Dublin Food Co-op [SEP] inception
Provident Society Acts 1893-1978 was initiated, and Dublin Food Co-operative Society Limited thus came into being in February 1991. In 1995, the Co-op switched away from the pre-order-only system, began carrying a range of stock for general purchase and moved to weekly trading.
Concerns about the Pearse Street premises limiting the Co-op's scope for development remained a recurring theme over subsequent years. Other alternatives were explored but it was not until 2007 that relocation occurred, after the Co-
Dublin Food Co-op
Dublin Food Co-operative Society Limited is a consumer co-operative founded in 1983 and based in Kilmainham, Dublin, with a focus on organic and wholefood products. The Dublin Food Co-op is part of the worldwide co-operative movement.
History.
History Beginnings 1983-1987.
The origins of the Co-op lie with a group of activists brought together by the successful campaign against the construction of a nuclear power plant at Carnsore Point in County Wexford. In 1983