Introduction

The ICA Global 300: The 2008 listing

This is the third consecutive year that the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) publishes the Global300 list to highlight the important role co-operative enterprises play in national and international economies.

The Global 300 listing responds to those who continue to underestimate the significance of co-operatives. It provides financial and other data that proves that co-operatives are successful businesses, important employers and contribute in real terms to economic stability and sustainable development.

More than just a list: A Global Online Database To enhance data collection facility and ensure reliable data, the ICA has started work on a global on-line database. The web-based global co-operative database will include quantitative data - financial and other indicators - but will also grow into a one-stop shop to learn about the Global 300 co-operatives, ICA members and other co-operatives. In a staged development, the database will generate co-operative profiles including financial data, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), sustainability and social reports, as well as links to current news.

The database is expected to assist in strengthening ICA’s role in building networks of global co-operative leaders. It also has the potential of leading and co-ordinating global, regional and national initiatives on data collection and evidence-based policy and advocacy.

Finally, the development of the on-line database will further address ICA’s strategic objective of promoting co- operatives as a special values based business model by building a co-operative business intelligence service for analysis and benchmarking performance, not only in financial terms, but also in terms of the co-operative values and principles.

Hassan Kashef Global 300 Manager Global300@ica.

October 2008

Methodology

The following approach was adopted in compiling the 2008 Global 300 list.

Data Source The two primary data sources used were: • Audited public accounts – these provide an independent verifiable source for the financial figures. As a consequence of our work, we have developed an extensive electronic database of Global 300 annual reports and other relevant public documents. • Existing databases of co-operative and mutual organisations. In particular we have worked with a number of ICA’s national members, sectoral organisations and co-operative researchers to ensure consistency of data and approach.

Selection Criteria Revenue was used as the criteria for selection and ranking. US dollar was used with local currencies converted into USD on the conversion rate at the respective 2006 financial year end. The highest level of audited business aggregation was used. This has meant that we include a number of regional co-operatives belonging to national groups, where such national groups do not have audited consolidations. If a co-operative or mutual group had majority ownership of an underlying (non-co-operative) business it was included if brought to account in the group’s balance sheet.

Sectors In relation to the various sectors represented in the list we have adopted the following: • For insurance we have used net premiums written, where available, rather than the total revenue for the business. This is consistent with the recommended approach of ICMIF ”as it’s the part of the revenue representing the insurance business” . • For agriculture, and wholesale we have used the total revenue figures. • For co-operative banks, UK Building Societies, and non-USA Credit Unions we have used net interest income plus other income. For USA based co-operative banks and credit unions we have followed the approach of NCB of the United Nations and taken i.e. total received interest income plus other income.

Note that this refinement of methodology from the approach taken for the first list has meant in a few instances our revenue figures are not comparable between years.

