Catering
Our Menu Will Be Back December 2
Looking for our online Catering menu? It’s coming back, we promise! Right now our Catering team is busy fulfilling Thanksgiving orders and revamping our menu for the winter holidays. Look for the new menu here on December 2.
Why Choose Co-op Catering?
Our legendary chefs and in-house culinary wizards have the skills, experience, and imagination to cover your next event in style.
All our foods and platters are backed by the Co-op commitment to quality and service that sets us apart from everyone else. (Sorry, everyone else!) Please note: 72 hours advance notice required, please.
More on Refunds
If something fell through with your event, we’d love to help if we can. Just know refunds are the sole discretion of Co-op Catering. Although a cancellation may be rescheduled upon request, we reserve the right to determine the availability of a new date and allowances for a refund of any amount.
Moving On
But as the Co-op grew, its downtown location became cramped, and it was plagued by the perennial Hanover problem: parking. In 1962, the Board of Directors of the 2,000-member Co-op authorized purchase of the Hanover Co-op Food Store’s present site. In 1963, the Co-op moved into its new quarters at 45 South Park Street.
Cancellation Policy
- 1 week prior to event =100% refund
- 72 hours prior to event = 50% refund
- 48 hours prior to event = 25% refund
- 24 hours prior to event = 0%. refund
- Specialty food items* are non-refundable
* Note, these are items made at customer request and not available off the shelf.
“Our Vision is a Well-Nourished Community Cultivated Through Cooperation.”
Moving On
But as the Co-op grew, its downtown location became cramped, and it was plagued by the perennial Hanover problem: parking. In 1962, the Board of Directors of the 2,000-member Co-op authorized purchase of the Hanover Co-op Food Store’s present site. In 1963, the Co-op moved into its new quarters at 45 South Park Street.
History of the Co-op Food Stores
In January of 1936, 17 Hanover, New Hampshire, and Norwich, Vermont, residents formed the Hanover Consumer’s Club—bringing the cooperative movement to the Upper Valley.
Initially, members of the fledgling co-op pooled orders for potatoes, oranges, and maple syrup and arranged for discounts of gasoline and fuel oil with local suppliers. A year later, Co-op members incorporated as the Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society and opened a small retail store in a basement on Hanover’s Main Street. Annual sales that year reached $11,404.
Moving On
But as the Co-op grew, its downtown location became cramped, and it was plagued by the perennial Hanover problem: parking. In 1962, the Board of Directors of the 2,000-member Co-op authorized purchase of the Hanover Co-op Food Store’s present site. In 1963, the Co-op moved into its new quarters at 45 South Park Street.
Within a few years, the Co-op moved to the site now occupied by the Dartmouth Bookstore and opened Hanover’s first self-service grocery store. Here, the Co-op grew and prospered for 20 years, enjoying steady increases in membership and sales. This story is vividly told by founding members of the Co-op in the video “Hand in Hand: A History of the Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society,”
Moving On
But as the Co-op grew, its downtown location became cramped, and it was plagued by the perennial Hanover problem: parking. In 1962, the Board of Directors of the 2,000-member Co-op authorized purchase of the Hanover Co-op Food Store’s present site. In 1963, the Co-op moved into its new quarters at 45 South Park Street.
Expansion
Since then the Co-op has continued to flourish. The Hanover Co-op Food Store has been expanded and renovated several times to meet the needs of its growing membership. In 1985, the Co-op purchased the adjacent Park Street Mobil station, now the Co-op Service Center, and in 1995, opened a second Service Center on Lyme Road in Hanover.
By 1996, the Co-op had almost 18,000 members, and sales had grown to over $20 million. Members voted to open a second Co-op Food Store in order to relieve crowding at the popular Hanover store. The Lebanon Co-op Food Store opened in October, 1997.
