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 production | All 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.
Example:
| Product | Non-member | Member | Member (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.
| Bread | Vegetable boxes | Bulk 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 member | Working (volunteering) member |
| Cost price plus 30% | Cost price plus 5% |
Bulk order example
| Product | ||
| Organic muesli (10kg) |
Group bulk orders
| Normal group | Groups 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. |