our history:

Better everyday for a century

a strong cooperative mindset

Although Coop Trading is formed in 2008, the tradition of joint Nordic purchasing is a century-old tradition.

NAF, the Nordic Cooperative Association (Nordisk Andelsforbund), was established in 1918 in a joint venture by the Nordic consumer-owned cooperative grocery chains (FDB in Denmark, KF in Sweden, NKL in Norway and 10 years later, SOK in Finland) to make quality products at fair prices available to the Nordic consumer.

This is – a century later – still the main driver for Coop Trading, as we continue the work to make a better everyday for the Nordic consumer through quality private brand products. This is mainly done through better negotiations and cooperative agreements with large international suppliers to investigate new markets and increase focus on quality on behalf of our four partners; Coop Sweden, Coop Denmark, Coop Norway, and SOK in Finland.