Concord Food Co-op evolved out of a community buying club established in the late 1970s. in 1982, the club incorporated and became an independent entity. The Co-op occupied many spaces throughout its infancy, and in 1993 it moved to its current location on South Main Street. In November of 2005 the store expanded, tripling its size, and doubling the number of products offered. The expansion allowed for growth in every department and provided the space needed to introduce new services such as the Co-op Café, the Co-op’s in-store Bakery, and a Grab n’ Go deli.

Early in 2009, the Concord Food Co-op was approached by a co-op in New London that was going into bankruptcy. In June of that year, we officially opened Kearsarge Cooperative Grocer, a Lake Sunapee-area sister store of the Co-op.

During the Spring of 2015, the Co-op started a strategic partnership with Canterbury Shaker Village, utilizing the organic garden space to grow select crops for our produce department, kitchen, and other local vendors. Organic Farm Manager, Andy Messenger, created contracts and arrangements to only grow what was needed locally instead of growing more of what was readily available. And while our partnership with Canterbury Shaker Village has come to an end, Andy continues to grow produce as an independent farmer, which you’ll still find available at the Co-op.

Currently, the Co-op has an active membership of over 9,000 households, and we continue to grow each day.