Consum is the biggest cooperative in the Spanish Mediterranean arch, operating in the commercial distribution sector through Consum and Consum Basic supermarkets and Charter franchises. It is made up of worker-members and customer-members, and as a polyvalent coop-erative these members share in the capital, the management and the profits, as its owners.
Consum takes a broad view
In a year when Spain turned to the Eurozone for bailout assistance, there has been one sector of the Spanish economy which is inspiring in troubled times. At Consum, one of Spain’s biggest cooperatives and one of the most significant retail cooperatives in Europe, profits rose in the past year when most of the rest […]
Anecoop not only rides out crisis, it is focused on growth
“We need to meet demand,” says Carlota Pardo, spokesperson for Anecoop, one of the Mediterranean’s largest fruit and vegetable suppliers. “But one of the challenges is that we’re so dispersed in the fruit and vegetable cooperative sector that we as a group don’t have the power we could have.” “Demand is contained in the hands […]
Anecoop
In 1975, a group of Spanish citrus fruit cooperatives joined forces in order to expand their product range, reach new markets and improve their bargaining power with large-scale distributors. They set up Anecoop, a second-tier cooperative or cooperative of cooperatives. Today Anecoop is the Mediterranean’s leading fruit and vegetable producer; the Spanish leader in marketing […]
MEH Hair and Beauty Co-operative Society Limited Cork, Ireland
CSS believes that co-operative businesses, particularly those set up by non-Irish nationals, need support services in establishing their business and in keeping them successful. CSS works to encourage and help immigrants to unlock their full potential by pooling their skills and resources to develop co-operative businesses in their chosen business sector. CSS provides business advice, […]
A recreational center for the whole community
His and Hers Recreational Co-operative Society Galway is one of the seven member co-operatives of CSS, Ireland, who provides support services to co-operative businesses, particularly those set up by non-Irish nationals. It is a co-operatively owned centre situated at 44A, Ballybane Industrial Estates, Galway. The venture was established in 2009, but formerly launched on May […]
Little Angels Childcare Co-operative Society Limited Dundalk
Little Angels is a co-operative venture based in Dundalk. It was established in 2009 as a crèche and day-care facility for children aged 6 months to 14 years. It is an initiative of the over 72 members of Nwannedinamba, the Dundalk chapter of the Igbo Union Ireland. This ethnic association of immigrants from Eastern Nigeria […]
Co-operative Support Services ( CSS Ireland)
Co-operative Support Services (CSS) is a social enterprise development agency serving the diverse communities of island of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Its work is focused on development and support for democratically managed models of enterprise to meet the needs of local communities. The key function of CSS is the promotion, development and support of co-operative/social […]
Koperativ Lojman Sidès
Haitians are working to provide access to good sturdy housing for everyone two years after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake. I was one of the lucky ones, says Joël Jean-Baptiste, a development expert and a leader of a savings and housing co-op in southeastern Haiti. I didn’t lose any family, just a […]
A Health Cooperative Federation
In 1999, at a time in which 50% of Argentina’s population was without access to health care, the Argentine Federation of Solidarity Health Entities (FAESS) was formed to bring users and providers together to develop a cooperative Health Service model. The mission of FAESS is to provide cooperatives, mutuals, and other sectors with adequate health […]