Co-op Partners Warehouse
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| L to R, Back row: Rick, Dan, Bobby, Ephraim, Steven, Tom, Lori.
Front row: Robert, Chris, Christa (holding Roan), Michelle, Kathie, Lea, Kristin.
Not pictured: Sue, Patricia, James, John, Michael |
Co-op Partners Warehouse
746 Vandalia St.
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 644-7000
Co-op Partners Warehouse is the first certified organic warehouse in Minnesota, and a veritable hub of the organic industry in the Twin Cities. Funneling over $4 million worth of organic food into the Midwest, Co-op Partners Warehouse (CPW) sells perishable grocery items to co-ops and restaurants from Duluth, to the Twin Cities, La Crosse, and Milwaukee.
CPW had its humble beginnings as a wholesale program run out of the Wedge Produce Department. Back then, it was just a purchase order book and the Wedge staff. But Manager Edward Brown found warehouse space in St Paul and started Co-op Partners in 1999, gathering together a staff of highly experienced warehouse workers from Minnesota and California, three trucks, and connecting the Twin Cities to organic distributors in the lucrative San Francisco markets.
In October of 2002, Midwest Organic Services Association certified CPW as an organic warehouse. The organic inspector's report was filed to MOSA without a single negative comment, showing just how seriously CPW takes the issue of organic handling and record keeping.
Mission Statement:
Coop Partners is committed to fostering sustainable farming practices and organic agriculture by supporting local producers, small farmers, and family farms.
In locating sources for our product, we actively seek out local producers and quality-conscious growers who exhibit genuine commitment to the land and to organic principles. We are dedicated to offering unique items with their "grower personalities" included.
As the organic industry continues to evolve and expand, Coop Partners reaffirms our loyalty to the pioneer growers who forged the current demand for organics and who are its active, visible proponents.
