Local Food Policy
At the Food Foundation, we work with local councils, combined authorities, anchor institutions and community organisations across the UK to support the creation of fairer and more resilient local food systems.
We offer local stakeholders strategic support in developing local food system strategies and effective governance mechanisms as well as providing them with access to national policymakers and industry leaders through our advocacy and engagement of work.
In collaboration with academics and researchers we develop evidence-based solutions to support innovation and implementation of place-based pilots that have potential to shape and transform local and national food policy.
We currently support delivery of the Birmingham Food Strategy and the University of Kent’s Right to Food commitment.
Tackling UK Dietary Inequalities: Local Spotlights
The Food Foundation is a partner in the Tackling UK Dietary Inequalities: Local Spotlights project, led by the Healthy and Sustainable Places (HASP) Data Service.
The project brings together a wide range of local data to build detailed profiles of diet and health inequalities across the UK.
By combining information on food environments, health, deprivation and local demographics, the project helps identify where dietary inequalities are greatest and the factors driving them.
These local insights support policymakers, local authorities and community organisations to target action where it is most needed and develop evidence-based solutions to improve access to healthy, affordable food.
The project is part of The Food Foundation's wider work to reduce dietary inequalities by strengthening the evidence base for national and local action.
With thanks to the project's partners
Other areas of work
Yorkshire and Humber
National and international
