Healthy sustainable food

• To lead and support the development of a more coordinated and collaborative approach to improving the food system in Glasgow in terms of supporting health, equity, and sustainability. 
• To have a dedicated staff member to play a pivotal role in developing a city-wide collaborative Food Plan.

The Glasgow City Food Plan 2021-2031 was launched in June 2021.

In 2022 an annual report was published which assessed the early progress of the Food Plan. Successes of particular note were Glasgow-based projects that have attracted substantial external funding because of the integrated and collaborative approach being taken in the city (e.g. NHS-led ‘Thrive Under 5’ and the Glasgow Community Food Network-led ‘Food and Climate Action’ projects).   

In 2023, the University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Business School evaluated the progress and challenges in the two-year period since the Glasgow City Food Plan  (GCFP)  was launched. Through a document review, stakeholder interviews and desk-based research, the evaluation reports on the successes and barriers to actioning the plan and sets out a range of recommendations for implementation. Taking into account the recommendations from the evaluation, revision of the Food Plan was discussed with the GCFP stakeholders at a second Food Summit event in September 2023. This will result in a refreshed Food Plan with more focussed actions which reflect the progress made to date, along with the change of context for delivery; this will be published in Spring 2024.

In November 2023, Glasgow was awarded Sustainable Food Places (SFP) Silver Award recognising the success of taking a joined up, holistic approach to food and achieving significant positive change on a range of key food issues. This follows on from Glasgow’s Bronze SFP award from June 2021.

Visit the Glasgow Food Policy Partnership website.