member-owned natural-products cooperative
Frontier Co-op
Industry Food
A member-owned natural-products cooperative selling spices, herbs, teas, extracts, aromatherapy, and staples through cooperative wholesale and retail channels. Frontier Co-op scores well because ownership is comparatively aligned and the model leaves more value with stakeholders, and no current penalty outweighs that structure.
Why this matters: Pantry staples are a useful place for cooperative ownership to meet ordinary household purchasing.
Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
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Evaluation Overview
A - Good
The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.
Strengths
- Ownership8/10
- Extraction8/10
- Governance7/10
Penalties
- No penalties applied in this version.
Evidence state
- ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
- ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
- Linked claims4
- Direct axis claims3
- Coverage3/10
Scoring Axes
| Axis | Score | Why this score |
|---|---|---|
Ownership
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Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control
at 10.
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8 / 10 |
The linked record identifies Frontier Co-op as a member-owned cooperative operating brands such as Frontier Co-op, Simply Organic, and Aura Cacia. Linked evidence
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Governance
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Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic
stakeholder control at 10.
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7 / 10 |
The linked record identifies Frontier Co-op as a member-owned cooperative operating brands such as Frontier Co-op, Simply Organic, and Aura Cacia. Linked evidence
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Extraction
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Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured
extraction judgment.
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8 / 10 |
The linked record identifies Frontier Co-op as a member-owned cooperative operating brands such as Frontier Co-op, Simply Organic, and Aura Cacia. Linked evidence
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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.
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4 / 7 |
The linked record identifies Frontier Co-op as a member-owned cooperative operating brands such as Frontier Co-op, Simply Organic, and Aura Cacia. Linked evidence
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Solidarity with the
Unemployed
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Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment,
and non-competes.
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5 / 7 |
The linked record identifies Frontier Co-op as a member-owned cooperative operating brands such as Frontier Co-op, Simply Organic, and Aura Cacia. Linked evidence
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Loss-Bearing Fidelity
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Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and
public obligations.
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6 / 7 |
The linked record identifies Frontier Co-op as a member-owned cooperative operating brands such as Frontier Co-op, Simply Organic, and Aura Cacia. Linked evidence
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Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
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4 / 5 |
The linked record identifies Frontier Co-op as a member-owned cooperative operating brands such as Frontier Co-op, Simply Organic, and Aura Cacia. Linked evidence
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Product Integrity
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Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
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5 / 5 |
Frontier Co-op says it offers natural and organic products and operates responsible sourcing programs through its co-op model. Linked evidence
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Scale Integrity
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Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
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4 / 5 |
The linked record identifies Frontier Co-op as a member-owned cooperative operating brands such as Frontier Co-op, Simply Organic, and Aura Cacia. Linked evidence
|
Penalties
No penalties applied in this version.
Bonus Credits
| Bonus | Credit | Why this credit |
|---|---|---|
Good Deal
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Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low
lock-in, and clear customer surplus.
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1 / 3 |
Frontier Co-op sells bulk herbs, spices, teas, and pantry products directly to members and customers, making cooperative sourcing available for everyday replenishment categories. Linked evidence
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Confidence Basis
Confidence Basis
Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.
Medium 66/100
4 verified linked claims 3 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 3/10 components covered
This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.
Claim confidence 16/20
4 verified linked claims
Source quality 12/18
Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability
Direct axis-specific claims 6/18
3 direct claims across 10 active components
Dispute load 12/12
0 disputed claims on this entity
Recency 10/10
Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026
Reviewer status 7/12
Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding
Component coverage 3/10
3/10 evidence-bearing components have direct support
Evidence State
Evidence State
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.1Frontier Co-op describes itself as a member-owned cooperative operating brands such as Frontier Co-op, Simply Organic, and Aura Cacia.
- Frontier Co-op about usOfficial self-description · 68%
- Frontier Co-op homepageGeneral web source · 58%
2Frontier Co-op says it offers natural and organic products and operates responsible sourcing programs through its co-op model.
- Frontier Co-op about usOfficial self-description · 68%
3Frontier Co-op sells bulk herbs, spices, teas, and pantry products directly to members and customers, making cooperative sourcing available for everyday replenishment categories.
- Frontier Co-op homepageGeneral web source · 58%
4Frontier Co-op's public materials state a mission, values, ownership model, advocacy role, or institutional standpoint plainly enough that this record does not identify penalty-level neutrality theater.
- Frontier Co-op official siteGeneral web source · 58%
- Frontier Co-op about usOfficial self-description · 68%
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Added source-backed tentative evaluation during the everyday-products and useful-shopping expansion pass.