Chequamegon Food Co-op

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Chequamegon Food Co-op Providing local, fresh, natural, and organic products for the Chequamegon Bay community since 1976. The store began to show a profit in 1990.
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The Chequamegon Food Co-op originally started as a buying club for people in the Chequamegon Bay area who wanted to purchase wholesome food in bulk. The success and growth of the club led to the idea of providing the greater community with education about and access to good food. The Chequamegon Food Co-op was incorporated in 1976, the same year the Co-op’s first storefront opened in Ashland. The store was run entirely on member labor for the first five years. A variety of jobs included making trips to a Madison warehouse for products, baking whole grain bread, running the cash register, and creating and printing a newsletter. After four moves and the hiring of a part-time manager, the Co-op settled at 215 Chapple Ave in 1986. Growing interest in the organic and natural foods market allowed two major renovations of the store: in 1994 and in 2001. In 2001 the Co-op purchased 213 Chapple Avenue and doubled in size. Scanning registers replaced old technology in 2003. In 2011, the Co-op purchased 700 West Main Street with plans to open an expanded store in the future. The new store opened there in the fall of 2014. The original intent to sell wholesome food and create a community required many hands, hearts, and minds. We are grateful to those founding members for their efforts. The Chequamegon Food Co-op strives to:

• Offer exceptional customer service
• Provide a fair and equitable work environment
• Promote local, sustainable food production
• Conduct a financially-sound business

See you tomorrow afternoon at Prentice Park!
10/23/2026

See you tomorrow afternoon at Prentice Park!

A fully loaded table of goodies for your trick or treaters and many on sale through Halloween!
10/22/2026

A fully loaded table of goodies for your trick or treaters and many on sale through Halloween!

A new ground beef on the shelf!
10/20/2026

A new ground beef on the shelf!

Celebrate Co-op month in the bulk aisle with free samples of cooperatively grown cashews and dried mango from Equal Exch...
10/16/2026

Celebrate Co-op month in the bulk aisle with free samples of cooperatively grown cashews and dried mango from Equal Exchange!

Local organic winter squash is on sale for your warming fall recipes.
10/16/2026

Local organic winter squash is on sale for your warming fall recipes.

Some of our new week’s Digital Deals begin today with over $15 of savings in this pic alone! Download the app to reveal ...
10/14/2026

Some of our new week’s Digital Deals begin today with over $15 of savings in this pic alone! Download the app to reveal the deals.

Wellness Wednesday today! Take 10% off with your ownership share. Plus Salted Caramel flavor bone broth is new and on sa...
10/14/2026

Wellness Wednesday today! Take 10% off with your ownership share. Plus Salted Caramel flavor bone broth is new and on sale!

A Week of a Winter Squash Sale has begun!
10/12/2026

A Week of a Winter Squash Sale has begun!

Local product sale this weekend! 20% off local goods like apples, veggies, coffee, cheese and so much more.
10/09/2026

Local product sale this weekend! 20% off local goods like apples, veggies, coffee, cheese and so much more.

Address

700 Main Street W
Ashland, WI
54806

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 9pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 9pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 9pm
Thursday 7:30am - 9pm
Friday 7:30am - 9pm
Saturday 7:30am - 9pm
Sunday 7:30am - 9pm

Telephone

+17156828251

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