Decisions taken by the group are subject to a vote in the board meetings that are held regularly : new products , investments , etc . Again , this is the collegiate aspect that is privileged .
Hop ' la in brief :
The structure is an old straw storage building in Oberhausbergen reconditioned to meet the standards expected of a facility where members of the public can be received :
• 360 sqm of sales area
• 2200 references which follow the seasons
• 17 positions created by the cooperative
• 16 jobs created in farms
• 1 beef processing plant and integrated ovine
• 9 special cold rooms for each product • 1 maturation chamber for beef
• 1 kitchen to prepare the catering range .
To date , Hop ' la is the only collective marketing cooperative in Alsace and is one of the largest in France for its sales area . Moreover , Hop ' la is a nationwide cooperative that offers more product references . Hop ' la is also the only cooperative that has both a collective point of sale and a collective processing workshop .
Story
At the starting point of this adventure , it was realized that markets and traditional places of direct sales often depended on weather conditions and had less and less possible spaces that concentrated on real food pools . In 2005 , 6 farmers imagined a place sheltered from the vagaries of the weather where offering real food was possible . All framed by a strong ethic that respects the three overriding principles of :
A local food supply No purchase and resale Respect for nature and the seasons
The objective was to offer quality local products and maximum transparency and traceability , to regain the confidence of consumers shocked by food crises of recent years .
Seven long years passed before Hop ' la opened its doors in Oberhausbergen , on the outskirts of Strasbourg .
Inspired by the pioneering structures of the Rhône-Alpes region , the group of farmers evolved year by year , and formed a cooperative .
Since March 2012 , 15 producers regularly welcome their clients from Tuesday to Saturday , offering the best of their lands .
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