– John BoyleMember Relations

– To provide members with cultural, educational and social activities

Food Security

Food security

Starvation!Majority of people in world

Organic aubergines!Middle classes and above

Coffee and chocolateSensible people

Healthy

DishonestyTruck ShopsAdulterated Food

Britain in 1700’sinto1800’s

More than Just a Shop…

Food in 1800’s

• starvation• Adulteration• Plaster, chalk in flour• Water in milk• Food colouring like lead to make

the food more attractive• Cheating - weights and measures

Pure and Unadulterated Food

• Flour• Tea• Oats• Sugar• Candles

• Scales

Co-operative Values

Co-operative Principles

Difference between a Co-op and other types of businesses.

To maintain food security

The sale of pure and unadulterated goods made under fair conditions of labour is one of the permanent objects of co-operation.

Commitment

• 1910 no purchases from the Isle of Sao Thome as slaves being used

• 2009 first Fairtrade product from Palestine Olive Oil

Sao Thome is of the Coast of West Africa Gulf of Guinea, just in case you didn’t know.

1960’s

• Total retail trade drops to approx only 2%

• 1968 539 Societies• 1977 162 Societies• By 2006 only 20.• Retail trade 4%

MIDLANDS CO-OP TODAY £943 million turnover

2010

8,000+ employees

Over 370 trading outlets

Over 500 properties

Three cities – Birmingham, Derby & Leicester

Fairtrade sales £5.9 million increase 40%

Profit 2010£26 million 18% increase on 2009

•Did you know that the Co-operative is the largest Farmer in the UK!

The CWS

Owned by all the Societies

Co-operative Group• Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited

(CGL) Considers itself the National Co-operative, is the UK's largest co-operative society. It is active in diverse sectors including banking, insurance, property investment, motor dealerships travel, pharmacy, funeral services and groceries.

• £13.7 Billion turnover (£402 million profit)• Dividend payments to members, up from

£45m to £50m in 2008 to 107m in 2009!!!!• Growing like no other business 5.5 million

members

2010

• The Group employs 120,000 people, has 5.5 million members and around 4,800 retail outlets

• Half yearly revenue 6.9 billion• Somerfield acquisition (2008) • Brittannia 2009 merger

UK picture• Combined turnover of £27 Billion

– 11.5 million members– Retail Farming– Banks Housing– Worker Co-ops Care Co-ops– Phone Co-op Wholefood– Community Energy providers

– Pubs, post offices, cinemas, music…….

Did you know?.............• In Brazil, co-operatives are responsible for 40%

of the agricultural GDP• 9 out of 10 French farmers are members of

agricultural co-operatives• 91% of all Japanese farmers are members of

co-operatives with an output of $90 billion• Fishery co-operatives in Korea report a market

share of 71%• Dairy co-operatives in Norway are responsible

for 99% of the milk production• More than 30 co-operatives in the United

States have an annual revenue in excess of $1 billion.

Kibenge Kenya

• Somerfield acquisition• Co-op 99 tea• Supply• Business• Co-operation

Kibenge

• In Kenya we are funding a unique co-operative development programme – one of our most ambitious – bringing 10,000 small-holder tea farmers together as co-operatives, helping them to become Fairtrade certified and giving them a market for their tea.

•Fairtrade guarantees a better deal to producers in the third world.

•They get a fair price which covers their costs, and an extra amount to help their community.

No child labour

No Slave labour

CampaigningThe WaveTar Sands

and Braille!

Food Co-ops in South West London• Following a three year project in Fulham to develop

Community Food Co-ops and School Fruit Tuck Shops. Many of the food co-ops and fruit tuck shops continued.

• One of the food co-ops started at St Andrew’s Church in Fulham Fields. The co-op attracted people from the local Caribbean community, nearby sheltered accommodation and a pre-school play group. Fruit and vegetable orders were usually over £100 per week and the produce was delivered directly from market traders in the North End Road. Co-op volunteers attended the NDC’s Citizen Panel and Father Martin, who oversees the food co-op, was proud when the food co-op helped St Andrew’s to win the Church Times Green Award.

Allsorts

• Happy Apple community Food Co-operative

• Fish co-ops, Food co-op customers order what they want from a range of single variety £5 packs on offer. Because customers order together they get a really good deal that gives far better value for money than the supermarkets. This system suited co-op customers who prefer to order specific fish than have a lucky dip.

The Star Inn Salford

• Local residents saved the pub from closure. The pub continues to trade (even after being targeted during the riots) and members are currently finalising plans to use the profit of the pub to maintain the building and organise projects for the local community

Handmade Bakery, Marsden• Community supported bakery,

makes organic bread, local ingredients, selling to subscribers, partnership between producer and consumer.

Headingly Fowl and Pig Co-operative Leeds• Each resident commits to buying

one chicken a month for six months, paying in advance, which means the farmer raises 180 chickens with certainty of sale, residents were pleased and moved onto a pig co-op that operates the same way.

SUMA

• A worker co-operative around 150 employee members, specialises in vegetarian, fairly traded, organic and ethical products.

Statistics

• 70% of consumers would like to buy more local food and drink

• 64% of consumers are willing to pay slightly more for locally produced food and drink

• 65% thought their local shop increased their sense of community

Can we help?

• Involvement• Grants (Small!!) Community Dividend• Loans much bigger• Support

– Chocolate

• Informing of activities