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Access the most current and relevant information driving transformation in Yorkshire’s food and drink sector. Our repository is continuously updated with third-party, peer-reviewed, and policy-relevant documents.
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Opportunities for increasing nutrition in food aid initiatives supported by surplus food supply
Type: Report
Topic: Surplus Food
Region: Yorkshire
This report presents the outcome of a research collaboration between FixOurFood, the FixOurFood Commission and FareShare Yorkshire to take a systematic approach to exploring how nutritional security can be better enabled in surplus food supply chains. The study involved exploring existing research and communicating directly with food aid initiatives to understand the challenges and opportunities for strengthening nutritional security in food aid initiatives that use surplus foods.
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FixOurFood
Type: Papers, Publications and Reports
Topic: Food System Transformation
Region: Yorkshire
You can access all the outputs from the FixOurFood research program via the website.
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Food for The Future, North Yorkshire: A Framework for Action
Type: Framework
Topic: Nutrition, School Food, Procurement, Regenerative Agriculture, Public Health, Supply Chains, Community Food,
Region: North Yorkshire
We’re living through challenging and unpredictable times - rising health inequalities, economic uncertainty, and the growing impact of climate change. In the middle of all this, our food system plays a bigger role than many people realise. It’s not just about what’s on our plates - it’s about our health, our communities, our economy, and the environment. It’s about making sure we are resilient to future challenges in food supply and making sure everyone has access to good food.
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Growing Regenerative Agriculture: How businesses can help deliver impact at scale
Type: Report
Topic: Regenerative Agriculture
Region: UK
This report, published in collaboration with Nestlé Professional, outlines how the foodservice industry is collaborating with farmers and financial institutions to scale regenerative practices across the supply chain. The report highlights the need for financial support, the shift to verifiable ecological outcomes (beyond just carbon), and the strategic role of businesses, researchers, financial institutions, and policy makers in building a resilient food system.
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Breakfast Clubs: A Yorkshire Based Review
Type: Research Report
Topic: Nutrition, School Food, Public Health,
Region: Yorkshire
This Yorkshire-based school breakfast clubs report is based on primary school observations within the FixOurFood programme, where researchers visit, observe and engage with staff and students through participatory research, leadership interviews and focus groups. It provides an understanding of how breakfast clubs are delivered, what sorts of foods are provided and the constraints and benefits of delivery.
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ShefFood’s LOCAL FOOD ACTION PLAN FOR SHEFFIELD: 2025 UPDATE
Type: Roadmap
Topic: Procurement, Regenerative Agriculture, Public Health, Supply Chains, Community Food,
Region: South Yorkshire
Over the past year, enormous progress has been made towards the delivery of the Local Food Action Plan for Sheffield. When we launched the plan in July 2023, we referred to it as a ‘living document’. Our hope was that the plan would continue to grow and develop as new activities, organisations, and collaborations emerged across the city.
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Catapulting Sustainable and Healthy Public Food Procurement in the UK
Type: Policy and Practice Note
Topic: Procurement
Region: UK
The UK’s public sector food and drink procurement represents an annual expenditure of approximately £5 billion. This significant spending, encompassing schools, hospitals, prisons, the armed forces, and local authorities, presents a powerful lever to deliver across key outcomes in the new UK Government food strategy.
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