Due care While we have taken care to ensure the information is accurate, it is not possible to guarantee total accuracy in an exercise which involves collecting data from many hundreds of sources. We welcome any corrections, additions or deletions to our data. 1-30 Rank Rank CO-OP'S NAME SECTOR Country Year of Total Total Assets Assets WEBSITE Short Notes About the Co-op 2008 2007 Creation revenues revenues 2008 2007 2008 2007 1 1 TINE BA 1881 3,992 3,445 1,849 1,403 www.tine.no 2 774 Crédit Agricole Group France 1897 1,618 0 0 0 www.credit-agricole.fr 3 775 National Agricultural Federation Korea 1961 0 0 0 0 www.nonghyup.com/en (NACF) g/index.jsp 4 776 China National Agricultural Means of Production China 1982 0 0 0 0 www.sino- Group Corporation agri.com/en.htm 5 777 Nationwide Company United 1925 0 0 0 0 www.nationwide.com States 6 778 Edeka Zentrale AG Germany 1898 0 0 0 0 www.edeka.de 7 779 Groupama France 1899 0 0 0 0 www.groupama.com 8 780 Eureko Netherlands 1992 0 0 0 0 www.eureko.net 9 781 Spain 1956 0 0 0 0 www.mcc.es/ing/magnit udes/cifras.html 10 782 Migros Switzerland 1925 0 0 0 0 www.migros.ch/migros media_fr/ 11 783 The Norinchukin Bank Japan 1923 0 0 0 0 www.nochubank.or.jp 12 784 Groupe Caisse D'Epargne France 1983 0 0 0 0 www.groupe.caisse- epargne.com/asp/ci_mo dele3.aspx?ml=826 13 785 CHS Inc United 1931 0 0 0 0 www.chsinc.com States 14 786 The Co-operative Group United 1863 0 0 0 0 www.co-op.co.uk Kingdom 15 787 Confédération Nationale du Crédit Mutuel France 1880 0 0 0 0 https://www.creditmutu el.com/groupe/fr/ 16 788 Rabobank Group Netherlands 1898 0 0 0 0 www.rabobank.com 17 789 Debeka Group Germany 1905 0 0 0 0 www.debeka.de 18 790 John Lewis Partnership PLC United 0 0 0 0 www.johnlewispartners Kingdom hip.co.uk 19 791 Coop Norden 2002 0 0 0 0 www.coopnorden.com 20 792 Metsäliitto Finland 1934 0 0 0 0 www.metsaliitto.com/p age.asp?path=1;2785;28 00;3767 21 793 Coop Swiss Switzerland 1890 0 0 0 0 www.coop.ch 22 794 (Consorzio Nazionale Dettaglianti) Italy 1962 0 0 0 0 www.conad.it 23 795 R+V Versicherung AG Germany 1922 0 0 0 0 www.ruv.de 24 796 UNIPOL Italy 1963 0 0 0 0 www.unipolonline.it 25 797 Groupe Banques Populaires France 1999 0 0 0 0 www.banquepopulaire. fr 26 798 Edeka Minden eG Germany 1920 0 0 0 0 www.edeka.de 27 799 BayWa Group Germany 1923 0 0 0 0 www.baywa.de 28 800 SOK Corporation Finland 1904 0 0 0 0 www.s-kanava.net 29 801 VGZ-IZA-Trias Netherlands 1992 0 0 0 0 www.vgz.nl 30 802 Fonterra Co-operative Group New 2001 0 0 0 0 www.fonterra.com Zealand 31-60 Rank Rank CO-OP'S NAME SECTOR Country Year of Total Total Assets Assets WEBSITE Short Notes About the Co-op 2008 2007 Creation revenues revenues 2008 2007 2008 2007 31 803 Danish Crown 1887 0 0 0 0 www.danishcrown.dk 32 804 Desjardins Group Canada 1900 0 0 0 0 www.desjardins.com 33 805 Arla Foods Denmark 1975 0 0 0 0 www.arlafoods.com 34 6 Dairy Farmers of America United 1998 0 1 0 1 www.dfamilk.com States 35 726 Wakefern Food Corp. United 1946 0 0 0 0 www.shoprite.com/Wak States efernMain.aspx 36 727 Edeka Südwest eG Germany 1950 0 0 0 0 www.edeka.de 37 728 Land O'Lakes United 1921 0 0 0 0 www.landolakesinc.com States 38 729 La Mondiale Groupe France 1905 0 0 0 0 www.lamondialeparten aire.com 39 730 HUK Coburg Germany 1933 0 0 0 0 www.huk.de 40 731 MACIF France 1960 0 0 0 0 www.macif.fr 41 732 Azur GMF France 1934 0 0 0 0 www.gmf.fr 42 733 MMA France 1828 0 0 0 0 www.mma.fr/Default.as px; www.insurance- france.com 43 734 Suedzucker Germany 1837 0 0 0 0 www.suedzucker.de/en/ 44 735 Royal Friesland Foods Netherlands 1879 0 0 0 0 