Community Investment Campaign

Invest in Your Values

Hudson Grocery Co-op has purchased the assets of Fresh &Natural Foods and will transition the store to Hudson Grocery Co-op in the spring of 2024. The store is set to undergo an exciting transformation including updated technology, remodeling and rebranding. This transformation will cost $2.16 million.

Part of the co-op difference is our unique ability to raise funds through our strongest supporters: our co-op owners! We have a variety of ways you can financially support Hudson Grocery Co-op. Your donation or investment provides Hudson Grocery Co-op the capital to successfully execute this transformation and put our cooperatively-owned grocery store on a solid financial foundation.

What is the Community Investment Campaign?

The Community Investment Campaign provides the opportunity to invest in our community-owned grocery store and in our shared values through preferred share purchases, interest-paying loans, and donations.

Who Can Participate?

All co-op owners who reside in Wisconsin or Minnesota and are 18 years of age or older can invest in preferred shares or owner loans. Anyone can invest via a donation which can be a simple donation or one that is charitable and tax deductible in the year your donation is received.

What Will Our Investments Do?

Owner investments will fund our store and our mission. And unlike Wall Street investments, our investments will make an immediate and meaningful impact right here in our community: supporting hardworking local farmers, increasing healthy food access for all, and sustaining our vibrant local economy.

Our Co-op, Our Community

Why invest in your co-op? Preferred share purchases and owner loans reduce our traditional debt risk and ensure that dividend and interest payments go back to you, our community, instead of to some far-off corporation. It’s all part of our mission to build a thriving local community, economy, and cooperative.

In the end, it’s about our community, our families’ food, and our values. What could be more important?

How Do I Learn More?

Read our FAQs for more information.

Co-op owners can request their prospectus by emailing invest@hudsongrocerycoop.org today.

Still not a co-op owner? Become an owner now by heading here!

Investment Options

Preferred Shares

$500 minimum
Non-voting shares with a guaranteed dividend rate of 2.5% and potential dividends up to 5%
Long-term investment
Open only to Wisconsin and Minnesota co-op owners

Owner Loans

$10,000 minimum
Earns up to 5.00% interest
15 year term – interest payments start in year six
Open only to Wisconsin and Minnesota co-op owners

Donations

No minimum
Available to anyone regardless of residency
Tax deduction available when made through our fiscal sponsor

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