Oufticoop

What Oufticoop does

Oufticoop is a participatory cooperative supermarket (Société Coopérative) based in the Outremeuse neighborhood of Liège, Belgium, officially created on June 19, 2019, and operational since September 2019. The cooperative operates a single retail store at Rue Curtius 10, offering more than 1,500 food and non-food product references sourced from local producers and organic wholesalers, with a focus on affordable, local, organic, and fair-trade products. Members tri-function as investors, voluntary workers (3-hour shifts every 4 weeks), and consumers, with 600+ cooperators by end of 2024. The business model combines retail product sales with one-time cooperative share subscriptions (Type A at 100€ minimum for individuals, Type B at 150€ for legal entities, Type C at 250€ for support members), with shares being reimbursable upon exit and carrying no financial return. The cooperative holds a Finance Solidaire label and is supported by partnerships with Bees Coop, Collectif 5C, Step Entreprendre, The Food Hub, and La Ceinture Aliment-Terre Liégeoise.

The internal technology stack relies on Odoo for point-of-sale, shift scheduling, inventory management, and cargo bike reservation; YesWiki for collaborative documentation; and Framavox for virtual General Assembly decision-making. Operations are managed by 3 employees (including one under Article 60 scheme), one of whom is Eric Posocco in coordination, and the cooperative is led by a Board of Directors (Conseil d'Administration) comprising Thomas Rulmont, Ariane Frankin, Johan Van Hoye, Elodie Toulemonde, Diana Calderan, and Louis Natalis. The cooperative has no public-facing API, no commercial mobile app, and employs no AI/ML components. Distribution is limited to in-store shopping and a cargo bike delivery service within 15km (2€ delivery fee). Marketing is entirely community-driven through word-of-mouth, a Facebook page and private group, newsletters, in-store producer encounters, and the cooperatively-produced Ouftimagazine, with no paid advertising.

Name

Oufticoop

Legal name

Oufticoop SC (Société Coopérative)

Website

https://oufticoop.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Oufticoop is a participatory cooperative supermarket in Liège, Belgium, where 600+ members simultaneously invest capital, volunteer labor, and shop across 1,500+ local and organic product references at a single retail store.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cooperative Grocery Retail

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Member-Owned Food Cooperatives (CRAHALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Natural/Organic Food Co-ops & Community Natural Grocers (CRAHAEAJ), Community-Owned / Nonprofit Grocery Stores (CRAHALAB)

Keywords

• Cooperative supermarket
• Participatory grocery retail
• Local organic products
• Bulk food sales
• Member-owned store

Headquarters

HQ city

Liège

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Retail sales of food and non-food products to cooperative members and trial customers. Products are priced affordably due to the volunteer workforce model reducing fixed costs.
2. Cooperative Share Subscriptions: Members subscribe to shares (parts) of the cooperative: Type A (individuals) minimum 100€ (4×25€), Type B (legal entities) minimum 150€, Type C (support) minimum 250€. These are one-time investments that are reimbursable upon exit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oufticoop operates a participatory cooperative supermarket in Liège, Belgium, offering more than 1,500 food and non-food product references sourced from local producers and organic wholesalers. Members simultaneously act as investors (cooperative shares), workers (volunteer 3-hour shifts every four weeks), and consumers, allowing the cooperative to keep prices affordable through reduced fixed labor costs while maintaining democratic one-person-one-vote governance.

Product overview

Oufticoop is a participatory cooperative supermarket in Liège, Belgium, founded in 2019, operating as a single unified cooperative model where members are simultaneously investors, workers, and consumers. The core offering is the cooperative supermarket itself, offering more than 1,500 references of food and non-food products sourced from local producers and organic wholesalers, with prices kept affordable through member labor contributions of approximately 3 hours per month. The cooperative also provides supporting services including a cargo bike delivery and rental service, the Ouftimagazine (a collaboratively produced magazine), and cooperative shares for membership. The store is managed internally using Odoo for point of sale and shift management, with no public-facing API or SaaS product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cooperative Supermarket A participatory cooperative supermarket offering more than 1,500 food and non-food product references. Members invest time (3-hour shifts every four weeks), capital, and patronage to collectively run the store, enabling affordable pricing and democratic governance.
• Food Products Food products including fresh produce, bakery, dairy, meat and fish, grocery, deli, dry goods in bulk, beverages, and frozen foods sourced from local producers and organic wholesalers.
• Non-Food Products Non-food household and personal care products including cleaning supplies, hygiene items, books (slow press), and garden supplies such as animal feed and potting soil.
• Cargo Bike Delivery Service A cargo bike delivery service allowing cooperators to have groceries delivered within 15 km of the store for 2€, plus a rental service for personal use at 1€/hour for trained cooperators.
• Ouftimagazine A collaborative magazine written by cooperators, available in print and PDF formats, sharing stories about the cooperative, its producers, and the social economy.
• Cooperative Shares (Membership) Three types of cooperative shares: Type A for individuals (€25/share, minimum €100/4 shares, requires shopping and shift duties), Type B for legal entities (€150/share, same participation requirements), and Type C support shares (€250/share, no participation requirements). Shares are refundable upon exit and carry no financial return.

