This page shows examples of recent press coverage of the Good Food for Our Money campaign. If you would like to join the press list to receive updates on campaign activities, email: alex@sustainweb.org.
Better hospital food 'must be law': Professor Tim Lang, who has advised the Government on food and nutrition, said more needed to be done to tackle the poor quality of NHS meals.
Press Association, March 2010Press Assocition: Better hospital food 'must be law'
Hungry for change: We need new food policies to get a healthy, ethical and sustainable food system, including health and sustainability standards for public sector catering, to lead the way and build a secure market for sustainable suppliers.
Red Pepper, by Sustain Policy Director Kath Dalmeny, October/November issue, 2009
New opportunities for more sustainable, independent food: After Defra launched the Food 2030 report on the future of food earlier this week, Provenance, a new London and East Anglia based partnership, is offering a range of services to independent food businesses across the supply chain.
Cost Sector Catering, 14 August, 2009
Government departments criticised on food policy: A government report, which was published yesterday and said consumers will need to buy local, British produce more frequently in the future, has stirred up criticism about the food sourced in government departments.
Cost Sector Catering, 11 August, 2009
Government accused of buying food that damages people and the planet: Lobby group calls for minimum standards for locally sourced and fair trade food to support farmers in UK and the developing world
The Guardian, by Hilary Osborne, 10 August, 2009
Government fails to set fair trade example: Food procurement less than fair. Civil servants have been accused of not putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to their cups of tea and coffee.
Politics.co.uk, by Alex Stevenson, 10 August, 2009
'Give us a chance to supply good food': South West food producers are pleading for the chance to prove they can fulfil a public sector contract after a new report criticised the Government over buying food for institutions such as hospitals and schools.
Western Morning News, 18 July, 2009
What if... Government bought green? Ask those involved in public food procurement if they would like to see fresh, local ingredients on menus and they will say yes. Then they will list all the reasons why it wouldn't work. Not so – and here's how.
The Ecologist, by Maria Cross, 14 July, 2009
Food matters: If we are to improve the sustainability of food in the UK, we must employ solutions already at hand.
Progress Online, by Good Food for Our Money campaigner Alex Jackson, 14 July, 2009
