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5 Local Co-Ops To Celebrate Philly's 1st Grocery Co-Op Day On Saturday

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has declared Oct. 19 the inaugural "Philadelphia Grocery Co-Op Day." Five grocery co-ops in and around Philadelphia will hold special activities and offer customer incentives on Saturday.

The community-owned stores - Weavers Way Co-op, Swarthmore Co-op, South Philly Food Co-op, Kensington Community Food Co-op and Mariposa Food Co-op - have more than 16,000 members and purchase products from more than 500 local businesses.

Mayor Jim Kenney has recognized Philadelphia as having one of the most thriving grocery co-op marketplaces in the country.

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