La Louve - food cooperative

Paris, Ile de France, France

Activity Type

Distribution, Markets, Inclusion, equality

Description

La Louve is a food cooperative owned 100% by customers. Customers decide collectively of the products available and the way the supermarket should operate. La Louve has more than 10 000 members and operates with the participation of the latter (3h every four weeks).

The idea behind it is to make sustainable and healthy food available to a larger population, while also supporting independent producers. The customers have the control over the criteria used for adding products to the catalogue. Prices are lower for same products compared to other supermarkets. Profits remain in the supermarket or go to similar initiatives.

La Louve is therefore a democratic, solidary and ecological business. La Louve has proven its efficiency, the system is now well experimented. La Louve also provides advice and training to other similar initiatives.