW) has always donated non-saleable produce items to local food organizations. Until last April, nonprofit groups were invited to “shop” a food bank at the warehouse to find items they needed. But when the pandemic began in March, CPW staff streamlined the donation process, strengthened their relationships with key food-rescue partners, increased… Read More →
First retail store to carry Broders’ PASTA sauces! Signature sauces from Broders’ Cucina Italiana, packaged and sold at retail stores for the first time ever! You can now find three varieties of their delicious sauces in our grab n go refrigerated cases – Sugo Betti (Long-Simmered Tomato Sauce) Alfredo (Cream Sauce) Bolognese (Traditional Meat Sauce)… Read More →
By Dana Nelson and Emily Paul of MCK TCCP is a proud partner of Minnesota Central Kitchen (MCK), preparing 2,400 meals a week in our commissary kitchen and regularly donating unsaleable produce from Co-op Partners Warehouse. We reached out to learn a little bit more about them and their important work in addressing the hunger…
