Outpost Natural Foods

We’re a community owned grocery co-op in the Milwaukee area with 5 convenient store locations and a vibrant Market Cafe.

Established in 1970.
Outpost Natural Foods Co-op has a rich history. Born out of the turmoil of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Outpost started life as the East Kane Street Co-op, when a group of concerned Milwaukee residents pooled their interest and their money into a cooperative business structure. A year later, after reorganizing, the co-op moved and was renamed Outpost Natural Foods. Our new co-op survived and thrived, changing locations numerous times to accommodate it all. Through it all, owners continued to put their faith, trust, equity and patronage into Outpost. It’s that trust that has helped turn Outpost into the successful business it is today, with four store locations, one Market Café, a Central Kitchen and a wholesale and catering division. We now employ nearly 500 people and have more than 20,000 owners. We’ve been talking about healthy food in Milwaukee for more than 40 years. Thanks for being a part of the conversation.

Zack H.
Manager
Zack H. started at Outpost in August 2008 as a part-time grocery clerk at the Capitol Drive store. After a few months, he was promoted to full-time JP working in the bulk department. Within a few years, he was promoted to assistant store manager, a position he held for about 2 years. Zack left Outpost briefly before returning in June 2013 to become the co-op’s first local purchasing specialist. He was promoted to store manager in April 2016.