Zentralverband der deutschen Konsumgenossenschaften

The Central Association of German Consumer Cooperatives Association ( ZdK ) is the trade association for the consumer cooperatives in Germany. It was founded in 1903 in Dresden as the Central Association of German consumer associations and since then has its headquarters in Hamburg.

Today, the association is in the Lassalle'schen tradition of cooperatives developed the cooperative idea further by promoting the re-establishment of cooperatives in the service sector.