Stuart Reid

Stuart Reid is the Executive Director of Food Co-op Initiative, a non-profit foundation providing technical assistance, information and resources to groups organizing new retail food co-ops across the United States. He served as the Food Co-op Development Specialist for Food Co-op 500 (the pilot project that grew into FCI) for three years. Stuart has an extensive background working with a variety of cooperative and investor-owned businesses. Most recently, he served as General Manager of Just Food: Northfield Community Co-op in Northfield, Minnesota where he had full operational responsibility for its opening and then led the store through its first two successful years. Prior to joining Just Food, Mr. Reid was General Manager of Seward Co-op, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also worked for other cooperatives and food service businesses in Minneapolis over a 30-year career.

Food Co-op Initiative was created in 2010 to carry on the work of the Food Co-op 500 pilot project. The organization’s goal is to promote the efficient and successful start-up of new retail food co-ops.