Improving Performance

EGIP team 2011

CDS Consulting Co-op identifies areas for improvement and works with you to develop strategies for results in organizational and business performance. We specialize in collecting and comparing data from many co-ops, helping to set realistic goals, identify best practices, develop strategies for improvements and monitor results.

With CDS consultants, you get technical support and expert advice for developing and implementing an improvement plan. We emphasize accountability, systems development, and training so that changes are sustainable and lead to continuous improvement. We support you throughout your change process because we believe long-term relationships are of primary importance.

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Products and Services

Business planning
Department and General Manager mentoring
Successful produce departments
Meat and seafood consulting
Management and staff training
Labor management
Employee surveys
Human resource systems and structure
Inventory management
Merchandising assessments
Margin analysis and enhancement
Financial and ratio analysis
CoCoFiSt (Common Cooperative Financial Statements
Organizational/operational assessments

Associated Consultants

Bill Gessner — 612-823-4509 — BillGessner@cdsconsulting.coop
Expansion Planning, Business Development, Facilitation, Management Recruitment
Carolee Colter — 250-505-5166 — CaroleeColter@cdsconsulting.coop
Employee Surveys, Human Resources Systems, Tools and Training
Helena O'Connor — 919-428-7516 — HelenaOConnor@cdsconsulting.coop
Employee Surveys, Human Resources Systems, Tools and Training
Jeanie Wells — 785-766-8454 — JeanieWells@cdsconsulting.coop
Operations, Expansions and Startups
Kate Sumberg — 919-968-8799 — KateSumberg@cdsconsulting.coop
CoCoFiSt and CoCoFiSt Workshops
Mark Mulcahy — 707-495-2168 — MarkMulcahy@cdsconsulting.coop
Produce Consulting, Management Training
Mel Braverman — 608-243-3255 — MelBraverman@cdsconsulting.coop
Operational and Financial Improvement
Pete Hodgson — 413-687-5791 — petehodgson@cdsconsulting.coop
Meat and Seafood Consulting
Walden Swanson — 919-968-8799 — WaldenSwanson@cdsconsulting.coop
CoCoFiSt and CoCoFiSt Workshops

Articles in Cooperative Grocer and Other Publications

#120 September - October - 2005
Natural Foods Merchandiser April 2008
Natural Foods Merchandiser September, 2005
#131 July - August - 2007
September-October 1992. With Mary Myers
#094 May - June _ 2001. With Cissy Bowman
March-April 1999
#073 November - December - 1997
#085 November - December - 1999
September-October 1992. With Mary Myers
May-June 1992. With Mary Myers
#094 May - June - 2001
March-April 2009
#125 July - August - 2006
#119 July - August - 2005
#097 November - December - 2001
July-August 2003
March - April 2010