Founded in 1970, Outpost Natural Foods is a retail store that provides a variety of food items and beverages. The store offers a range of homemade bakery and grocery items. It provides meat products, flowers and seafood items. The store s suppliers include Sprecher Brewing Company, Spirit Creek Farm and Carr Valley Cheese Company. It manages a staff of more than 350 people. The store has received the Cooperative of the Year award from the National Cooperative Business Association. Outpost Natural Foods additionally publishes a monthly health and wellness magazine, The Exchange, which serves over 40,000 readers in the Greater Milwaukee area.