Daily Bread began in the Northampton parish of St. Peter's, Weston Favell when a group of nine friends formed the idea of taking their Christian beliefs and values into the business environment.
Daily Bread Co-operative (DBC) was registered as a limited company in March 1976,[2] the first business of its kind to adopt a new set of Model Rules for Common Ownership.
Daily Bread has served as a model for other co-operatives and wholefood sellers, including the Unicorn Grocery.
Daily Bread in Cambridge opened in 1992 with a staff of five, one ex-member from Northampton and four other full-time members.
Its structure is similar to Daily Bread in Northampton, and the Cambridge enterprise was given permission to trade under the original name and to use the co-operative's logo.