National Co+op Grocers (NCG) is a business services cooperative for retail cooperative grocery stores located throughout the United States.[1] NCG offers franchise-like services to food co-ops that help businesses optimize operational and marketing resources, offering coordinated branding; access to loans through a partnership with Capital Impact Partners;[2] and bulk buying rates through the United Natural Foods (UNFI).[3]
NCG's headquarters are located in Saint Paul, Minnesota,[4] home to a number of Food Cooperatives, such as Wedge Community Co-op, as well as the historic Minnesota Food Cooperative Wars.
As of 2025, NCG represents 166 independent food cooperatives operating 240 stores in 39 states with combined annual sales of over $2.8 billion and over 1.3 million consumer owners.[5]