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Did you know that nearly 30 percent of all farmers' products in the U.S. are marketed through more than 3,000 producer-owned cooperatives? You probably know more of these co-op brands than you realize, which range from dairy to spices to coffee and beyond. Co-op food brands offer high-quality local, organic and sustainably produced food. And of course, you can find many of these popular co-op food brands in retail food co-ops.

Organic Valley

Organic Valley's 1,266 farmers represent 10 percent of the organic farming community in America.

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Organic Valley

Kind of Co-op: producer, food brand

National Grape Cooperative

National Grape Cooperative delivers outstanding quality grapes to Welch's.

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National Grape Cooperative

Kind of Co-op: producer, food brand

Frontier Natural Products Co-op

Frontier specializes in natural and organic spices and health and beauty products.

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Frontier Natural Products Co-op

Kind of Co-op: consumer, food brand

Equal Exchange

Equal Exchange is a worker-owned trade cooperative that sells fairly traded coffees, teas, chocolates and snacks from small farmer cooperatives.

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Equal Exchange

Kind of Co-op: worker, food brand

Cabot Creamery

Cabot Creamery Cooperative was founded by the farmers of Cabot, Vermont, in 1919.

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Cabot Creamery

Kind of Co-op: producer, food brand