{"id":2235,"date":"2015-09-06T09:17:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T08:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bees-coop.be\/supermarket\/pourquoi\/"},"modified":"2015-11-11T10:32:53","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T09:32:53","slug":"why","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bees-coop.be\/en\/supermarket\/why\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a cooperative ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1712&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;In the beginning&#8221; title_size=&#8221;h2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The industrial food-processing sector has negatives effects on the environment and on the working conditions of producers. Alternatives do exist (local food networks, specialised shops, etc), but these are met with the same problems ;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>inaccessible costs in specialised shops<\/li>\n<li>overwhelming commitment and organisation needed to participate in a local food network<\/li>\n<li>little or no social diversity<\/li>\n<li>access limited to a certain \u2018informed\u2019 public<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1947&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Where do we come from ?&#8221; title_size=&#8221;h2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1956&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Launched in September 2014 by a group of citizens mainly from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reseauades.net\/\">ADES network<\/a>, the idea of BEES coop rapidly materialised around a buying group, whilst work on the opening of the supermarket got underway.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/bees-coop.be\/groupe-achat\/\">buying group<\/a> tested products, initiated dynamic participation and informed itself on the subject of distribution. It brings together more than 250 centres and offers more than 200 products.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Our inspiration sources&#8221; title_size=&#8221;h2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initial inspiration comes from the \u201cPark Slope Food Coop\u201d and from \u201cLa Louve\u201d in Paris. Parl Slope Food Coop is a cooperative supermarket of about 1000 m\u00b2 in New York. Each of the 16.000 cooperative members of the PSFC participates actively to its functioning, working 2,45 hours per month for it. In exchange for their work, they can buy various high quality products for a rather low price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1450&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1447148528338{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: rgba(92,190,195,0.5) !important;*background-color: rgb(92,190,195) !important;}&#8221;]<strong>BEES Coop went across the Atlantic:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 of our members have visited cooperatives in Brooklyn and Montreal. 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