Frontier Natural Products Co-op

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Frontier Co-op
Type Retailers' cooperative
IndustryConsumer products
Founded1976 (1976), Norway, Iowa, US
FounderRick Stewart
Headquarters
Norway, Iowa, US
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Area served
United States, Canada
Key people
Tony Bedard (CEO)
Clint Landis (CMO)
ProductsHerbs, spices, foods, and teas
Number of employees
293 (2008)
Website frontiercoop.com

Frontier Co-op is a cooperatively owned American wholesaler of natural and organic products, founded in 1976 and based in Norway, Iowa, US. It sells products under the Frontier Co-op, Simply Organic and Aura Cacia brands. [1] Products include culinary herbs, spices and baking flavors; bulk herbs and spices; and organic aromatherapy products. Frontier Co-op manufactures and distributes products throughout the United States and Canada. [2]

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  1. Cooperative Grocer Magazine, September 2007, "Network News Finding: Common Co-op Messages". Kelly Smith p.8
  2. Restaurant News of the Rockies, January 2008, volume 23, number 1

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