www.frieslandfoods.co m/en/frieslandfoods/Pag es/default.aspx 45 736 Signal Iduna Germany 1907 0 0 0 0 www.signal- iduna.com/7.htm 46 737 RZB Austria 1927 0 0 0 0 www.rzb.at 47 738 DZ Bank Group Germany 2001 0 0 0 0 www.dg.dzbank.de 48 739 CZ Netherlands 1930 0 0 0 0 www.cz.nl 49 740 Cattolica Assicurazioni Italy 1896 0 0 0 0 www.cattolicassicurazio ni.it 50 741 Zenrosai Japan 1957 0 0 0 0 www.zenrosai.or.jp/eng lish 51 742 Ethias Belgium 1919 0 0 0 0 europe.ethias.be/en/SMI F001.go?NOPGDEM=SM IF001 52 743 AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG Germany 1875 0 0 0 0 www.agravis.de/aboutu s/b-segment.jsp 53 744 Associated Wholesale Grocers United 1926 0 0 0 0 www.awginc.com/ States 54 745 Federated Co-operatives Limited Canada 1955 0 0 0 0 www.fcl.ca 55 746 Campina Netherlands 1979 0 0 0 0 www.campina.com 56 747 Lantmännen Sweden 1905 0 0 0 0 www.lantmannen.com/ 57 748 SNS REAAL Netherlands 1997 0 0 0 0 www.snsreaal.nl/index.a sp?lang=EN 58 749 Gothaer Germany 1820 0 0 0 0 www.gothaer.de 59 750 MAAF France 1950 0 0 0 0 www.maaf.fr 60 751 WGZ Bank Germany 0 0 0 0 www.wgz- bank.de/de/wgzbank/ser vice- informationen/english/i ndex.html 61-90 Rank Rank CO-OP'S NAME SECTOR Country Year of Total Total Assets Assets WEBSITE Short Notes About the Co-op 2008 2007 Creation revenues revenues 2008 2007 2008 2007 61 752 Cooppérative d'Exploitation et de Répartition France 0 0 0 0 www.cerp-rouen.fr Pharmacieutiques de Rouens 62 753 Community Credit Cooperative (CC) Korea 1963 0 0 0 0 www.kfcc.co.kr/english/i ndex.html 63 754 Coopératif Terrena Group France 2003 0 0 0 0 www.terrena.fr 64 755 MAIF Group France 1934 0 0 0 0 www.maif.fr 65 4 Ace Hardware United 1924 0 4 0 1 www.acehardware.com States 66 756 Fenaco Switzerland 1925 0 0 0 0 www.fenaco.ch 67 757 Länsförsäkringar Sweden 1936 0 0 0 0 www.lansforsakringar.s e 68 758 JCCU Japan 1951 0 0 0 0 www.jccu.coop/English_ here/aboutus/o_about_0 1.htm 69 759 Sodra Skogsagarna Sweden 1938 0 0 0 0 www.sodra.com 70 760 United Co-operatives Ltd United 2002 0 0 0 0 www.united.coop Kingdom 71 761 AGIS Netherlands 1827 0 0 0 0 www.agisweb.nl/AgisW ebApp/agisweb1.portal? _nfpb=true&_pageLabel =agisweb_over_agis_int ernationaal 72 762 Societa Reale Mutua di assicurazioni Italy 0 0 0 0 www.realemutua.it 73 763 Invivo France 2001 0 0 0 0 www.invivo- group.com/index.html 74 764 Growmark Inc United 1927 0 0 0 0 www.growmark.com States 75 765 Humana Milchunion Germany 1934 0 0 0 0 www.humana.de/en/ind ex.html 76 766 KF Group ( The Swedish Co-operative Union) Sweden 1899 0 0 0 0 www.kf.se 77 767 Nationwide United 1848 0 0 0 0 www.nationwide.co.uk Kingdom 78 768 Britannia Building Society United 1856 0 0 0 0 www.britannia.co.uk Kingdom 79 769 Chèques Coopératifs Déjeuners - Société France 0 0 0 0 www.chequedejeuner.fr Coopérative de Production 80 770 Mutual of Omaha United 1909 0 0 0 0 www.mutualofomaha.c States om 81 771 OP Bank Group Finland 1902 0 0 0 0 https://www.oko.fi/eng? kielikoodi=en 82 772 DLG Group Denmark 1995 0 0 0 0 www.dlg.dk/uk/Frontpa ge%20UK.htm 83 773 Unicoop Firenze Italy 1854 0 0 0 0 www.coopfirenze.it 84 5 Do-it-Best Corp United 1945 0 3 0 0 www.doitbestcorp.com/ States 85 258 Shinkin Central Bank Japan 1950 0 0 0 0 www.shinkin-central- bank.jp 86 259 Unified Western Grocers Inc United 1925 0 0 0 0 www.uwgrocers.com States 87 260 SMABTP France 1859 0 0 0 0 www.smabtp.fr 88 261 Zen-Noh (National Federation of Agricultural Co- Japan 1948 0 0 0 0 www.zennoh.or.jp operatives) 89 262 Zenkyoren Japan 1951 0 0 0 0 www.ja- kyosai.or.jp/about_ren/a nnual/e_index.html 90 263 