Comment by sschueller

How are these companies legally setup in the US? Is there a concept of a co-op or do you setup an LLC?

In Switzerland we have the concept of a "Genossenschaft"[1] which is a legal form for a company entered in the official company register like every other company for co-ops. You need to be at least 7 people to start one.

The largest two food super markets are both co-ops (Migros and Coop) and also the largest car sharing company Mobility is a co-op.

[1] https://www.kmu.admin.ch/kmu/en/home/concrete-know-how/setti...