Quantifiable outcome

• Affordable pricing through volunteer labor reducing fixed costs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BeescoopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOldest Belgian food coop in Brussels (founded 2014). Inspired Oufticoop alongside Park Slope and La Louve. Provided guidance and support during Oufticoop's formation. Has dedicated program for accompanying new participatory stores in Brussels.
• Collectif 5CcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective of citizen cooperatives for short supply chains. Provides advice, training, and maintains contact with other cooperatives.
• Step EntreprendrecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSocial economy consulting agency that guided Oufticoop on statutes and financial planning. Specializes in sustainable economic models and democratic governance for collective projects.
• La Ceinture Aliment-Terre Liégeoise (CATL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit emanated from a coalition of citizen, economic, and cultural actors in the Liège region, committed to deep transformation of the regional food system.
• The Food HubcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganic wholesaler cooperative. Oufticoop works with them to supply quality products while maintaining cooperative values and fairly compensating producers.
• Les Petits ProducteursminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of stores supporting small producers' access to quality food for Liège residents. 3 locations in Liège: En Neuvice 48, Rue Sainte-Walburge 89, Avenue Reine Elisabeth 1.
• SynthèseminorOthersGraphic design studio that created Oufticoop's visual identity with talent, listening, and generosity.
• En FacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial impact project born from Oufticoop. Creates social impact in the community, with meeting spaces available for cooperative events. Located nearby the store.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• SuperCoop: A Belgian participatory supermarket project in a similar startup/volume stage, sharing the Paris/Brooklyn playbook and the same member-worker-consumer structure. Overlapping target customer (Belgian residents seeking organic/local) with similar small-scale footprint.
• Färm Cooperative: Belgian cooperative federation of organic/neighborhood retailers that pools supply and brand identity across member shops. Comparable in its cooperative and organic positioning, broader in geographic footprint, but operates shops rather than member-labor stores.

Direct peers

• La Louve: Paris-based participatory supermarket that pioneered the modern European member-owned cooperative supermarket format alongside Park Slope. Cited alongside Park Slope as direct inspiration for Oufticoop.
• Les Petits Producteurs: A Liège-based network of stores supporting small producers' access to quality food, with three locations in the same city as Oufticoop. Comparable mission and customer base (Liège residents seeking local/sustainable products), but operating via a non-membership retail model.
• Park Slope Food Coop: The iconic Brooklyn member-owned food cooperative that is one of the explicit reference models for Oufticoop. Operates the same volunteer-shift-to-shop membership model and is regularly cited in participatory food-retail literature in Europe.
• Beescoop: The oldest participatory food cooperative supermarket in Belgium, founded in Brussels in 2014. Directly inspired Oufticoop's formation and runs the same member-as-investor-worker-consumer model, making it the closest behavioural and structural peer.

Broad incumbents

• Bio c' Bon: Specialty organic grocery chain active in France and parts of Belgium. Competes for the same 'organic/responsible consumption' customer that Oufticoop targets, but as a conventional retail chain rather than a participatory cooperative.
• Carrefour Belgium: Major multinational grocery retailer with extensive Liège hypermarket/supermarket presence. Sets price benchmarks and product breadth expectations that Oufticoop's 1,500-SKU assortment must differentiate against.
• Colruyt Group: Belgium's largest discount-led grocery retailer, competing for essentially every food euro in Oufticoop's catchment. Comparison illustrates the scale and pricing-power gap Oufticoop must contend with as a single-store cooperative.

Others

• Les Magasins du Monde (Oxfam): Belgian fair-trade retail network selling food and craft products sourced from small producers, with overlapping values on short supply chains and producer compensation. Comparable as a values-aligned retail alternative, but distributed through specialty fair-trade stores rather than a participatory supermarket.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/oufticoop.liege
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oufticoop

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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