Tereos France 2004 0 0 0 0 www.tereos.com 91-120 Rank Rank CO-OP'S NAME SECTOR Country Year of Total Total Assets Assets WEBSITE Short Notes About the Co-op 2008 2007 Creation revenues revenues 2008 2007 2008 2007 91 264 Noweda eG Apothekergennossenschaft Germany 0 0 0 0 www.noweda.de 92 265 Coopérative Fédérée du Québec Canada 1939 0 0 0 0 www.coopfed.qc.ca 93 266 E. Leclerc (S.C. Galec) France 1962 0 0 0 0 www.e-leclerc.com/ 94 267 FloraHolland Netherlands 1931 0 0 0 0 www.floraholland.nl/sm artsite.dws?id=1482 95 268 Irish Dairy Board Co-operative Ltd Ireland 1961 0 0 0 0 www.idb.ie 96 269 AgriBank, FCB United 1992 0 0 0 0 www.agribank.com/ States 97 270 Sodiaal union France 1990 0 0 0 0 www.sodiaal.fr 98 271 The Greenery Netherlands 1996 0 0 0 0 www.thegreenery.com 99 272 Nordmilch Germany 1993 0 0 0 0 www.nordmilch.de/nm/ web/en/home.html 100 273 Socopa France 1988 0 0 0 0 www.socopa.fr/ 101 274 HealthPartners United 1957 0 0 0 0 www.healthpartners.co States m 102 275 ReWe Dortmund eG Germany 1913 0 0 0 0 www.rewe.de 103 276 Co-op Adriatica Italy 1995 0 0 0 0 www.adriatica.e-coop.it 104 277 KLP Insurance Norway 1949 0 0 0 0 www.klp.no/internett/kl pengcms.nsf/pages/port aler_english_z.html 105 278 Glanbia Ireland 1964 0 0 0 0 www.glanbia.com 106 279 Co-op Kobe Japan 1921 0 0 0 0 www.kobe.coop.or.jp 107 280 Gilde Norway 1964 0 0 0 0 www.gilde.no 108 281 Ag Processing Inc. United 1983 0 0 0 0 www.AGP.com States 109 282 Folksam Sweden 1908 0 0 0 0 www.folksam.se/engels k/index.htm 110 283 California Dairies Inc United 1990 0 0 0 0 www.californiadairies.c States om 111 284 Group Health Cooperative Puget Sound United 1947 0 0 0 0 www.ghc.org States 112 285 Copersucar Brazil 1959 0 0 0 0 www.copersucar.com.br /default_ing.asp 113 286 Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer (VBA) Netherlands 1911 0 0 0 0 www.vba.nl/nieuws.asp ?tal_id=3&MainMenu= Home 114 287 Cobank United 1916 0 0 0 0 www..com States 115 288 Mobiliar Switzerland 1826 0 0 0 0 www.mobi.ch/mobiliar/l ive/privat_fr.html 116 289 Kyoei Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd Japan 1942 0 0 0 0 www.kyoeikasai.co.jp/e ng/index.html 117 290 Gjensidige Forsikring Norway 1921 0 0 0 0 www.gjensidigenor.no 118 291 The Co-operators Canada 1945 0 0 0 0 www.cooperators.ca 119 292 RWZ Rhein-Main Germany 1890 0 0 0 0 www.rwz.de 120 293 Valio Group Finland 1905 0 0 0 0 www.valio.fi/portal/pag e/portal/valiocom 121-150 Rank Rank CO-OP'S NAME SECTOR Country Year of Total Total Assets Assets WEBSITE Short Notes About the Co-op 2008 2007 Creation revenues revenues 2008 2007 2008 2007 121 294 Coop Expansion Repartion Pharmacie Lorraine France 0 0 0 0 www.cerp-lor.com 122 295 PAC.2000 A. Italy 1972 0 0 0 0 www.PAC2000a.it 123 296 True Value Corporation United 1948 0 0 0 0 www.truevaluecompan States y.com/home/ 124 297 Canada 1938 0 0 0 0 www.agropur.com/ 125 298 Agrial France 2000 0 0 0 0 www.agrial.fr 126 299 CUNA Mutual Group United 1935 0 0 0 0 www.cunamutual.com States 127 300 Groupe MACSF France 1935 0 0 0 0 www.macsf.fr 128 301 U.S. Central United 1974 0 0 0 0 www.uscentral.org/ States 129 302 Cosun Netherlands 1970 0 0 0 0 www.cosun.com/en 130 303 Navy federal Credit Union (NFCU) United 1933 0 0 0 0 www.navyfcu.org States 131 304 Coopagri Bretagne France 1911 0 0 0 0 www.coopagri- bretagne.com 132 305 Emmi Switzerland 1925 0 0 0 0 www.emmi.ch 133 306 Portman Building Society United 1846 0 0 0 0 www.portman.co.uk Kingdom 134 307 Co-op Sapporo Japan 1965 0 0 0 0 www.coop- sapporo.or.jp 135 308 Foodstuffs (Auckland) Limited New 1925 0 0 0 0 