This is a list of notable co-operative enterprises by country.
Co-operatives are business organizations owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit.[1]
For a list of Co-operative Federations, please see
List of co-operative federations.
Co-op Kobe (
Japanese: コープこうべ), officially known as Consumer Co-operative Kobe, is a
Kobe,
Japan-based
consumers' cooperative. It is the largest retail cooperative in Japan and, with over 1.2 million members, is one of the largest cooperatives in the world.
NTUC Enterprise is a new holding co-operative set up by NTUC, Singapore Labour Foundation (SLF) and unions affiliated to both NTUC and SLF. NTUC Enterprise institutionalises the strategic partnership between NTUC, SLF and the unions to enable the NTUC Social Enterprises to do even more for working families.[3]
Ornua from the
Irish "Ór Nua" meaning "new gold" (known as TheIrish Dairy Board from 1961 to 2015) is an Irish Statutory
agricultural cooperative, which markets and sells dairy products on behalf of its members: Irish dairy processors and Irish dairy farmers. The co-operative is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products.
Football and
rugby unionsupporters' trusts are incorporated as co-operatives of supporters. Several own the football club outright and many hold equity in the club.
Stocksy United (Stocksy) is a Canadian multi-stakeholder
platform cooperative, selling stock photos and videos on behalf of its international membership of 1500+ artist contributors.
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited is a dairy products company in
Canada producing butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, whipped cream and lactose free milk for retail, foodservice, industrial and export markets.
Organic Meadow Cooperative is an
agricultural cooperative in
Ontario. The cooperative originated in 1989 after local farmers sitting around a kitchen table realized that commercialized farming practices were not sustainable for them.
Wireless Nomad was a
non-profitcooperative based in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada providing subscriber-owned home and business internet along with free
Wi-Fi wireless Internet access the 70+ nodes, making it one of the largest free Wi-Fi networks in the country at the time.
Dairy Farmers is one of the largest and oldest dairy manufacturers in
Australia, established in 1900, supplying products to local and international markets such as
Eastern Europe, the
Middle East and
Asia.
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited of
Japan, via its subsidiary
National Foods, acquired the company on 27 November 2008.[18][19] The Co-op later being listed up for sale in 2019 and later sold on January 25, 2021 to the wholly owned Australian company Bega Cheese.[20]
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