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What type of food co-op should you set up?
There are lots of different types of food co-ops which run in different settings such as community centres, schools, universities, church halls or workplaces.
The type of food co-op you decide to set up and the method you choose for distributing food will depend on a variety of factors, such as what food you want to buy and how many members/customers you aim to have.
It will also depend what you type of scheme you have the capacity to run, as some will require a lot more time and money. The main types of food co-ops that we work with are shown below (although some large projects with several outlets may have combination of all of these):
