consumer food cooperative

Astoria Co+op

Industry Food

A consumer-owned cooperative grocery in Astoria, Oregon, selling groceries and local food on the Oregon coast. It scores this way because member ownership and cooperative grocery access are structurally stronger than ordinary private grocery retail, while the grocery model is not worker-owned or a full public food system.

Why this matters: Astoria Co+op fills an Oregon Coast grocery-co-op gap identified in the statewide coverage checklist.

Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 15, 2026

Final Score 54* A - Good

AGOOD54 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material53

Bonus+1

Cap66No structure cap

After Cap54

Penalties0

Small business context

This entry is classified as a small business using observable scale signals: independent control, local or limited operations, and no evidence of public-company or national-chain scale. The small-business calibration keeps the ordinary rubric but reads evidence at person scale: living-wage pricing is not extraction by itself, while worker and contractor treatment, owner surplus, transparency, advertising pressure, dissent tolerance, and recourse matter more. Harm, toxicity, surveillance, labor, coercion, opacity, and hidden-parent penalties are not relaxed.

Applied cap: No structure cap

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Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.

Strengths

Ownership8/10
Governance8/10
Extraction8/10

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims4
Direct axis claims4
Coverage4/10

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	8 / 10	Astoria Co+op bylaws identify Astoria Cooperative as a cooperative with voluntary and open ownership and democratic member control. Astoria Co+op bylaws identify Astoria Cooperative as a cooperative with voluntary and open ownership and democratic member control. This places Astoria Co+op high on Ownership compared with conventional retail, rental, and disposal models because nonprofit, cooperative, shared-access, or reuse structure reduces extraction and keeps practical value closer to community users. It stays below the strongest democratic examples where the record does not show full worker, member, or public control over the institution. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence Astoria Co+op bylaws identify Astoria Cooperative as a cooperative with voluntary and open ownership and democratic member control. [1] context Astoria Co+op operates a public grocery store at 2350 Marine Drive in Astoria, Oregon. [2] context Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	8 / 10	Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. This places Astoria Co+op high on Governance compared with conventional retail, rental, and disposal models because nonprofit, cooperative, shared-access, or reuse structure reduces extraction and keeps practical value closer to community users. It stays below the strongest democratic examples where the record does not show full worker, member, or public control over the institution. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Astoria Co+op bylaws identify Astoria Cooperative as a cooperative with voluntary and open ownership and democratic member control. [1] context Astoria Co+op operates a public grocery store at 2350 Marine Drive in Astoria, Oregon. [2] context Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	8 / 10	Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. This places Astoria Co+op high on Extraction compared with conventional retail, rental, and disposal models because nonprofit, cooperative, shared-access, or reuse structure reduces extraction and keeps practical value closer to community users. It stays below the strongest democratic examples where the record does not show full worker, member, or public control over the institution. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Astoria Co+op bylaws identify Astoria Cooperative as a cooperative with voluntary and open ownership and democratic member control. [1] context Astoria Co+op operates a public grocery store at 2350 Marine Drive in Astoria, Oregon. [2] context Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	5 / 7	Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. This keeps Astoria Co+op in the positive middle of Labor Sovereignty: the public offering is materially better aligned than ordinary private competitors, but the reviewed evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled models. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Astoria Co+op bylaws identify Astoria Cooperative as a cooperative with voluntary and open ownership and democratic member control. [1] context Astoria Co+op operates a public grocery store at 2350 Marine Drive in Astoria, Oregon. [2] context Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	5 / 7	Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. This keeps Astoria Co+op in the positive middle of Solidarity with the Unemployed: the public offering is materially better aligned than ordinary private competitors, but the reviewed evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled models. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Astoria Co+op bylaws identify Astoria Cooperative as a cooperative with voluntary and open ownership and democratic member control. [1] context Astoria Co+op operates a public grocery store at 2350 Marine Drive in Astoria, Oregon. [2] context Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	6 / 7	Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. This places Astoria Co+op high on Loss-Bearing Fidelity compared with conventional retail, rental, and disposal models because nonprofit, cooperative, shared-access, or reuse structure reduces extraction and keeps practical value closer to community users. It stays below the strongest democratic examples where the record does not show full worker, member, or public control over the institution. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Astoria Co+op bylaws identify Astoria Cooperative as a cooperative with voluntary and open ownership and democratic member control. [1] context Astoria Co+op operates a public grocery store at 2350 Marine Drive in Astoria, Oregon. [2] context Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	4 / 5	Astoria Co+op operates a public grocery store at 2350 Marine Drive in Astoria, Oregon. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Astoria Co+op bylaws identify Astoria Cooperative as a cooperative with voluntary and open ownership and democratic member control. [1] Astoria Co+op operates a public grocery store at 2350 Marine Drive in Astoria, Oregon. [2] context Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	5 / 5	Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. This keeps Astoria Co+op in the positive middle of Product Integrity: the public offering is materially better aligned than ordinary private competitors, but the reviewed evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled models. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Astoria Co+op bylaws identify Astoria Cooperative as a cooperative with voluntary and open ownership and democratic member control. [1] context Astoria Co+op operates a public grocery store at 2350 Marine Drive in Astoria, Oregon. [2] Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	4 / 5	Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. This keeps Astoria Co+op in the positive middle of Scale Integrity: the public offering is materially better aligned than ordinary private competitors, but the reviewed evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled models. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Astoria Co+op bylaws identify Astoria Cooperative as a cooperative with voluntary and open ownership and democratic member control. [1] context Astoria Co+op operates a public grocery store at 2350 Marine Drive in Astoria, Oregon. [2] context Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3]

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	1 / 3	Astoria Co+op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. Astoria Co+op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. This supports a limited Good Deal bonus because users get unusually accessible community value through shared tools, reused materials, member ownership, or nonprofit resale rather than ordinary retail terms. The credit remains partial because the record does not show a universal guarantee across every price, member, or access condition. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence Astoria Co+op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. [4]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 75/100

4 verified linked claims 4 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 4/10 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 20/20

4 verified linked claims

Source quality 16/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 6/18

4 direct claims across 10 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 15, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 4/10

4/10 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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Claims and Sources

Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1Astoria Co+op bylaws identify Astoria Cooperative as a cooperative with voluntary and open ownership and democratic member control.

Ownership Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Astoria Co+op bylawsPrimary institutional record · 90%

2Astoria Co+op operates a public grocery store at 2350 Marine Drive in Astoria, Oregon.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Astoria Co+op annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%

3Astoria Co+op's core public offering is grocery access, local food, and everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Astoria Co+op annual reportPrimary institutional record · 90%

4Astoria Co+op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage.

Good Deal Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Astoria Co+op bylawsPrimary institutional record · 90%

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