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  • GLOBAL ENDS POLICY:

    A transformative force in our community and work and to serve as a model of sustainable business alternative that nurtures social and economic well-being in an environmentally sensitive manner.

    Products:
    Maximized availability of healthful and organic foods and non-food products grown, manufactured, or produced locally with ecological and social responsibility for the community.

    Education:
    An empowered and informed community with access to education and customer assistance.

    Financial Health:
    A financially viable, transparent, ethical cooperative with equity growth, patronage refund, and community investment.

    Staff Environment:
    A respectful, responsive, and safe work environment in which a fairly compensated management, bargaining unit, and worker owner team has a strong sense of ownership in the success of the co-op.

    Community:
    Within cooperative values, an ever-widening circle of community members with healthier and more environmentally restorative lives.

  • Why Become an Owner?

    1. To support a store committed to quality and ethics: The French Broad Food Co-op is a store owned by the people who shop here, so it just makes sense that we would try harder than anyone else around to satisfy your shopping needs in a courteous and conscientious way. You can be proud to shop with us!

    2. 5% on the 5th: Owners save 5% on their purchases on the 5th of each month! Easy to remember, easy to save!

    3. Owners-only Events and Deals: Our Owner Appreciation Days are held quarterly, with special discounts, entertainment, product demos, educational opportunities and more.

    4. Democracy and Ownership: Enjoy a voice in Co-op governance; as an owner you have the right to vote, and run, for the Board of Directors. Have a say in how your store grows! Everyone makes a difference.

    Joining the co-op involves completing an application and making a payment toward the $250 equity share. This payment can be made in yearly installments of $25 over ten years. After that, an owner is fully vested in the co-op and no more yearly payments are required. Your equity payment is used to help keep the co-op viable (update equipment, make improvements, fix things, etc).
    If the co-op makes a profit during the business year, that profit is shared by the owners through a patronage rebate payment determined by the Board of Directors.

    5. Worker Owner Program: This program offers owners the opportunity to get more involved in the life of our store, as well as to earn an additional 15% off of Co-op purchases.

    6. The Scoop: Co-op owners are enthusiastically encouraged to write articles and letters for our monthly newsletter.

    7. Special Discounts: Co-op owners receive 10 – 50% discount on our top selling products through “Owner-Only Specials”. Owners can also receive a 20% discount on full case special orders.

    8. Group Health Insurance: Co-op owners are eligible to apply for discounted rate benefits through the Mutual of Omaha. Contact our local representatives, David Trout at (828)-258-3385.

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