Manifesto for Good, Clean and Fair Food in EU Public Canteens 13 January 2023 Francisca Feiteira Food in European public canteens is neither particularly healthy nor sustainable. As sustainable public food procurement is a “low hanging fruit”, several organisations, Slow Food included, published a Manifesto for establishing minimum standards for public canteens across the EU. When US First Lady Michelle Obama launched her “Let’s Move” initiative to help children become healthier …
How Can Sustainable Food Procurement Help Reshaping Food Systems? 18 February 2022 Francisca Feiteira Public food procurement — the process of providing food to public canteens, determines what thousands of people eat every day across Europe. Yet, its great power for the transformation of our food systems remains mostly untapped. Last week, Slow Food and other member organizations of the EU Food Policy Coalition published their common policy recommendations …
