Congratulations to our New Board of Directors Officers:

Congratulations to our New Board of Directors Officers:

Ben Adams, President of the Board:    "It is a privilege and an honor to serve the co-op and the community in this role. We have a terrific Board of dedicated individuals in place  for 2016, representing a wide range of skills and experience. I look forward to working with them,our new General Manager and the entire team of staff and volunteers to bring our owner/members and shoppers astore we can all be proud of." Ben can be reached at: president@creekside.coop Jeff Cohen, Vice President  Don Kates, Returning Treasurer Lisa Payne-Chirico, Returning Secretary

Cheltenham Township Commissioners honor CreekSide Co-op's Board of Directors with a Community Service Award

Front row from left: Township Commissioner Ann Rappoport, Board Member Ben Adams, Board Member Debra Resnick, Board President Jeff Rotter, Township Commissioner Mickey Simon, Board Member Bruce Hanes, Board Member Marty Tuzman.

Back row from left: Township Commissioner Dan Norris, Board Member Josh Gambrel, General Manager Mike Litka, Board Member Lindsey Rosenberg, Township Commissioner Harvey Portner, Township Commissioner Art Haywood, and Township Commissioner Drew Sharkey.

CreekSide Shares the DairySpot

CreekSide Goes Comparison Shopping

CreekSide Goes Comparison Shopping

At CreekSide we do everything we can to offer you the most fairly priced, best product available. Despite this, we occasionally field concerns from shoppers about our pricing. There are a number of reasons why our prices are not as competitive prices in larger supermarkets. 

• Purchasing Power If you are a member of a wholesale warehouse club, you know that purchasing a case of paper towels will provide you with a much better price than purchasing a few rolls at any other store.  Creekside cannot purchase enough volume to be eligible for the massive volume discounts available to large, multi-location supermarkets. Fortunately we source our products from multiple vendors, so we often have the opportunity to select lower prices and higher quality.
• Quality  Our purchasers pride themselves on choosing produce that represents the best available quality at the best possible price. As a result, our price per unit may be higher, but you’re getting the quality you pay for.
  
• Market Conditions It is important to remember that produce prices change frequently and can vary widely as a result of growing conditions, including too much or too little rain. Other factors that can affect pricing include issues in the country of origin, or excessive or limited supply or demand, just to name a few.

Ultimately, we want to ensure that our shoppers receive the best possible shopping experience, so recently we took the time to visit a couple of local competitors to see how we measured up. Here are some of our findings:

CreekSide Organic Lettuce $2.49/each (left) vs. Competitor Lettuce $1.99/lb (right)

CreekSide Conventional Corn - $0.80/ear (top) vs. Competitor Conventional Corn - $0.50/ear (bottom)

CreekSide Conventional Cantaloupe $2.99/each (left) vs. Competitor Conventional Cantaloupe $1.50/each (right)

CreekSide Conventional Apricots - $4.99/lb (left) vs. Competitor Conventional Apricots - $1.99/lb (right)

Price comparisons on June 9th

Myers Elementary School Flash Mob at CreekSide