Co-op Gold

FCL is a co-operative owned by more than 150 independent retail co-operatives across Western Canada, which are in turn owned by more than 2.2 million individual members. No public or foreign shareholders.

• About Co-operatives vendor_statement “Federated Co-operatives Limited is a co-operative. It is owned by more than 150 independent retail co-operatives in Western Canada, which are in turn owned by more than 2.2 million individuals.”

FCL confirms it contracts out manufacturing of Co-op private label food products but names no plants. The perishable lines (dairy, bakery, meat, frozen) are almost certainly co-packed close to the Western Canadian market; a portfolio this size also typically includes US or offshore co-packing for shelf-stable pantry and snack items, which this estimate reflects without a confirmed plant list.

• Food vendor_statement “FCL supplies local retail co-operatives with all of the bakery, deli, produce, meat and pharmacy products required for a full-service grocery supermarket. FCL also contracts the manufacturing of Co-op private label food products.”

FCL's head office is in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and every member retail co-operative it serves operates in Western Canada. No evidence of staff or operations outside Canada.

• Our Story vendor_statement “Construction of the new – and current – FCL Home Office in downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, starts in February with a ground breaking ceremony.”

Co-op Gold spans dairy, bakery, meat, frozen, pantry and snacks. The dairy, bakery and meat lines draw on Canadian milk, wheat and livestock; pantry and snack lines in a store brand this broad typically include imported inputs such as cocoa, coffee, sugar and vegetable oils. No supplier or ingredient list was published to confirm the exact split.