3 Retail Food Trends To Watch In 2021 Errol Schweizer Forbes Welcome to 2021. As former V.P. of Grocery at Whole Foods, I helped roll out the trend forecasting “trend” several years ago and I love how it’s been picked up and improved by more retailers and industry heavyweights. Retail buyers know their stuff, [...]
Greater Pittsburgh Food Action Plan Prioritizes Justice in the Food System Madeleine Sheinfeld Food Tank The greater Pittsburgh area is the latest region to create a formalized and comprehensive regional food action plan, thanks to the work of the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council (PFPC). “The hope was that a food [...]
Youth Leading the Way with Good Food Buffalo We had a lot of fun talking with students in Buffalo Public Schools about what they care about regarding good school food. The students we talked to are leading the way in their understanding about where school food comes from. They know what food they [...]
City and County of San Francisco Pass Good Food Purchasing Ordinance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Ettman, SPUR kettman@spur.org San Francisco, Calif. (August 21, 2020) — The City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a landmark ordinance this month to introduce standards and goals for food [...]
City Councilor Michelle Wu Launches Plan for a Boston Green New Deal and Just Recovery Beacon Hill Times Staff Beacon Hill Times Special to the Beacon Hill Times Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu has released a city-level Green New Deal (GND) and Just Recovery plan for Boston, a framework for [...]
Good Food for All: San Francisco Hospitals and Jails Commit to Improve Food Purchasing Katie Ettman SPUR Two years after beginning an assessment of their food purchasing practices, the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Public Health will start aligning these practices with standards aimed at improving the [...]
Animal Wellness Applauds San Francisco for Landmark Food Procurement Policy Animal Wellness Action EIN Presswire In a unanimous vote, the City and County of San Francisco has introduced standards and goals for food purchasing by the Department of Public Health and Sheriff’s Department in hospitals and jails that promote more [...]
Advancing Health Equity in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Food Policy Council PITTSBURGH, PA (July 21, 2020) Pittsburgh Food Policy Council (PFPC) and PghFoodTeam today announced it has been selected to receive a grant as part of the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge (#Communities4Health), a program funded by the Aetna Foundation, together with the [...]
Escondido School District Commits to Good Food Purchasing Program Hoa Quach Times of San Diego The Escondido Union School District Board of Education recently voted to commit to the Good Food Purchasing Program, according to a press release. The Good Food Purchasing Program, locally spearheaded by the San Diego Food [...]
Escondido Union School District First Institution to Adopt Good Food Purchasing Program in San Diego County FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sara Wacker, APR (858) 945-1104 Sara@SaraWackerAPR.com Escondido, Calif. (June 25, 2020) – On June 25, 2020, the Escondido Union School District Board of Education unanimously voted to commit to the [...]