www.foodstuffs.co.nz Zealand 136 309 CERP Rhin Rhone Mediterranee France 0 0 0 0 www.cerp-rrm.com 137 310 Unicopa France 1960 0 0 0 0 www.unicopa.fr 138 311 Co-op Schleswig Holstein Germany 1899 0 0 0 0 www.coop.de 139 312 Swiss Union of Raiffeisen Banks Switzerland 1902 0 0 0 0 www.raiffeisen.ch 140 313 Taiwan Co-operative Bank Taiwan, 1946 0 0 0 0 www.tcb- China bank.com.tw/tcb/home/f rame_eng.htm 141 314 West Fleisch Germany 1928 0 0 0 0 www.westfleisch.de 142 315 Tradeka Finland 1917 0 0 0 0 www.tradeka.fi 143 316 Sperwer Netherlands 1928 0 0 0 0 www.sperwer.nl 144 317 CECAB Group France 1968 0 0 0 0 www.cecab.com 145 318 Ag First Farm Credit Bank United 1916 0 0 0 0 www.agfirst.com/ States 146 319 Alte Leipziger Hallesche Germany 1819 0 0 0 0 www.schole.al-h.de 147 320 Norske Felleskjop Norway 1896 0 0 0 0 www.fk.no 148 321 Royal London Mutual Insurance Society United 1861 0 0 0 0 www.royallondongroup Kingdom .com 149 322 Groupe MGEN France 0 0 0 0 www.mgen.fr 150 323 NFU Mutual United 1908 0 0 0 0 www.nfumutual.co.uk Kingdom 151-180 Rank Rank CO-OP'S NAME SECTOR Country Year of Total Total Assets Assets WEBSITE Short Notes About the Co-op 2008 2007 Creation revenues revenues 2008 2007 2008 2007 151 324 Coop Estense Italy 1989 0 0 0 0 152 325 National Cable Television Cooperative, Inc. United 1984 0 0 0 0 www.cabletvcoop.org/w States elcome.asp?t=/index.asp 153 326 HOK Elanto Finland 2003 0 0 0 0 www.hok- elanto.fi/eng/index.html 154 327 Southern States Cooperative United 1923 0 0 0 0 www.southernstates.co States m 155 328 Landgard Germany 1932 0 0 0 0 www.landgard.de 156 329 HAGe Kiel (RHG Nord) Germany 0 0 0 0 www.hage- kiel.de/index_html?seite =536 157 330 Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co Ltd Australia 1950 0 0 0 0 www.mgc.com.au 158 331 P&V Belgium 1907 0 0 0 0 www.pv.be 159 332 Unicoop Tirreno Italy 1945 0 0 0 0 160 333 Swedish Meats Sweden 0 0 0 0 www.swedishmeats.co m 161 334 Atria Group Finland 1990 0 0 0 0 www.atria.fi/ 162 335 Darigold United 1918 0 0 0 0 www.darigold.com States 163 336 Coop Lombardia Italy 1945 0 0 0 0 www.cooplombardia.it 164 337 SACMI Italy 1919 0 0 0 0 www.sacmi.com 165 338 Associated Food Stores Inc United 1940 0 0 0 0 www.afstores.com States 166 339 National Marketing India 1958 0 0 0 0 www.nafed-india.com Federation of India NAFED 167 340 Conad del Tirreno Italy 1997 0 0 0 0 www.conad.it/public/co nadtirreno/tirreno_strut tura_organizzativa/tirre no_struttura_organizzat iva/tirreno_struttura_or ganizzativa.htm 168 341 Hochwald Germany 1932 0 0 0 0 www.hochwald.de 169 342 Champagne Cereales France 1927 0 0 0 0 www.champagne- cereales.com 170 343 Limagrain France 1942 0 0 0 0 www.limagrain.fr 171 344 Cristal Union France 1998 0 0 0 0 www.cristal-union.fr 172 345 United Farmers of Alberta Canada 1909 0 0 0 0 www.ufa.net 173 346 Staplcotn, Inc. United 1921 0 0 0 0 www.staplcotn.com/ States 174 347 Consum Spain 1959 0 0 0 0 www.consum.es/ 175 348 Co-op Tokyo Japan 1957 0 0 0 0 www.coopnet.or.jp/toky o/ 176 349 Western Corporate Federal Credit Union United 1969 0 0 0 0 www.wescorp.org/ (WesCorp) States 177 350 Prairie Farms Dairy, Incorporated United 1938 0 0 0 0 www.prairiefarmsdairy. States com/ 178 351 Foodstuffs (Wellington) Co-operative Society Ltd New 1925 0 0 0 0 www.foodstuffs.co.nz Zealand 179 352 Midlands Co-operative Society United 1925 0 0 0 0 www.midlandsco- Kingdom op.com 180 353 NTUC Income Singapore 1970 0 0 0 0 www.income.coop 181-210 Rank Rank CO-OP'S NAME SECTOR Country Year of Total Total Assets Assets WEBSITE Short Notes About the Co-op 2008 2007 