Neechi Commons

Neechi Foods Coop Ltd. started as a pilot project in the mid 1980's. Eventually opening a small store located at 325 Dufferin Avenue, Neechi Foods became a "social enterprise" - promoting community economic development and environmental sustainability.

In 2011, the ambitious project of starting a greater commons began. Neechi Foods, with the help of the government and other social enterprise development organizations & banks, raised the necessary capital to buy the old "California Fruit Market" building on Main Street.

With the ambitious project needing more space, Neechi Foods also purchased the neighbouring building, combined the two and renovated these historical buildings.

Implementing geothermal heating/cooling, natural skylights, natural lighting with fibre optics and much more; Neechi Commons won awards for it's brilliant efforts in environmental sustainability. Even today, Neechi Commons promotes cycling to work by providing showers, lockers and much more to its employees.

Today, Neechi Commons consists of a congolemeration of sustainable businesses containing the Three Sisters Courtyard (fresh fruits & vegetables), meats/deli, grocery, Kookum's bakery, a restaurant, catering and even beautiful office space within it's 30,000 sq. ft. facility.

Tomorrow, Neechi Commons still has lots of room to grow! Eventually, all space within Neechi Commons will be filled up, an addition will be added and we even have the potential to turn the Dufferin Avenue location into a commercial kitchen that will mass-produce specialty foods or strictly have catering.

Neechi Foods Coop Ltd. is a worker owned and operated coop. This means, workers own equity into the company and that the profits go to those whom own equity. With Neechi's initiative of hiring within the Point Douglas, North End and Lord Selkirk Park communities, this means profits are put back into the community.