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Case studies
- San Francisco Legacy Business – Rainbow Grocery (2021)
- San Francisco Legacy Business Staff Report – Rainbow Grocery (2021)
- Leyba – Rainbow Grocery Cooperative [Prezi] (2020)
- Bilke – Does Cooperation Equal Utopia (2009)
- Lawless and Reynolds – Worker Cooperatives Best Practices (2004)
- Found SF – People’s Food System
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- KQED – No Boss: Bay Area Worker-Owned Businesses Thrive During the Pandemic by Prioritizing Health Over Profits (2021)
- Bartable – We’ve never been so excited for a grocery store: SF’s Rainbow Grocery (2017)
- Hoodline – Overwhelmed By Homeless Encampment, Rainbow Grocery Seeks Solutions (2016)
- San Francisco Chronicle – S.F.’s Rainbow Grocery: a counterculture success story (2015)
- Specialty Food Association – Rainbow Grocery: Getting Bigger Without Going Mainstream (2011)
- SF Gate – Coupon frenzy at Rainbow Grocery (2009)
Worker Cooperatives in Grocery
| Image | Cooperative | State | Cooperative Since |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Island Employee Cooperative | Maine | 2014 |
 | Rainbow Grocery Cooperative | California | 1975 |
 | Other Avenues | California | 1975 |
Worker Cooperatives in California
| Image | Cooperative | State | Cooperative Since |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Maximum Fun | California, California | 2023 |
 | Emma’s Eco Clean | California | 1999 |
 | Arizmendi Bakeries | California | 1997 |
 | California Solar | California | 2019 |
 | Restif Cleaning | California | 1990 |
 | A Slice of New York | California | 2017 |
 | Community Printers | California | 1977 |
 | Three Stone Hearth | California | 2006 |
 | Sun Light & Power | California | 2018 |
 | Alvarado Street Bakery | California | 1981 |
 | Downtown Crenshaw | California | |
| Rainbow Grocery Cooperative | California | 1975 |
| Other Avenues | California | 1975 |
 | Candlestick Courier Collective | California | 2020 |
 | Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative | California | 1971 |
 | Cheese Board Collective | California | 1971 |
 | Proof Bakery | California | 2021 |
 | Oceanview Diner | California | 2022 |
 | Westbrae Nursery | California | 2022 |
 | The Local Butcher Shop | California | 2022 |
 | Slow Bloom Coffee Cooperative | California | 2021 |
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