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Landmark, Countryside cooperatives merge into new cooperative, Alcivia
Landmark and Countryside Cooperatives, which merged in March this year, have announced the name of their new combined cooperative – Alcivia.
President and CEO of the new cooperative, Jim Dell, who was also CEO of Landmark Cooperative, said the new name represents a feeling of togetherness among its employees, members and customers. The name also symbolizes the organization s forward thinking and positive culture, he added. It was an exciting process that included extensive customer research and close collaboration between our marketing team, board of directors, CEO and a cross-section of employees from both legacy cooperatives, Dell said. In the end, we arrived at a distinctive name we can call our own. It s a name that says we re all together on this journey.
Merger of Landmark and Countryside cooperatives approved
Wisconsin State Farmer
Members of the Countryside Cooperative approved the merger with Landmark Services Cooperative effective March 1.
According to a news release, the new cooperative will serve more than 26,000 members, employ over 800 people (includes full-time, part-time and seasonal), and generate annual sales in excess of $600 million. The combined organization will be headquartered in Cottage Grove, WI, and the cooperatives will continue to maintain operations and staff at multiple locations.
“The management team at Countryside is pleased that our member producers voted yes on the merger with Landmark Services Cooperative,” said Countryside CEO Frank Brenner. “When I came to Countryside in 2014, I made the statement that by 2020, our cooperative would need to achieve $500 million in sales to continue being a viable long-term business to serve our members while remaining profitable. The formation of this new c