About Us

"Building A Better Tomorrow Today"

North Central Co-op is pleased to announce the addition of the Fremont Coop in Fremont Michigan to the NCC family. Fremont Co-op was organized on April 1, 1912 as a fruit marketing co-op. One of the first things they did was to ship crates of apples via boxcar to Chicago and then brought back lime-sulfur spray on the backhaul. Potatoes were next to be marketed. In the first 5 years of operation, the co-op went bankrupt 3 times. However, since 1917 it has survived. Through the years it marketed fruits and vegetables, sold John Deere equipment, hatched chickens, and did egg marketing. Today it is mainly a supply co-op with an approximate breakdown as follows: Feed & Grain – 50%, Agronomy – 35%, and Energy – 15%. The co-op has facilities in Newaygo, Oceana, and Mason counties. The town of Fremont has a population of 3500 with its claim to fame being it is the headquarters for Gerber Baby Foods.