National Cooperative Grocers Association
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The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) is a marketing service cooperative of cooperative grocery stores founded in 1999 in the United States. As of 2008[update] NCGA's membership includes 114 independent food cooperatives operating more than 145 stores in 32 states with combined annual sales of nearly $1.2 billion.[1] In total, there are nearly 300 food co-operatives in the U.S.[2] NCGA uses the buying power of its member cooperatives to negotiate with manufacturers such as UNFI.[3]
NCGA is the publisher of Co-operative Grocer, the monthly trade publication for U.S. food co-operatives, first published in 1985.[2]
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