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| Suma | |
| Company type | Worker co-operative |
| Industry | Wholesaler |
| Founded | 1977 (1977) |
| Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | Whole food,organic food and natural products |
| Revenue | £58.7 million (2019)[1] |
| Members | 200 employee-owners (2019)[1] |
| Website | suma.coop |
Suma is the trading name of the Triangle Wholefoods Collective Limited, aworker co-operative wholefoods wholesaler. It was founded inLeeds in 1977 and is now based inElland,West Yorkshire. It is the largest independent wholefoodwholesaler in the United Kingdom[2] as well as the country's largestcommon ownership co-operative. The co-operative specializes invegetarian, fairly traded,organic, ethical, ecological and natural products.
Its turnover for the year ending 2019 was reported as £54 million, ranking it 49th among British co-operatives.[1][3]
Suma was started in 1975 by Reg Tayler, who had worked with wholefoods inLondon. InLeeds, he opened a retail shop. In August 1975, at a meeting with all the wholefood shops in the north of England, he proposed they set up wholefoods wholesaling co-operative in order to supply each other.[citation needed]
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