 They agreed to form a cooperative purchasing group, which could buy their goods under one entity at lower prices from the manufacturers.They rented warehouse space in south Queens, and rented an office for their newly formed company, Queens Food Dealers, with Sol Chalek as the head of the group.Members, including Chalek, continued to operate their stores as independent manager/proprietors, but were now offered prices from wholesalers that were closer to what the larger chain operations paid.