Concord Food Co-op

The others who posted here are correct. Prices are ridiculously high. Not everything is good quality either. Bought some Coconut Oil that was yellow and some Coconut milk that was very subpar. If something is on sale there it’s a good chance it is weak product. The olive, salad and warm bars are great. I’d rather go to Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s or Granite. All expensive but at least the quality is good.

I’ve been lucky enough to have tried Café Indigo products via Whole Foods over the past couple of years. When we were in New England I remembered that they were based out of Concord, NH, so I thought it would be rad to stop by their shop. However, I quickly realized that they no longer have a storefront. BUT, they pointed customers toward the Concord Co-​op to pick up their delicious treats. Not to mention, everyone is welcome at the Co-​op. You do not need to be a member to shop.
As we made our way from Massachusetts to New Hampshire we had perfect timing for a lunchtime stop at the Co-​Op, especially since I knew they’d have grab-​and-​go options. From locally made to your standard vegan-​friendly ice cream, and an abundance of Café Indigo sweets, they had it covered. In addition to the sweets there was a hot bar that offered a few vegan options. Lastly, the grab and go cooler had several options to choose from. Even better? The crew didn’t bat an eye when I asked if they could heat it up for me.
If you like grocery stores like Whole Foods you will love the Concord Co-​Op. They carry mainstream items but source the majority of their foods/​products locally, which is awesome!

Reviewing the beer selection mostly.
Type.. .. .. .. .. .Whole Foods Clone
Level.. .. .. .. .. .Lower
Location.. .. .…Good, Downtown, Main Strip
Prices.. .. .. .…Medium to High
Tap Selection.…None
Bottle Selection. .Lacking, 50 – 60 bottles, mostly Gluten-​Free
Food.. .. .. .. .. .Yes
Food Level.. .. …Okay
Staff.. .. .. .. .. .Friendly
Noise Level.. .. .Medium
Décor.. .. .. .…Industrial, Grocery Store
Good for Kids.. .No
Parking.. .. .…Private Lot
WiFi.. .. .. .. .. .Unknown
Cash Only.. .…No
Recommended. .Not really
Comments: It’s Concord’s version of Whole Foods, cramped and pricey, but is a good place to grab Gluten-​Free beers if you are into that. They have a hot bar of okay food that wasn’t too expensive, priced by weight. Beer selection is mostly VT, MA, NH locals with a focus on gluten-​free garbage. NH is sort of a craft beer bottle shop wasteland unfortunately.

For a town as small as Concord, I’m grateful to have the co-​op at all. Yes they are overpriced, even for a co-​op but I accept this as the logical result of being in such a small town.
My reason for giving a mere two stars is the never-​ending wait to pay because the cashiers must always move at a glacial pace. Not only are the cashiers some of the slowest I have ever seen, they are hostile to any indication that they are moving slowly. Since when is standing in line a favorite pastime? I’ve never seen cashiers slowly and meticulously inspect every coin as they painstakingly make change for a customer. I worked as a cashier for years. If I had ever worked that slowly I would have been fired. I’m not sure what the glitch is, and not sure I want to go back.
I’ve also noticed that the cashiers are hostile if you prefer to remain business-​like and don’t feel like getting involved in a sickly sweet customer service routine. I’m not always in the mood for it, and I don’t think I should be punished for just wanting to pay and get out, especially when I have to wait so long. I would prefer not to hold up the line out of respect for my fellow customers.
Today I had to wait while the cashier answered the phone. He took his sweet *ss time trying to figure out how to make the phone work while I stood there, money out, trying to pay for a $ 3 purchase. Good grief. Every time I shop, there is a similar story.
If the Co-​op wants my money, they need to stop wasting my time.

I just moved from MA so I am pretty spoiled by having many Trader Joes and Whole Foods close by.
Yes specialty food stores are expensive. The Concord Co-​op is no exception but is not ranging higher than the norm. If you buy some specialty items in a specialty store it can be cheaper because it is within the average monthly supply.
They have some local foods which is nice. Their pre-​made lunches are a little too pricey but their hot bar and salad bar are very reasonably priced. They have goodies from Café Indigo everyday! Near the front of the store they have beauty products, supplements and protein shakes. These items are expensive but they are expensive no matter where you buy them (even online).
As someone that cooks very often, I benefit highly from their many «by the pound bins.» This helps whether I want to stock up or only get a little to save money.
Overall it’s a very friendly atmosphere, staff is always polite and friendly. Most of all it’s fun to collect their green stamps.

I found the coop very pricey the few times I went there. Wouldn’t go back.

I am so done with this place. I’m a co-​op member owner in a MA co-​op and love to shop co-​op while on the road. This was our «go to» place on the way to ME and back for lunch, fruit, drinks, dessert and always something new in supplements. But no more.
Now they are corporate co-​op. The price increases since the renovation did not dissuade us at first, but to disallow a trip to a store across the street before going to the co-​op is wrong policy. I encourage the member owners to look at this more closely. Are you checking for member cards in the parking lots? You are saying do not spend your money here if you intend to support our neighbors.

I’m really happy to have discovered the Concord Co-​op. I live in Manchester, but make the drive up to the Co-​op once per week because it is worth the drive and the toll on 93. It’s located right in downtown Concord and is easy to get to and has it’s own parking lot, thank goodness, so you don’t have to search and pay for parking.
To my mind, the Co-​op is most significantly lacking in meat products. There is no meat counter, and only a small refrigerator section for packaged meats. Despite this, I would still recommend this little grocery as a great place to grocery shop. Though small, the store packs as much local and organic variety onto its shelves as possible while maintaining a clean and organized environment. There is an appreciable variety of produce, dairy, beauty, and bakery items. The staff is friendly and efficient, particularly the bakery staff who are funny as well as helpful. I really enjoy collecting their «Green Stamps» as a part of their rewards program.

