CFHS fact sheet that summarises the feedback obtained from 12 of the 15 community food retailers funded by CFHS to run promotional activities in January and February 2012.
Retailing and catering
Feedback – the value of CFHS ‘January Promotion’ funding for community food retailers
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
World Cafe Case Study
With funding from CFHS, Community Organisation for Race Equality (CORE) has produced a case study on its World Cafe. It covers the background and history of the World Cafe, the essential elements of the model, the role of volunteers, the development of healthy recipes and how the cafe works to build links between individuals and »
Publisher: Community Organisation for Race Equality
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: catering, community cafes, minority ethnic, multi-cultural, volunteers
Adding to the mix
This publication includes the experiences of ten community food initiatives. It looks at how and why they are working in partnership with the private sector, explores the benefits that working in this way can bring, and discusses the challenges that they have encountered.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Business and project development, Retailing and catering
Related topics: partnership, private sector
Evaluation – CFHS ‘summer promotion’ funding for community food retailers, 2011
This report summarises feedback from organisations awarded funding from CFHS through a funding scheme run in summer 2011.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Business and project development, Retailing and catering
Related topics: evaluation, grants
Retail in Rural Regions Final Report – Scotland
The final report, produced from a Scottish perspective, on the northern European transnational study into rural retailing.
Publishers: Community Retailing Network, Consumer Focus Scotland, European Regional Development Fund, Northern Periphery Programme
Publication categories: Policy and planning, Retailing and catering
Related topics: community retailing, European, remote, rural, shops, study tours and exchanges
Development of a produce supply chain between community growers, caterers, and retailers in Edinburgh
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.
Publisher: Blake Stevenson
Publication categories: Cooking and growing, Retailing and catering
Related topics: catering, community retailing, feasibility study, food supply chain, growing and gardening, reporting, research
Community Food Initiatives Retailing in Hospitals and Health Centres
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.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: fruit and vegetables, hospitals, social enterprise, volunteers
Food services for older people
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.
Publisher: ODS Consulting
Publication categories: Policy and planning, Retailing and catering
Related topics: access, delivery, lunch clubs, older people, research, surveys



Shared tastes and common values
Exploring Scotland’s past, current and potential future relationship between co-operation, food and health.