On any typical weekday afternoon at Cooper’s Foods in Chaska, customers are greeted with the familiar sounds of the grocery store. Carts lightly clank, and registers beep as they welcome customers – it’s clear Gary Cooper takes great pride in creating this atmosphere of mutual assistance even within his own business.
Chalk Down Farm
The Farm is situated in Camden Town’s northern neighborhood and boasts an array of lively pubs, live music venues, and restaurants that draw customers. The Roundhouse (a former railway engine turntable shed converted for 360-degree arts and performance use) can also be found nearby.
This habitat is unique and occurs only on thin soils covering chalk rock. These soils naturally lack plant food sources, and the few growing species compete for limited sustenance, creating an extraordinary diversity within such a confined space. This diversity would likely disappear if these thin soils were deepened and fertilized – as would occur under conventional agriculture.
Chalk Down Farmers are dedicated to conserving and enhancing their local landscape’s wildlife-rich features beyond traditional limestone lime mortar and plaster production. As members of three farmer groups who surround Martin Down National Nature Reserve in Dorset and Hampshire, known as Martin Down Supercluster, they aim to connect its habitats to surrounding chalk grassland areas so less mobile species can spread out more freely and become more resilient.
Changing Chalk hosts an active program of outreach activities aimed at residents who live on the urban fringe of the Downs. Their outreach activities aim to make residents feel more connected to their landscape to help protect it while hosting activity days for young people to learn about nature while improving well-being and developing life skills for work and life.
Coopers Burgers
A burger makes for a nutritious and energy-rich light meal option, packed with plenty of protein and B vitamins that convert fats and carbohydrates to fuel the body. Enjoy it alone or add salad and fruit as side dishes; just be mindful not to overindulge, as overeating could lead to weight gain and other adverse health consequences.
Coopers is the pioneer in North America to offer beef burgers made from 100 percent grass-fed cows, and it has proven popular with customers. Plans are in place for further expansion, and members from UFCW Local 663 are excited about being part of this venture and helping it succeed.
These burgers are constructed using a beef rib cap and chuck roll mix for a tender, juicy texture, while flavor-adding chuck roll adds depth. Seasoned with salt and pepper for an alternative take on steakhouse fare!
Black & Blue and Korean BBQ burgers are delicious treats that are the perfect way to mark any special occasion, be it a date night, sports match, birthday party, or just a delightful way of saying thanks.
Coopers Chicken
Birmingham-based Chester the Chicken franchisees had long relied on them for manufacturing and licensing restaurant equipment and food for their franchise locations, but in 2004, they realized convenience store deli operators needed a superior solution as well.
Champs and Cooper’s Express specialize in serving high-quality fried chicken to convenience store/travel plaza locations across multiple states. While Champs has locations in 32 states, Cooper’s Express dominates Oregon and Washington markets.
Cooper’s Express allows C-store delis to set aside one percent of product purchases in a Marketing Development Fund, which they can use for approved local advertising activities to increase their store’s Private Label food program sales. They also gain access to PFSbrands’ ever-increasing support and assistance for hot food programs.
Coopers Pork
Coopers Country Store in Llano, Texas, was originally a tiny general store offering barbecued chicken and whole hog products. After George Burrows died in 1974, his daughter and son-in-law took over ownership, maintaining its quality using similar preparation and cooking methods to establish what has now become Coopers Pork’s strong reputation.
Customers queue outside to select meat from a warming pit at this old-fashioned barbecue joint before proceeding indoors to pay by weight. Once inside, cooks pull your order out and offer to dip it in their unique vinegar-scented sauce – an unusual contrast from modern spots with their sweet spices!
On top of traditional pork ribs and beef brisket, our menu offers South Carolina-style barbecue hash. This dish includes a stringy mixture of chopped pork, ham, and sausage with rice for a smoky bite that can be enjoyed alone or alongside bread for maximum satisfaction.
Coopers source their pork locally from North Farm in Shillingford, Oxfordshire, where Suntrap’s pedigree Oxford Sandy and Black pigs live in free range and woodland environments, creating more decadent natural flavors than those bred in confinement facilities. Furthermore, their meat contains no trans fatty acids or saturated fats for low-fat cooking options.