Creation revenues revenues 2008 2007 2008 2007 181 354 Cooperl Hunaudaye France 1966 0 0 0 0 www.cooperl- hunaudaye.fr 182 355 PPCS Limited New 1948 0 0 0 0 www.ppcs.co.nz Zealand 183 356 Coop Atlantique France 1912 0 0 0 0 www.coop-atlantique.fr 184 357 Intres Netherlands 0 0 0 0 www.intres.nl/ 185 358 Associated Wholesalers, Inc. United 1962 0 0 0 0 www.awiweb.com/corp/ States home.html 186 359 Febelco Belgium 0 0 0 0 www.febelco.be/ 187 360 Liverpool Victoria United 1843 0 0 0 0 www.liverpoolvictoria.c Kingdom o.uk 188 361 Plains Cotton Co-op Association United 1953 0 0 0 0 www.pcca.com/ States 189 362 Foremost Farms United 1995 0 0 0 0 www.foremostfarms.co States m 190 363 Coop Consumatori Nordest Italy 1905 0 0 0 0 www.e-coop.it 191 364 Foodstuffs Ltd. (South Island) New 1925 0 0 0 0 www.foodstuffs.co.nz Zealand 192 365 HK Ruokatalo Finland 1975 0 0 0 0 yritys.hk- ruokatalo.fi/portal/engli sh/ 193 366 Epis Centre France 1937 0 0 0 0 www.episcentre.com/an glais/index-gb.htm 194 367 Co-op Kanagawa Japan 1946 0 0 0 0 www.kanagawa- coop.or.jp 195 368 Granlatte Italy 1959 0 0 0 0 www.granlatte.it 196 369 Bäko-Zentrale Süddeutschland Germany 1917 0 0 0 0 www.baeko-zentrale- sued.de/en/index.html 197 370 Ocean Spray United 1930 0 0 0 0 www.oceanspray.com States 198 371 IFFCO- Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative India 1967 0 0 0 0 www.iffco.nic.in Limited 199 372 SSQ Financial Group Canada 1944 0 0 0 0 www.ssq.ca/indexChoixL angue.asp 200 373 Novacoop Italy 1906 0 0 0 0 www.novacoop.it 201 374 Recreational Equipment Inc United 1938 0 0 0 0 www.rei.com/ States 202 375 Groupe Even France 0 0 0 0 203 376 Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc. United 1948 0 0 0 0 seminole-electric.com/ States 204 377 Grupo de Alimentacion Coren Spain 1959 0 0 0 0 www.coren.es 205 378 Associated Milk Producers Inc United 1969 0 0 0 0 www.ampi.com States 206 379 Affiliated Foods Incorporated company United 1946 0 0 0 0 www.afiama.com States 207 380 COAMO - Agroindustrial Cooperativa Brazil 1968 0 0 0 0 www.coamo.com.br/ 208 381 Oglethorpe Power Corporation United 1974 0 0 0 0 www.opc.com States 209 382 Consorzio Cooperative Costruzioni Italy 0 0 0 0 210 383 Les Coopérateurs de Normandie-Picardie France 0 0 0 0 www.coop-cnp.coop 211-240 Rank Rank CO-OP'S NAME SECTOR Country Year of Total Total Assets Assets WEBSITE Short Notes About the Co-op 2008 2007 Creation revenues revenues 2008 2007 2008 2007 211 384 Tapiola Finland 1857 0 0 0 0 www.tapiola.fi 212 385 Central Grocers Cooperative Inc United 1918 0 0 0 0 www.central- States grocers.com 213 386 Nordiconad Italy 1993 0 0 0 0 www.conad.it/public/no rdiconad/nordiconad_as setto_istituzionale/nordi conad_assetto_istituzio nale/nordiconad_assetto _istituzionale_new.htm 214 387 Chelsea Building Society United 1875 0 0 0 0 www.thechelsea.co.uk Kingdom 215 388 Dairylea Cooperative Inc United 1907 0 0 0 0 www.dairylea.com States 216 389 Groupe Euralis France 1936 0 0 0 0 www.euralis.fr 217 390 Dairy Farmers of Britain United 2002 0 0 0 0 www.dfob.co.uk Kingdom 218 391 Skipton Building Society United 1853 0 0 0 0 www.skipton.co.uk Kingdom 219 392 Affiliated Foods Midwest Co-op Inc. United 1931 0 0 0 0 www.afmidwest.com/ States 220 393 Groupe Coop Alsace France 1902 0 0 0 0 www.coop-alsace.coop 221 394 Markfed Andhra Pradesh India 1958 0 0 0 0 www.apmarkfed.org 222 395 Conad Romagna (Commercianti Indipendenti Italy 1959 0 0 0 0 www.conadfo.it/ Associati) 223 396 National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance United 1969 0 0 0 0 www.nrucfc.org