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Sustain • Good Food Enterprise • Connecting Community Food Enterprises

Case studies

These case studies provide information on some of the wide variety of community-run food enterprises that are currently operating across the UK.

They offer insight into different types of enterprises and how they navigate financial models, food supply and supporting their clients. Read on for inspiration.

Connecting Community Food Enterprises Case Study: Stafford Hall Pantry

Stafford Hall Pantry is a collaborative project operating in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It opens once a week in a community hub and has on average 20 members attending, including...

Connecting Community Food Enterprises Case Study: Cook for Good

Find out how Cook for Good, the innovative social enterprise in King's Cross is helping locals to access more fruit and veg, learn catering and hospitality skills, and build relationships, all...

Connecting Community Food Enterprises Case Study: St. Andrew's Community Network

This case study details how St. Andrew's network of 11 food banks and 8 pantries operates across Liverpool, the challenges and opportunites they face, and how they are working to move from...

Connecting Community Food Enterprises Case Study: Queen of Greens

Find out how mobile greengrocer Queen of Greens is working with social investors and making an impact by providing fresh fruit and veg to local communities in Liverpool.

Connecting Community Food Enterprises Case Study: BrightStore Whitehawk

BrightStore Whitehawk is a community-led grocery store tackling food insecurity and exploring innovative trading models in one of the most deprived wards of Brighton and Hove.

Connecting Community Food Enterprises Case Study: Oldham Community Vegbag

Find out how Oldham Council are working with the community to improve local availability of fresh fruit and veg with their vegbag scheme.

Cook for Good and Peabody Housing: an innovative enterprise partnership

Find out how community food enterprise Cook for Good develped in partnership with housing association Peabody for social gain in a Q and A with the co-founder.

Waltham Forest Council - Social Investment Case study

Find out how Waltham Forest Council are supporting the growth of community food enterprises in the borough through their food innovation fund.

Peabody housing - Social Investment Case Study

We spoke to Peabody housing to understand how and why they are investing in community food enterprises and what they recommend to other housing associations.

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