Catering and retail
Please note: Scottish Community Diet Project changed its name to Community Food and Health (Scotland) in 2006.
Feasibility study: development of a produce supply chain between community growers, caterers, and retailers in Edinburgh
Blake Stevenson
October 2011
CFHS commissioned Blake Stevenson to carry out research into the feasibility of establishing a produce supply chain between community growers, caterers and retailers in Edinburgh.
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Flying off the shelves: a guide for community food retailers to help them sell more fruit and vegetables
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
September 2011
This guide included ideas and suggestions about the right location for a stall, making the most of the produce being sold, encouraging sales and promoting a stall.
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Community Food Initiatives Retailing in Hospitals and Health Centres
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
September 2011
This publication looks at the work of several community food initiatives that are, or have been, running fruit and vegetables in hospitals and other health service premises.
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Retail in Rural Regions: Final report - Scotland
Northern Periphery Programme, European Regional Development Fund, Community Retailing Network, Consumer Focus Scotland
September 2011
The final report, produced from a Scottish perspective, on the northern European transnational study into rural retailing.
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The impact of investing small amounts of funding in community food and health organisations
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
June 2011
A fact sheet that highlights the results of providing community food retailers with small amounts of funding to promote their activities and increase fruit and vegetable sales.
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A bite and a blether
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
June 2011
Brings together material from six lunch clubs in different parts of the country most of which are run by older people for older people.
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Meals and messages
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
June 2011
Outlines the main findings from the study together with recommendation for action by the Scottish Government, local authorities and local communities.
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Food services for older people
ODS Consulting
June 2011
This study was commissioned by Consumer Focus Scotland/CFHS to provide baseline information about the range and extent of food services for older people living in the community in Scotland. The research explored consumers' views on these services and sought to address gaps in provision.
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Report on research into community cafes in Scotland
Clarity
March 2011
This research report on community cafes, produced for CFHS by Clarity, looks in detail at the operation and management of 12 community cafes from across Scotland.
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Healthy Living Tastes Better: Housing Associations and Community Food Initiatives
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
March 2011
Through its work CFHS was aware that a number of housing associations were involved in delivering or supporting community food and health work. This publication showcases some examples of housing associations involved in community food and health work.
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Evaluation – CFHS ‘summer promotion’ funding for community food retailers, 2011: factsheet
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
January 2011
This report summarises feedback from organisations awarded funding from CFHS through a funding scheme run in summer 2011.
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Evaluation of the Edinburgh Community Cafe Capacity Building Pilot Programme
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
December 2010
With the Edinburgh Food and Health Training Hub, we ran a capacity building pilot for community cafes between March and June this year, with nine cafes in total taking part in the programme, which has now been evaluated.
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Notes from roundtable discussion on community retailing in hospitals January 2010
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
March 2010
Notes from a roundtable discussion on community retailing in hospital hosted by Community Food and Health (Scotland) on 14 January 2010
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Summary of Scottish Grocers Federation healthy living pilot evaluation
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
November 2009
brief summary of the findings from the evaluation of the Scottish Grocers Federation healthy living pilot
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Scottish Grocers Federation Healthy Living Pilot Evaluation
EKOS
August 2009
CFHS commissioned EKOS to produce a report on the evaluation of the SGF Healthy Living programme pilot.The pilot rolled out the training and resources available through the programme to 27 community food initiatives. The evaluation looks at the impact that the pilot has made on the community food initiatives involved, and includes case studies from a number of them. It also includes recommendations for consideration if the programme is rolled out further.
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Scoping Study: Options for Collaborative Working in Glasgow
EKOS
April 2009
This study, commissioned by CFHS, includes a mapping of current community food and health activity, details of the local and national policy context, and a number of options relating to the development of the Glasgow Community Food Network, including the establishment of a distribution hub in Glasgow.
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Cut-price, what cost?: How supermarkets can affect your chances of a healthy diet
National Consumer Council
August 2008
The fourth in a series of reports in which the National Consumer Council (soon to become part of the new agency Consumer Focus) rate the UK's top eight supermarkets on how they help their customers shop, cook and eat more healthily. The ratings are based on the salt content of supermarkets' own-brand foods, front and back-of-pack nutrition labeling, price promotions, prevalence of sweets at the checkout, and the information and advice the supermarkets make available.
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Takeway Health: how takeaway restaurants can affect your chances of a healthy diet
National Consumer Council
June 2008
An interesting report on take-aways earlier in the summer. The study looked at nutritional information available to consumers using the country's leading take-away chains. It also looked at what information consumers would expect and how they would use it.
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A guide to setting up a food co-op
West Lothian Food and Health Development
April 2008
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Scottish Executive's work with the Scottish Grocers Federation on neighbourhood shops
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
January 2007
Notes from a roundtable discussion 17 November 2006.
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Oakley Fruit and Vegetable Co-op: start-up pack
Scottish Community Diet Project
September 2006
Guide to running a fruit and vegetable co-op containing information and guidelines to help avoid some of the difficulties faced when setting up a fruit and vegetable stall.
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Discussion on Community Retailing
Scottish Community Diet Project
March 2005
Notes from a round table discussion to explore the issues around taking a more business-like approach when developing or setting up community shops or community food initiatives.
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Promoting healthy eating choices in community cafÈ: key points learnt from a Glasgow community cafÈ development intervention
Scottish Community Diet Project
February 2005
Highlights the work of an intervention instigated by Greater Glasgow NHS Board, Scottish Community Diet Project and Scottish Healthy Choices Award Scheme which aimed to increase healthy eating choices in 13 community cafÈs in Glasgow
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Routes to Health: case studies of two community-run mobile food shops summary of the case studies
Scottish Community Diet Project
January 2005
Newsletter highlighting the work of two community projects from different urban and rural settings in Scotland - Health on Wheels in Paisley and Roots and Fruits in East Lothian - which run purpose-built mobile food shops.
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Breakfast Clubs... More of a Head Start: a step-by-step guide to the challenges of setting up and running breakfast clubs in Scotland
Scottish Community Diet Project
September 2004
Provides an insight into the process of developing a breakfast club at every stage from set-up to sustainability in current policy climate. Poses important questions and shares practical solutions to problems that others have encountered
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Glasgow Community CafÈ Development Intervention: evaluation report
Scottish Community Diet Project
April 2004
Evaluation of the Glasgow Community CafÈ Development Intervention conducted in 13 community cafes in Glasgow that participated in a pilot project instigated by Greater Glasgow NHS Board, Scottish Community Diet Project and Scottish Health Choices Award Scheme
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Community mobile food initiatives in Scotland: case studies of two community operated mobile food initiatives
Scottish Community Diet Project
February 2004
Report looking at how two projects on different sides of Scotland's central belt have attempted to tackle issues of food poverty and access by developing their own local mobile healthy food shops
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Developing effective community catering skills
Scottish Community Diet Project
December 2002
A roundtable discussion on effective community catering skills conducted by those involved directly or indirectly in community catering to exchange experience, skills and good practice and highlight barriers and gaps to be tackled.
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Developing effective community business skills within Scotland's community food projects
Scottish Community Diet Project
November 2002
Notes from a roundtable discussion on developing effective community business skills within Scotland's community food projects
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Breakfast Daze
Scottish Community Diet Project
August 1999
Report of the Scottish Community Diet Project's seminar on breakfast clubs held on 4 August 1999 in Glasgow.
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