Corporation (CFC) States 224 397 Farm Credit Bank of Texas (FCBT) United 1916 0 0 0 0 www.farmcreditbank.co States m/ 225 398 American Crystal Sugar Co. United 1973 0 0 0 0 www.crystalsugar.com/ States 226 399 Milk Link United 2000 0 0 0 0 www.milklink.co.uk Kingdom 227 400 CCPL ( Coop. Produz Lav. S.c.r.i) Italy 1904 0 0 0 0 www.ccpl.it 228 401 ENAP, Inc. United 1967 0 0 0 0 www.enap.com/ States 229 402 Bayernland Germany 1930 0 0 0 0 www.bayernland.de 230 403 Amul (Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing India 1966 0 0 0 0 www.amul.com Federation) 231 404 ReWe Group (Zentral-AktiengesellschaFU) Germany 1927 0 0 0 0 www.rewe.de 232 405 Saitama Co-op Japan 1947 0 0 0 0 www.coopnet.or.jp/sait ama/ 233 406 Coop Consorzio Nord Ovest Italy 0 0 0 0 234 407 MFA Incorporated United 1914 0 0 0 0 www.mfaincorporated.c States om/ 235 408 MFA Oil Company United 1929 0 0 0 0 www.mfaoil.com/ States 236 409 North Carolina Electric Membership Corp. United 1949 0 0 0 0 www.ncemcs.com/ States 237 410 Avebe Group Netherlands 1919 0 0 0 0 www.avebe.name/grou p/index_uk.htm 238 411 Milcobel Belgium 1887 0 0 0 0 www.milcobel.be/my- lida/milcobel/milcobelpo rtal.nsf/fosyindex?readf orm&lang=en& 239 412 Capsa Spain 1959 0 0 0 0 www.capsa.es 240 413 Wesleyan Assurance Society United 1841 0 0 0 0 www.wesleyan.co.uk/ Kingdom 241-270 Rank Rank CO-OP'S NAME SECTOR Country Year of Total Total Assets Assets WEBSITE Short Notes About the Co-op 2008 2007 Creation revenues revenues 2008 2007 2008 2007 241 414 Maryland & Virginia Milk Production Co-operative United 1920 0 0 0 0 www.mdvamilk.com/ind Association States ex.php? 242 415 Sunkist Growers United 1893 0 0 0 0 www.sunkist.com/home States .asp 243 416 Miyagi Co-op Japan 1952 0 0 0 0 www.miyagi.coop/eng/ 244 417 Coopercentral Aurora Brazil 1973 0 0 0 0 www.auroraalimentos.c om.br/ 245 418 Cehave Landbouwbelang Netherlands 1993 0 0 0 0 www.cehave.com/englis h/ 246 419 Riceland Foods United 1921 0 0 0 0 www.riceland.com/ States 247 420 Fairprice Singapore 1973 0 0 0 0 www.fairprice.com.sg 248 421 Brazos Electric Power Cooperative United 1941 0 0 0 0 www.brazoselectric.com States 249 422 Manutencoop Italy 1938 0 0 0 0 www.manutencoop.it 250 423 Coop Liguria Italy 1945 0 0 0 0 www.legaliguria.coop 251 424 Lactogal Portugal 1994 0 0 0 0 www.lactogal.pt 252 425 Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. United 1961 0 0 0 0 www.aeci.org/ States 253 426 Dairy Farmers Group Australia 1900 0 0 0 0 www.dairyfarmers.com. au 254 427 Tri State Generation and Transmission Association United 1952 0 0 0 0 www.tristategt.org/ Inc States 255 428 Camif Coollectivites France 1987 0 0 0 0 www.camif.coop 256 429 CAMST Italy 1945 0 0 0 0 www.camst.it 257 430 First Milk United 2001 0 0 0 0 www.first-milk.co.uk Kingdom 258 431 Old Dominion Electric Cooperative United 1948 0 0 0 0 www.odec.com/ States 259 432 Alliance Agro-Alimentaire (3A Groupe) France 2002 0 0 0 0 www.groupe3a.fr 260 433 Ecclesiastical Insurance United 1905 0 0 0 0 www.ecclesiastical.co.uk Kingdom 261 434 CMC (Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti) Italy 1901 0 0 0 0 www.cmc.coop/index.p hp?id_lingua=2 262 435 Coop Centro Italia Italy 1861 0 0 0 0 263 436 Groupe Coopératif Maisadour France 1936 0 0 0 0 www.maisadour.com 264 437 Calgary Co-operative Canada 1956 0 0 0 0 www.calgarycoop.com 265 438 Associated Grocers Inc United 1934 0 0 0 0 www.agsea.com States 266 439 East Of England United 1844 0 0 0 0 www.eastofengland.co Kingdom op 267 440 Central Electric Power Cooperative United 1949 0 0 0 0 www.cepc.net/ States 