The Co-op Food Stores

We run our Meat Department like an old-fashioned butcher shop—dedicated to quality and customer service. Cooking advice, food-safety tips, and recipe suggestions are all part of the bargain. We’ll even sharpen your knife while you shop!

What Fresh Ground Beef is Supposed to Be

At the Co-op Meat department, we grind our own beef several times a day from whole pieces of meat. We do not purchase pre-ground beef from national suppliers like chain stores do, nor would we ever re-grind beef just to call it “fresh” ground. Instead, you get whole cuts ground once from the Co-op. Why does it matter? Check out the New York Times article on what some companies do to consumers’ ground beef.

Service and Expertise

Meat cutting is a trade that has a long history and takes a lot of skill to do it right, and as a result our meat cutters take great pride in what they do. Visit our Meat Departments and have the products you want cut and wrapped to your exact specifications.