Food Front co-op votes to sell Portland property to Oregon grocery chain

Food Front co-op votes to sell Portland property to Oregon grocery chain

Food Front Cooperative Grocery’s Northwest Portland building may soon become a Market of Choice.

Food Front co-op agrees to sell to Market of Choice

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Two years ago, the Food Front co-op in Northwest Portland told their members they were closing because of financial issues. For years, the board tried to sell the co-op, but for a number of different reasons those other options fell through. But one option didn't. And now more than 90% of voting members of Food Front co-op approved a sale to Oregon-based Market of Choice for $1.5 million -- a decision those in the area s…