268 441 Agrifirm Netherlands 1909 0 0 0 0 www.agrifirm.nl 269 442 UNEAL Group France 1992 0 0 0 0 www.uneal.fr/ 270 443 Midcounties Co-operative United 1860 0 0 0 0 www.midcounties.coop Kingdom 271-300 Rank Rank CO-OP'S NAME SECTOR Country Year of Total Total Assets Assets WEBSITE Short Notes About the Co-op 2008 2007 Creation revenues revenues 2008 2007 2008 2007 271 444 U.S. AgBank, FCB United 1916 0 0 0 0 www.usagbank.com/ States 272 445 State Employees Credit Union United 1937 0 0 0 0 www.secumd.org/html/i States ndex/index.cfm 273 446 Groupe Intersport France 1924 0 0 0 0 www.intersport.fr/ 274 447 Dairygold Co-operative Society Limited Ireland 0 0 0 0 www.dairygold.ie 275 448 Great River Energy United 1999 0 0 0 0 www.greatriverenergy.c States om 276 449 Associated Grocers, Inc. United 1934 0 0 0 0 www.agbr.com States 277 450 Conad Centro Nord Italy 1997 0 0 0 0 www.conad.it/public/co nadcentronord/centron ord_dati_economici/cen tronord_dati_economici /centronord_dati_econo mici.htm 278 451 Eurial Poitouraine France 1966 0 0 0 0 www.eurial- poitouraine.fr/accueil_u k.htm 279 452 Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Company United 1947 0 0 0 0 www.pwadc.com/ States 280 453 Alliance Group Limited New 1948 0 0 0 0 www.alliance.co.nz/ Zealand 281 454 Berglandmilch Austria 1996 0 0 0 0 www.berglandmilch.at 282 455 Agralys France 1992 0 0 0 0 www.agralys.fr 283 456 Associated Press United 1848 0 0 0 0 www.ap.org States 284 457 Conad Adriatico Italy 1972 0 0 0 0 www.conad.it/public/co nadadriatico/adriatico_c hi_siamo/adriatico_chi_s iamo/nuovo_template_ minisito.htm 285 458 PAX Holding Switzerland 1959 0 0 0 0 www.pax.ch/fr/01- unternehmen/uph- portraet.htm 286 459 Scottish Midlands Co-operative Society Limited United 1859 0 0 0 0 www.scotmid.com (SCOTMID) Kingdom 287 460 Groupe Alliance France 0 0 0 0 288 461 HBF Australia 1941 0 0 0 0 www.hbf.com.au 289 7 East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC) United 1941 0 1 0 2 www.ekpc.com States 290 8 La Capitale Canada 1940 0 0 0 0 www.lacapitale.com/ind ex.jsp 291 9 Anglia Regional Co-operative Society Limited United 1876 0 0 0 0 www.arcs.co.uk/ Kingdom 292 10 Selectour voyages France 0 0 0 0 293 11 South Mississippi Electric Power Association United 1941 0 0 0 0 www.smepa.coop States 294 12 Basin Electric Power Cooperative United 1961 0 0 0 0 www.basinelectric.com States 295 13 Grandi Salumifici Italiani Italy 0 0 0 0 296 14 West Bromich United 1849 0 0 0 0 www.westbrom.co.uk Kingdom 297 15 Groupe Orcab France 0 0 0 0 298 16 Consorzio Nazionale Servizi - CNS Italy 0 0 0 0 www.consonline.it 299 17 GLAC France 1966 0 0 0 0 www.glac.fr 300 18 National Grape Cooperative Association United 1869 0 0 0 0 www.nationalgrape.co States m/ International Co-operative Alliance 15 Route des Morillons 1218 Grand Saconnex, Geneva Switzerland

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Acknowledgements

The ICA would like to thank the following people for their contributions to the 2008 Global 300 List.

Gary Cronan, Former Global300 Director Shaun Tarbuck, ICMIF Dave Chesnick, USDA Dave Lenton, ICMIF Barry Silver, NCB, USA David Coulter, Co-operatives UK

We would also like to thank the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The ICA has participated in the Canton’s programme whereby professionally qualified employees are placed with an employer while seeking alternative employment. In particular we have benefited by the expertise and commitment of:

James Coleman William Noko Rafael Ruiz Yves Chamorel Isabel M. Cortes Gerard Nicolas