Product Pricing

Thoughtful Foods Pricing Policy

Pricing – retail products

'Thoughtful Foods aims to encourage producers implementing more sustainable practices. As such, a 5% discount is factored into all retail prices (i.e. prices before membership discounts), for products that meet a high standard of ethical production.

Price markups before discounts are applied:

Organic, Fairtrade and other products that meet a high standard of ethical productionAll other products
Cost plus 75%Cost plus 80%

Discounts on retail products

Thoughtful Foods is a volunteer-run co-operative. In return for active involvement in the running of the co-operative, Thoughtful Foods offers members discounts on products in store.

  • Non-member – Normal retail price
  • Member – 10% discount on retail price (cost plus 57.5% for organic/ethical products or cost plus 62% for all other products)
  • Member volunteering 1 hour per week – 25% discount (cost plus 31.25% for organic/ethical products or cost plus 35% for all other products)
  • Member volunteering 2 hours per week – 40% discount (cost plus 5% for organic/ethical products or cost plus 8% for all other products)

Example:

ProductNon-memberMemberMember (1 hour volunteering)Member (2 hours volunteering)
Organic Muesli$13.75/kg$12.38/kg$10.31/kg$8.25/kg

Pricing Policy - Member-only products

Thoughtful Foods is a co-operative, which means we are owned and run by our members. The following products are available by order by members only. Membership discount is already factored into the pricing and no further discount applies.

BreadVegetable boxesBulk vegetable orders (members)Bulk vegetable orders (volunteering members)
Cost price plus 20%Cost price plus 14%Cost price plus 30%Cost price plus 5%

Bulk order pricing policy

Thoughtful Foods aims to minimize packaging. We offer members the option of purchasing products in bulk at discounted prices. (No further discount applies.)

Non-working memberWorking (volunteering) member
Cost price plus 30%Cost price plus 5%

Bulk order example

Product
Organic muesli (10kg)

Group bulk orders

Normal groupGroups that fit the special criteria in the group bulk order policy
15% discount on normal retail prices. Produce is priced as a retail product before discount is applied.25% discount on normal retail prices. Produce is priced as a retail product and 15% discount applies.