Worker cooperative Groceries, bakeries and food
Equal Exchange is a fair trade coffee, tea and chocolate company owned by more than 100 worker-owners, each with one equal share and one vote. It is listed in the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives directory. Charlotte households can order from its online shop.
At a glance
- Ownership
- Worker cooperative
- Location
- West Bridgewater, Massachusetts (ships to the Carolinas)
- Region
- Around the region
- Website
- shop.equalexchange.coop
- Category
- Groceries, bakeries and food
How it's owned
Owned and governed by the people who work there, one member, one vote.
In the company's own words: “Our co-op has over 100 worker-owners, each with an equal stake, and an equal vote, in our business.”
Information verified October 2026 by FYP Charlotte. Know something we got wrong, or a business we missed? Tell us and we'll fix it.