Brattleboro Food

Name

Brattleboro Food

Legal name

Brattleboro Food Co-op

Website

https://brattleborofoodcoop.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Brattleboro Food Co-op is a community-owned natural foods cooperative in Brattleboro, Vermont, operating a 14,580 sq ft market with eight departments, online ordering with curbside pickup, catering services, and 9,000+ active shareholders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural Foods Grocery Retail

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Retailers (445230), Meat Retailers (445240), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Food Service Contractors (72231)

SIC

Retail-Grocery Stores (5411), Retail-Food Stores (5400)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural/Organic Food Co-ops & Community Natural Grocers (CRAHAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Member-Owned Food Cooperatives (CRAHALAA), Community-Owned / Nonprofit Grocery Stores (CRAHALAB), Food Co-ops with Online Ordering & Pickup/Delivery (CRAHALAH)

Keywords

• Natural foods grocery
• Consumer cooperative retail
• Specialty food market
• Local vendor sourcing
• Organic grocery store

Headquarters

HQ city

Brattleboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail Grocery Sales: The primary revenue stream comes from retail sales of groceries, produce, deli items, beer and wine, cheese, meat and seafood, wellness products, bulk items, and prepared foods at their 14,580-square-foot natural foods market.
2. Shareholder Membership: Community members can become shareholders through purchasing a share in the cooperative. Shareholders receive various benefits including discounts, voting rights, and access to the Community Room.
3. Online Shopping and Curbside Pickup: Revenue from online orders placed through shop.bfc.coop with curbside pickup service, where customers pay for groceries online and pick up at the store.
4. Catering Services: The Deli department offers catering services for weddings, work events, and special occasions, providing party platters to full-service large-scale catering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Brattleboro Food Co-op operates a 14,580-square-foot community-owned natural foods market and deli in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont, retailing grocery, produce, bulk, deli, cheese, meat and seafood, beer and wine, and wellness products across eight in-store departments. The Co-op extends its retail offering through online shopping with curbside pickup and a full-service catering operation, serving both walk-in community shoppers and event-based customers in Southern Vermont.

Product overview

Brattleboro Food Co-op is a community-owned food cooperative operating as a single unified retail operation with multiple service departments. The core offering consists of eight in-store departments: Beer & Wine (featuring 300+ craft beers and organic wines), Cheese (representing 30+ Vermont cheesemakers), Deli/Café with full catering capabilities, Grocery (14,000+ products), Bulk (spices, coffee, grains), Meat & Seafood (humanely-raised, locally-sourced), Produce & Floral (local farm partnerships), and Wellness (supplements and health products). The co-op extends its reach through online shopping with curbside pickup, e-gift cards, and case pre-ordering services. All departments operate as integrated components of the single physical store location at 2 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Shopping with Curbside Pickup Web-based online ordering service that allows customers to shop all Brattleboro Food Co-op departments and select a pickup time, with curbside pickup at designated parking spots available Monday through Friday; shareholder discounts apply and no additional fees are charged.
• Catering Services Full-service catering offered by the Deli/Café department for weddings, work events, and private occasions, ranging from simple party platters to large-scale event catering using the Co-op's natural and locally sourced product mix.
• E-Gift Cards Digital gift cards available in any amount, delivered electronically to recipients and redeemable for purchases at the Brattleboro Food Co-op.
• Pre-Order a Case Case-quantity pre-ordering service across all Co-op departments, providing additional savings for bulk purchases.
• Co-op Shareholder Membership Annual membership through purchase of a co-op share, granting voting rights, tiered shopping discounts (Working Shareholder 5%, Food For All 10%, combined volunteer up to 15%), case discounts, partner discounts (e.g., Unity Heat Pumps, Dead River Company), and access to the Community Room.
• Brattleboro Food Co-op Natural Foods Market (In-Store Retail) 14,580-square-foot full-service natural foods grocery store at 2 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, encompassing eight departments — Beer & Wine, Cheese, Deli/Café, Grocery (14,000+ SKUs), Bulk, Meat & Seafood, Produce & Floral, and Wellness — open to all community members Mon–Sat 8 AM–8 PM and Sun 9 AM–8 PM.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 9,000 active shareholders currently own the Co-op
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Windham & Windsor Housing TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the four-story building housing the Co-op, with 24 apartments owned and managed by the housing trust on the upper floors.
• Housing VermontcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Housing Vermont in the collaborative building project that serves as an anchor of downtown Brattleboro.
• TerracycleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational recycling program partner allowing the Co-op to collect hard-to-recycle packaging in designated bins for proper recycling, reducing landfill waste.
• Unity Heat PumpsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOffers 5% discount on installation fees to Brattleboro Food Co-op shareholders for eco-friendly heat pump heating and cooling systems.
• Dead River CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOffers special rates on Heating Oil and Propane for Brattleboro Food Co-op shareholders and employees.
• Co-op PowerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner for future solar photovoltaic array project on the Co-op's roof.
• Downtown Brattleboro AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity collaboration on downtown vitality, art, commerce, recreation, and education initiatives.
• Groundworks CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor community partner with multiple initiatives including Foodworks food shelf program. The Co-op supports through Round Up for Change donations and volunteer programs.
• Edible BrattleborominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to improve accessibility to healthy food by transforming spaces into edible landscapes with interplanted greens, herbs, and fruits.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Natural Grocers: National chain specializing in natural and organic groceries, supplements, and produce — overlapping with BFC's natural foods, wellness, and produce departments as a broader-market competitor.
• Hannaford: New England/Mid-Atlantic regional supermarket chain that competes with BFC on convenience and price for everyday groceries in the Brattleboro trade area; not natural-foods-specialized but the dominant conventional grocery alternative locally.
• Whole Foods Market: National natural-and-organic grocery chain that competes for the same premium, locally-minded shopper in Southern Vermont; overlap on assortment, produce, and wellness without the cooperative ownership model.

Direct peers

• Co-op Food Stores: Member-owned grocery cooperative in Hanover/Lebanon, NH operating multiple stores in the Upper Valley with natural and local focus — directly comparable in co-op ownership, regional positioning, and full-service grocery format.
• Portland Food Co-op: Member-owned community grocery in Portland, ME operating full-service natural foods retail with local-producer emphasis, comparable in co-op governance and community-impact mission.
• GreenStar Cooperative Market: Ithaca, NY community-owned natural foods co-op with deli, produce, wellness, and bulk departments and an emphasis on local producers — closely mirrors BFC's local-sourcing and cooperative-governance model.
• City Market (Onion River Co-op): Burlington, VT-based member-owned natural foods co-op operating full-service grocery and deli with similar community-ownership and local-sourcing mission, plus multi-departmental retail and prepared foods operations directly comparable to BFC.
• Plainfield Co-op: Smaller Vermont community co-op referenced directly in BFC board leadership biographies; a direct co-op model peer with similar local-sourcing ethos within the same state, albeit at much smaller scale.
• Hunger Mountain Co-op: Waterbury, VT community-owned natural foods cooperative with full-service departments including deli, produce, meat, and wellness; the most direct comparable for a Vermont community co-op of similar scale and mission.

Regional players

• Putney Foodshelf: Southern Vermont community food-access nonprofit referenced via BFC board leadership; not a competitor, but a regional peer operating in adjacent food-distribution/community-food space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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