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The Cheese Board Collective — Berkeley, CA

Cheese shop and bakery next door to the pizzeria that makes one pizza a day.

Worker cooperative Groceries, bakeries and food

Cheese shop and bakery next door to the pizzeria that makes one pizza a day. Walk in; bakery 7am to 6pm, pizzeria at lunch and dinner. Founded 1967, worker-owned since 1971, and the model for most of the co-op bakeries that followed.

At a glance

Ownership
Worker cooperative
Employee-owned since
1971
Founded
1967
Location
Berkeley, Gourmet Ghetto
Address
1504 and 1512 Shattuck Ave
Region
East Bay
Website
cheeseboardcollective.coop
Category
Groceries, bakeries and food

How it's owned

Owned and governed by the people who work there, one member, one vote.

Ownership confirmed on the company's own site.

Information verified September 2026 by FYP SF Bay. Know something we got wrong, or a business we missed? Tell us and we'll fix it.