Concord Food Co-op is a democratic grocery store, bakery, and café collectively owned by the folks who shop here – like you! We are located in Concord, NH and our sister store, Kearsarge Cooperative Grocer, is located in New London, NH. We focus on natural, local, organic, and fair-trade foods that are ethically-sourced and made from only the best ingredients.
What began as a humble buying club more than 40 years ago has grown into one of the most successful natural food Co-ops in the state. With a true community focus, the Co-op stocks its shelves with delicious foods from hundreds of local and regional farmers and producers. And we put our money where our mouth is, approximately 70 cents on every dollar spent at the Co-op is reinvested into the local community.
You deserve only the best, and that’s why all the items on our shelves are 100% all natural and meet our strict quality standards. In fact, we have a banned ingredient list with over 150+ items on it. If an item doesn’t meet our standards, we don’t sell it.
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.
Concord Food Co-op is owned by its customers who have purchased memberships. We provide high quality natural and organic food and other products to our community with an emphasis on local sourcing, while operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable manner and compensating employees fairly.
The business and affairs of the Concord Food Cooperative, Inc., a corporation in the State of New Hampshire and hereafter referred to as the Co-op, shall be conducted in accordance with the following:
without gender, social, racial, political or religious discrimination.
whereby the members actively participate in setting policies and making decisions.
in the capital of the cooperative is equitable and democratically controlled.
Cooperatives are autonomous, self-help organizations controlled by their members.
is provided to the members, elected representatives, managers and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their cooperatives.
Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, national, regional and international structures.
While focusing on member needs, cooperatives work for sustainable development of their communities through policies accepted by their members.
Because of all that we do, Concord Food Co-op’s Members, customers, and community will benefit from:
1. A wide variety of high-quality, natural, and organic foods and environmentally sound products at fair prices.
2. Support for environmentally and socially responsible producers and suppliers, especially for local and regional products where available within our price and quality standards.
3. A workplace where staff is valued, supported, respected, and compensated fairly.
4. A pleasurable and friendly place to shop, with customer service that is cheerful, courteous, and knowledgeable.
5. Information on health and nutrition, on social, political, and economic issues related to food and household products, and on the value of consumer control through the cooperative system.
6. A successful, cooperatively-owned business.
24 South Main Street,
Concord, NH 03301
603.225.6840
Hours:
Monday – Saturday: 8 am – 7 pm
Sunday: 9 am – 6 pm
Both locations are CLOSED on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
52 Newport Road,
New London, NH 03257
603.526.6650
Hours:
Monday – Saturday: 9 am – 6 pm
Sunday: 10:30 am – 4:30 pm