Fort Collins Food Coop Membership

community discounts too

As an additional benefit of Coop membership we have partnered with other local businesses to offer discounts to Coop members around town. Download the current list of participating businesses [here].

Members Count

Member-Owners receive one vote in Board of Director elections. Membership means you are a part of the leadership that directs the business stocking the shelves of your grocery store. Our Cooperative model allows the community to be involved in the structure of their store.

Co-operatively Owned

You don't have to be a member to shop at the Coop but being a member does mean you will be a part owner of the store, receive additional discounts, and have access to other benefits.

co-op members

Coop membership simply means additional sale items, voting rights and more. Members literally own a portion of the Coop, and when they want can choose to have their membership or 'share' refunded.

The Fort Collins Food Co-operative is a member-owner structured co-op. This means that as a member-owner you are invested directly in, and partial owner of, the Coop itself. Below you will see a specific description of the member-owner benefits. The Board of Directors is elected by the member-owners to help lead in the decision making process of the business. There is a General Manager, currently five department heads, and an in-house marketing team, who all lead in efforts to promote and support the Coop and its staff daily. As a member-owner you will be investing in your local community and your money will support a cooperative grocery store that is aligned with hopefully a shared set of social and environmental values.

MEMBER-OWNERS ENJOY A VARIETY OF BENEFITS [effective upon 1st payment]

  • Additional monthly sales items for member-owners only
  • Voting rights, one vote per share
  • Access to member-owner pricing on special orders
  • Discounts with other local businesses
  • A quarterly newsletter with news, events, update, and more Discounts with other food co-ops across the country
AND PATRONAGE REFUND OR PROFIT SHARING [effective when paid in full]

This is the official name for how co-ops send profits back to their members. As member-owners of the Fort Collins Food Coop, you share in the profits of the store. No less than 20% of the Coop's profits will be distributed to member-owners. Refunds will be distributed based on total dollars you spend at the store. The more you shop, the higher your patronage refund.

CHOOSE A SINGLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENT PLAN
  • 16 Quarterly payments of $10
  • 8 Quarterly payments of $20
  • 4 Quarterly payments of $40
  • One time payment of $160
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sponsored memberships may also be available. Your share investment is fully refundable upon termination of member-ownership, as soon as replacement equity is available. A membership is valid for you and your immediate family [spouse, partner, kids] living in the same household. A $5 annual maintenance fee will be assessed to cover administrative costs.