By Brendon Smith
Willy Street Co-op

Want to work at the co-op?

In 1974, a group of people who wanted to provide quality food for their families began Willy Street Co-op. Now we have over 300 employees at three stores, a production kitchen and a business office to serve almost 33,000 Co-op Owners.

Are you hard-working, friendly and excited to learn a lot about the food and products we sell? We look for employees who want to make a difference, are passionate about serving our customers and strive to make a difference in our community. Co-op staff members have access to excellent benefits, a positive work environment, and room for growth; entry-level pay starts at $16.90/hour. Learn more and see current job openings at www.willystreet.coop.

Hot bar revamp

We are in the process of making improvements to the hot bar at offerings at each store. We’ll take some of our classical vegan/vegetarian dishes and add a meat option, similar to what we did with our Roasted Vegetable Lasagna and Beef Lasagna, which are popular dishes. We’ll also take dishes like Mongolian Seitan and turn it into Mongolian Beef, for our meat-eating customers.

We’re adding more plant-based dishes as well. Some current recipes that include meat will be repurposed with vegan ingredients. We’ll take Sweet and Hot Chicken, Orange Chicken and Curry Squash and Chicken — and rework them to have vegan proteins.

Don’t worry, if you like the original recipes, we will still offer those. You can see the weekly hot bar menu at
willystreet.coop/hot-bar-menu.

Not an Owner? Not a problem

Stop in our store and give us a try. If you like what you see, you may be interested in becoming a Co-op Owner. It only takes five minutes to sign up.  Your equity investment can be paid in one lump sum or split over seven years, or even over 14 years if you qualify for financial assistance. You start receiving the benefits that day, including weekly and monthly Owner-only sales, discounts on classes, a 10% discount on most products when you pre-order a case, and a voice in how your Co-op is run. If you decide to leave the Co-op, you get your investment back! Stop at the Customer Service desk in the store for more information, or see willystreet.coop.