Press Coverage
January 5, 2012: Wasatch Co-op's Catch 22: More members needed to make progress
by Austen Diamond
Ben Gaddis' piece of scratch paper has a list inked onto it: apples, lamb, cumin, potatoes, a few odd household items. In Gaddis' ideal world, he wouldn't be taking his list to a national chain grocery store, but to t store he jointly owns with community members. And Gaddis hopes that might become a reality within the next year.
Fall 2010 (Issue No. 2, Fall 2010, page 6): Edible Wasatch covers the Wasatch Cooperative's drive for member-owners.
October 28, 2009: "Nearly 40 members have signed up to be owners of a cooperative grocery store in Salt Lake City, with an opening-date target of fewer than two years. The co-op will focus on selling organic, sustainable and locally produced foods, said Alison Einerson, a member of the Wasatch Cooperative Market. Owner-members of the for-profit group are to receive annual refunds based on store profits and the amount of food they purchase."
October 17, 2009: Dave Cawley discusses the Wasatch Cooperative Market with Ben Gaddis and Alison Einerson.
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August 27, 2009: "You could soon be a part-owner of a grocery store, and be earning dividends every time you go shopping for food. A group of Utahns is putting together the Wasatch Cooperative Market, a for-profit venture that would start with a location in the Salt Lake Valley and expand throughout the state from there. Alison Einerson, executive director of Local First Utah, is on the steering committee for the co-op. She spoke with KCPW's Jeff Robinson about the new venture."
August 23, 2009: "Start with about 200 people. Add a pinch of intrigue. Stir in a lot of capital. And, maybe in two years, Wasatch Cooperative Market will rise."
August 23, 2009: "A network of grocery cooperatives is being planned for Utah that would emphasize organic and local food selections and compete against established store chains. It would operate as a for-profit venture for thousands of owners - consumers and farmers."