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epresent about 1 billion individuals worldwide. ICA reports that the 300 largest coops in the
world produce a turnover of $ 1.6 trillion. The Alliance has three regional offices: ICA European
Region in Brussels, Belgium (www.coopseurope.coop), ICA Americas in San Jose, Costa Rica
(www.aciamericas.coop), and ICA Asia-Pacific in New Delhi, India. (www.icaroap.coop). The
European Region covers 171 individual co-operative organizations in 37 countries, representing
267,000 co-operative enterprises and 163 million members. The ICA Americas Region covers 19
companies in North, Central and South America plus Puerto Rico. The ICA Asia-Pacific region
covers 55 national organizations and one international organization in 22 countries.
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Profile: The United Nations declared 2012 the International Year of Co-operatives. ICA plans to
stage the Quebec International 2012 Summit of Co-operative (Oct. 8-11) in Quebec City, Canada
(www.2012intlsummit.coop). A sectorial organization in ICA, which brings together consumer
co-operative members, operates the Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide or CCW. CCW
currently has 18 organization within its membership: Central Co-operative Union in Bulgaria; Coop
Atlantic in Canada; Union of Czech and Movarian Consumer Co-operatives in Czech Republic;
Co-op Denmark (FDB) in Denmark; Fedération Nationale des Cooperatives de Consommateurs
(FNCC) in France; National Federation of Consumer Co-operatives & Trade Associations (Co-op
Hungary-AFEOSZ) in Hungary; National Association of Consumer Co-operatives (ANCC/Coop)
in Italy; Coop Italia in Italy; Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU) in Japan; Coop
Norway in Norway; Federaçao Nacional das Cooperativas de Consumo (Fenacoop) in Portugal;
Central Union of Consumer Societies of the Russian Federation (Centrosojuz of the Russian
Federation) in Russia; Slovak Unión of Consumer Co-operatives in Slovak Republic;
HISPACOOP in Spain; Union Nacional de Consumidores y Usuarios in Spain; Koperative
Forbundet (KF) in Sweden; Central Union of Consumer Societies of Ukraine (UKOOPSPILKA)
in the Ukraine; and Co-operatives UK in the United Kingdom.
Procurement Contacts: Bob Burl ton (+44 161 834 1212 or Bob.Burl ton@midcounties.coop)
INTERNATIONALE SPAR CENTRALE BV
Rokin 99-101, NL-1012 KM Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
Tel: +31 20-626-6749
Fax: +31 20-627-5196
www.spar-international.com
Total 2009 Systemwide Sales: $36.9 Billion (€ 28.5 Billion) +5.5%