VT HCR063

Vermont General Assembly congratulates the Brattleboro Food Co-op on its 50th anniversary, with the Secretary of State directed to send a copy of the resolution to the organization

Co-op opened February 20, 1975 in a 150-200 square foot garage at 40 High Street with $600 in first-day sales; now generates nearly $25.5 million in annual gross sales

Current four-floor building at 2 Main Street opened in 2012, featuring a 14,580 square foot natural foods market, the Whetstone Café, commissary kitchen, cooking classroom, and community room

Facility developed in collaboration with Windham & Windsor Housing Trust and Housing Vermont, includes 24 affordable housing apartments on upper floors

Departments include beer and wine, catering, cheese, deli, grocery, bulk food, meat and seafood, produce and floral supporting local farmers, and health and wellness products