| National Co+op Grocers | |
| Type: | Business services cooperative |
| Location City: | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Homepage: | ncg.coop |
National Co+op Grocers (NCG) is a business services cooperative for retail cooperative grocery stores located throughout the United States.[1] NCG offers franchise-like services to food co-ops that help businesses optimize operational and marketing resources, offering coordinated branding; access to loans through a partnership with Capital Impact Partners;[2] and bulk buying rates through the United Natural Foods (UNFI).[3]
NCG's headquarters are located in Saint Paul, Minnesota,[4] home to a number of Food Cooperatives, such as Wedge Community Co-op, as well as the historic Minnesota Food Cooperative Wars.
, NCG represents 148 independent food cooperatives operating more than 200 stores in 38 states with combined annual sales of over $2.4 billion and over 1.3 million consumer owners.[5]