This presentation at NFCA’s Seventh Annual Meeting features a panel of success stories from NFCA member co-ops, including membership growth, expansions, and other operational improvements and innovations. Terry Bowling (National Co+op Grocers) shares about the national trends impacting food co-ops and common factors in co-ops who are not only weathering this storm but succeeding and innovating in this new competitive landscape.
Presenters:
• Terry Bowling, National Co+op Grocers,
• Ed King, General Manager, Littleton Food Co-op,
• Glenn Lower, General Manager, Middlebury Natural Food Co-op
• Rochelle Prunty, General Manager, River Valley Co-op
• Zach Stevens, General Manager, Rutland Area Food Co-op
1. SEVENTH ANNUAL
MEETING
17th March 2018
Afternoon Workshop
“Sharing Successes:
Leading the Inclusive
Economy”
Greenfield
Community College
Greenfield, MA
NFCA Seventh Annual Meeting 2018
NEIGHBORING
FOOD CO-OP
ASSOCIATION
4. Leading the Inclusive Economy
Our panel features success stories from NFCA Member Co-
ops, including membership growth, expansions, and other
operational improvements and innovations. Learn about
the national trends impacting food co-ops and common
factors in co-ops who are not only weathering this storm
but succeeding and innovating in this new competitive
landscape.
NFCA Seventh Annual Meeting 2018
SHARING SUCCESSES
5. Terry Bowling, Facilitator
Eastern Corridor Development
Manager, National Co+op
Grocers
¡Ed King, General Manager,
Littleton Food Co-op
¡Glenn Lower, General
Manager, Middlebury
Natural Food Co-op
¡Rochelle Prunty, General
Manager, River Valley Co-op
¡Zach Stevens, General
Manager, Rutland Area Food
Co-op
NFCA Seventh Annual Meeting 2018
OUR PANEL
9. Review of Process
uBoard Retreat In Summer of 2013
uBoard/ Staff Meeting In 2014
uFormed Committees, Finance, Design
and Sustainability.
uSpecial Member Meetings
uMember Surveys
10. Project Goals
u More Retail Space
u Community / Café Space
u Move Admin Offices On Site
u Expand Receiving Area
u Outdoor Marketing Space
u Energy Efficient Building
12. Energy Saving Investments
uPOV Solar Panels
uFree Air Refrigeration
uLED Lighting
uAdd doors to existing coolers
uTight envelope in new building
13. Professional Partners
u CDS Co-op
u Bankers and Funding Sources (Consultant)
u NCG
u Gallagher Flynn CPA
u Business Attorney
u Architect
u Construction Firm
u AGNE for Equipment