consumer food cooperative

Medford Food Co-op

Industry Food

A Medford community-owned cooperative grocery serving the Rogue Valley. It scores this way because co-op ownership and local-food access provide a better regional grocery structure than ordinary private chains.

Why this matters: Medford Food Co-op fills a Rogue Valley grocery-cooperative gap.

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	The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. This places Medford Food Co-op high on Ownership: cooperative grocery ownership gives shoppers and the local food community more durable accountability than ordinary private grocery retail. The value does not max out because the record does not show complete worker control or a broad public-commons structure across the whole food supply chain. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/IL/OR A/B expansion calibrated against existing cooperative groceries, credit unions, community-development banks, shareholder banks, and conventional grocery chains. Linked evidence Medford Food Co-op publicly describes itself as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. [1] context Medford Food Co-op operates a public grocery store or grocery co-op where ordinary shoppers can buy food and household staples. [2] context Medford Food Co-op's core public offering is grocery access, prepared food, local food, or everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3] context Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. [4]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	8 / 10	The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. This places Medford Food Co-op high on Governance: cooperative grocery ownership gives shoppers and the local food community more durable accountability than ordinary private grocery retail. The value does not max out because the record does not show complete worker control or a broad public-commons structure across the whole food supply chain. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/IL/OR A/B expansion calibrated against existing cooperative groceries, credit unions, community-development banks, shareholder banks, and conventional grocery chains. Linked evidence context Medford Food Co-op publicly describes itself as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. [1] context Medford Food Co-op operates a public grocery store or grocery co-op where ordinary shoppers can buy food and household staples. [2] context Medford Food Co-op's core public offering is grocery access, prepared food, local food, or everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3] context Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. [4]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	8 / 10	The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. This places Medford Food Co-op high on Extraction: cooperative grocery ownership gives shoppers and the local food community more durable accountability than ordinary private grocery retail. The value does not max out because the record does not show complete worker control or a broad public-commons structure across the whole food supply chain. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/IL/OR A/B expansion calibrated against existing cooperative groceries, credit unions, community-development banks, shareholder banks, and conventional grocery chains. Linked evidence context Medford Food Co-op publicly describes itself as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. [1] context Medford Food Co-op operates a public grocery store or grocery co-op where ordinary shoppers can buy food and household staples. [2] context Medford Food Co-op's core public offering is grocery access, prepared food, local food, or everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3] context Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. [4]
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	The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. This places Medford Food Co-op high on Labor Sovereignty: cooperative grocery ownership gives shoppers and the local food community more durable accountability than ordinary private grocery retail. The value does not max out because the record does not show complete worker control or a broad public-commons structure across the whole food supply chain. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/IL/OR A/B expansion calibrated against existing cooperative groceries, credit unions, community-development banks, shareholder banks, and conventional grocery chains. Linked evidence context Medford Food Co-op publicly describes itself as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. [1] context Medford Food Co-op operates a public grocery store or grocery co-op where ordinary shoppers can buy food and household staples. [2] context Medford Food Co-op's core public offering is grocery access, prepared food, local food, or everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3] context Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. [4]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	5 / 7	The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. This places Medford Food Co-op high on Solidarity with the Unemployed: cooperative grocery ownership gives shoppers and the local food community more durable accountability than ordinary private grocery retail. The value does not max out because the record does not show complete worker control or a broad public-commons structure across the whole food supply chain. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/IL/OR A/B expansion calibrated against existing cooperative groceries, credit unions, community-development banks, shareholder banks, and conventional grocery chains. Linked evidence context Medford Food Co-op publicly describes itself as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. [1] context Medford Food Co-op operates a public grocery store or grocery co-op where ordinary shoppers can buy food and household staples. [2] context Medford Food Co-op's core public offering is grocery access, prepared food, local food, or everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3] context Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. [4]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	6 / 7	The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. This places Medford Food Co-op high on Loss-Bearing Fidelity: cooperative grocery ownership gives shoppers and the local food community more durable accountability than ordinary private grocery retail. The value does not max out because the record does not show complete worker control or a broad public-commons structure across the whole food supply chain. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/IL/OR A/B expansion calibrated against existing cooperative groceries, credit unions, community-development banks, shareholder banks, and conventional grocery chains. Linked evidence context Medford Food Co-op publicly describes itself as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. [1] context Medford Food Co-op operates a public grocery store or grocery co-op where ordinary shoppers can buy food and household staples. [2] context Medford Food Co-op's core public offering is grocery access, prepared food, local food, or everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3] context Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. [4]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	4 / 5	The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/IL/OR A/B expansion calibrated against existing cooperative groceries, credit unions, community-development banks, shareholder banks, and conventional grocery chains. Linked evidence context Medford Food Co-op publicly describes itself as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. [1] Medford Food Co-op operates a public grocery store or grocery co-op where ordinary shoppers can buy food and household staples. [2] context Medford Food Co-op's core public offering is grocery access, prepared food, local food, or everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3] context Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. [4]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	5 / 5	The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. This places Medford Food Co-op high on Product Integrity: cooperative grocery ownership gives shoppers and the local food community more durable accountability than ordinary private grocery retail. The value does not max out because the record does not show complete worker control or a broad public-commons structure across the whole food supply chain. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/IL/OR A/B expansion calibrated against existing cooperative groceries, credit unions, community-development banks, shareholder banks, and conventional grocery chains. Linked evidence context Medford Food Co-op publicly describes itself as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. [1] context Medford Food Co-op operates a public grocery store or grocery co-op where ordinary shoppers can buy food and household staples. [2] Medford Food Co-op's core public offering is grocery access, prepared food, local food, or everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3] context Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. [4]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	4 / 5	The linked record identifies Medford Food Co-op publicly as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/IL/OR A/B expansion calibrated against existing cooperative groceries, credit unions, community-development banks, shareholder banks, and conventional grocery chains. Linked evidence context Medford Food Co-op publicly describes itself as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution. [1] context Medford Food Co-op operates a public grocery store or grocery co-op where ordinary shoppers can buy food and household staples. [2] context Medford Food Co-op's core public offering is grocery access, prepared food, local food, or everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product. [3] context Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. [4]

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	Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage. This supports a limited Good Deal bonus because the cooperative or credit-union relationship gives ordinary users a clearer value claim than baseline private competitors. The credit remains partial because the reviewed record does not show a rare, comprehensive guarantee across all prices, fees, or access terms. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/IL/OR A/B expansion calibrated against existing cooperative groceries, credit unions, community-development banks, shareholder banks, and conventional grocery chains. Linked evidence Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value 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 70/100

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 11/18

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

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

1Medford Food Co-op publicly describes itself as a community-owned, consumer-owned, member-owned, or cooperative grocery institution.

Ownership Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Medford Food Co-op ownershipOfficial self-description · 68%

2Medford Food Co-op operates a public grocery store or grocery co-op where ordinary shoppers can buy food and household staples.

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

Medford Food Co-op contactGeneral web source · 58%

3Medford Food Co-op's core public offering is grocery access, prepared food, local food, or everyday food staples rather than a captive or manipulative product.

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

Medford Food Co-op contactGeneral web source · 58%

4Medford Food Co-op's cooperative ownership model gives member-owners a direct participation or value relationship beyond ordinary retail patronage.

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

Medford Food Co-op ownershipOfficial self-description · 68%

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