Dave Gutknecht
Dave Gutknecht has been editor of Cooperative Grocer magazine since its founding in 1985.
Author's Articles
Title | Issue | Date |
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I briefly interviewed Don McLemore in late November, two months after his hiring as the CEO of the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA). |
116 January - February - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
In their efforts to grow and govern democratic businesses, food co-op boards of directors need to look both inward and outward. |
116 January - February - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
“Listen up! We’ve got a problem here.” |
117 March - April - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
A well-known joke warns, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there!” If a cooperative does not have its purpose clearly identified and well supported in practice, that purpose |
118 May - June - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
This edition’s annual survey of food co-op performance highlights largely healthy operations and continuing strong sales growth among these community-based businesses. |
119 July - August - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
This edition completes 20 years of Cooperative Grocer, an event that is of small significance but which prompts my gratitude: for work, service, and relations of solidarity with so many fine |
120 September - October - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
In late September, nearly 100 co-op managers and organizational staff held sessions for the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA). |
121 November - December - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
Organic agriculture faces a bigger threat than the potential for weakened standards on ingredients: contamination from genetically engineered crops. |
122 January - February - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
Food co-ops have been key to reshaping the food economy in North America. |
123 March - April - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
This edition’s report on general manager compensation provides some striking data highlighting food cooperative practices. |
124 May - June - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
Gathered in Atlanta for the annual Consumer Cooperative Management Association (CCMA) conference, over 400 managers, staff, board members, trainers, and other allies from |
125 July - August - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
This mid-year edition is highlighted by annual reports on food co-op practice and prospects. |
125 July - August - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
At this year’s food co-op leadership conference, Bernice Johnson Reagon spoke movingly about holding steady by centering yourself around values. |
126 September - October - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
Is your cooperative selling local salad greens and prominently telling people about it? |
127 November - December - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
For a business or household, disaster preparation is more than a necessary form of planning or insurance. |
128 January - February - 2007 | January 20, 2009 |
Cooperative capital: the very words cause the eyes of some co-op members to glaze over with disinterest or even distrust. Why? It’s not merely aversion to numbers or money. |
129 march - april - 2007 | January 20, 2009 |
Each year in late February in LaCrosse, Wisconsin the largest U.S. |
130 May - June - 2007 | January 20, 2009 |
Sustainability: a traditional concept of recent coinage. |
130 May - June - 2007 | January 20, 2009 |
Part 1: Milestones and Mission |
131 July - August - 2007 | January 19, 2009 |
Part 1: Building on what we have |
132 September - October - 2007 | January 19, 2009 |