The Co-operative Food Poole, Ringwood Road

Southern Co-op is a co-operative owned by its members and operating across the south of England, running convenience food stores, funeral homes, crematoria, natural and woodland burial grounds and a Starbucks coffee franchise. It has over 4,000 colleagues and a stated purpose of working together for the benefit of its communities, offering member discounts through a members app, a community programme, and a franchise business covering Welcome convenience stores and Cobra Coffee, a licensed Starbucks franchisee.