Converting your Grocery Store to a Co-op

Grocery stores across the country are for sale, at risk of closing, or have an owner who is thinking about retiring in the near future. Converting a grocery store into a co-op is a great option that more and more grocers, employees, and communities are considering. Food Co-op Initiative, the Rural Grocery Initiative at Kansas State University and experts Stuart Reid and Bonnie Hudspeth have joined forces to develop a new FCI Action Guide to help you understand the conversion process and the steps involved.

Join us to learn more about why the cooperative model might be right for your community’s grocery store and how to get started. 

This 60-minute webinar will be held Wednesday, 5/8/24 at 2p eastern / 1p central / 12p mountain / 11a pacific

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