Great salad, hot food, soup, and olive bars! The price seems high when compared to large big box supermarkets, but for organic food it seemed right on.

Went to the Concord Cooperative market for the first time today. I do not live in the area but I have heard good things so I decided to check it out!
The Market is located right in downtown Concord on Main St. It does have its own parking lot which is a plus! There are also tables out front for summer time .
My first observation is The Market is very neat, clean and well organized.
The produce area is a bit small but well stocked. There is a large section of dry bulk goods (one of the largest I’ve seen). The cheese area is also very large with a great selection.
In the back of the store they have a good sized area of prepared foods and a sandwich/​deli counter. So stop by for lunch if you like.
If you are a vegetarian they have the largest selection of vegetarian/​vegan foods (frozen/​fresh) in the area!
The prices are on the higher side which is very normal for a market like this but I’m a firm believer you get what you pay for!
Overall I was very impressed with this market and will return!:)
Happy shopping!

In the heart of Concord’s hopping little downtown, the Coop provides a nice alternative to the Market Backet down the hill.
Pros:
— Impressive bulk grains section (large, good variety)
— Bulk maple syrup, olive oil, dish soap!
— Locally made soaps with cool flavors, locally made tofu!
— Bulk Equal Exchange coffee
— Popcorn section
— No one tried to ram me with a shopping cart, like they do at home
Cons:
— Not impressive bulk spice section (many standards are overly duplicated in the jarred spice section)
— Bulk tea? Where are you
— Why is the cheapest non-​fancy cheese $ 5.29? This is a real reach

Stopped in for a bite for lunch and a lookaround. If you enjoy natural goodies, alternative diet items, health conscious products here they are. Its spacious and clean, offers salad bar items and a hot buffet, sandwiches/​wraps, deli/​bakery and a seating area out front. So far it seems to lack nothing and is modern/​clean. My lunch was a sampling of the hot buffet, everything tasty. I look forward to going back to explore further. Prices normal for this type of place. If you join the coop ($ 100 one time fee) you get fairly good discounts and other benefits (
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Good place for healthy foods, nice vegan selections also. A little pricey, but all specialty health food stores are. The bulk bins are a plus. They recently renovated and added many fresh hot foods and sandwiches, and many other goodies like crabcakes and falafel. Good place to get lunch!

Prices of some bulk items is significantly higher than some of the chain grocery stores. Celery Stick Café is yummy, unfortunately-​not organic. Bakery goodies are more expensive elsewhere. Staff is friendly. No bulk beauty products as in other natural/​health food markets.
Great selection of classes and events for public.
Better examples – Wheatsvile-​Austin, Coops in Hanover & Lebanon, McKuskers in Shelburne Falls, MA & Green Fields in Greenfield Ma.

Love this place! Organic, vegan, earth friendly, bulk items, they cater to all. Many hard to find items, can be a little pricey on some things (but some things are cheaper than Shaws) overall a great place for a vegan like me!

This is a truly great health food store. It was pretty expensive but with the space they have, they were able put up a thoughtful selection of products. The bulk section is the biggest I’ve seen in New Hampshire. They have some awesome spicy pepitas. Lots of snacks, granola, grains, and legumes.
They also have a lunch buffet and a little café attached. Wasn’t able to partake, but it looked delicious!
Will hit this spot every time I go to Concord. :)

well i give five stars cause for nh this health food place is amazing for new hampsta. remember i am ridiculously high expectations cause i was raised by a californian mom and had a californian grandmother who takes more supplements than joan rivers has plastic surgeries. fresh and yummy is how i view healthfood places…
i love kombucha and this place has it on tap. it is good. and they have a rotating flavor that is made in vt. as local as it gets here. then they make lots of entrees. so good everything i have had is incredible. orange brussel sprouts, cabbage something way good, somasoas great, and roasted squash with apples lately. oh god why dont i live near this place. i am guessing it is seasonal and rotates on what they have on hand. their cheese selection is incredible and local flourishing cheese makers. yahoo.

Reasonably friendly and convenient. It’s located in downtown Concord across the street from the Red River Theatre. It’s got a good selection of bulk items, as every coop should. Although the cheese selection isn’t very extensive, on the day that I was there they had local milk, various live yogurts and even a container of quark from Brookford Farm.
The prices are nothing to write home about, but if the profit ends up in the pocket of local farmers, I don’t mind paying a bit more.

I hadn’t had much interest in checking this place out until watching Food, Inc. I’ve grown up working in natural foods and have an affinity for such markets, but in going to school again one doesn’t often have the ability to spend money on such a lifestyle. And, then I watched the afore mentioned film.
This is an interesting place, smaller than the Hunger Mountain Coop in Montpelier, VT, but with more space to walk through. Also, as I went through the aisles i would hit pockets of different smells that never seemed to mix with the rest of the store (No, I wasn’t just in the spice section and standing next to the big jar of curry). Often when I walk into such a store you instantly smell the odor inherent to natural foodstores. It’s a hearty, earthy smell that didn’t really seem to form in this establishment. I’m not sure if it is because it is such a new building, but it just didn’t seem to have that same «grit», if you will.
I was immensely happy at the range of local meat products that they carry. Though I have entertained vegetarianism, there are just those times when I crave steak, making garlic cheddar chicken, or a really good bolognese. I salute those who have the strength :)
Their craft beer selection for such a small store is impressive. I’m a particular fan of Dogfish Head and they had a small variety. All-​in-​all I truly like this store and will continue to shop there for my grocery needs.

The fact that this is Concord’s only natural foods market is reason alone to come; the fact that they have a knowledgeable and friendly staff and plenty of options is simply icing on the proverbial cake. Some food really is worth the price.