This session will focus on the benefits and challenges of a co-operative approach to organising in the food industry. It will look at examples: Suma, a worker-owned wholesaler of sustainable and responsibly sourced food distributing across the UK; Unicorn Grocery, a worker co-op retailer selling natural, quality food and drink; and Tyddyn Teg, a worker-owned farm growing and distributing veg in Wales. Alongside stories from each of the co-ops, the session will look at some of the key reasons for organising this way — creating equality, spreading power and ownership in the food system, and empowering members.