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Publications
- This publication is an accessible summary of research carried for us out in 2016 by the University of Stirling's Institute for Retail Studies. It looked at ...
- This publication consolidates and reflects on the key findings and recommendations included in five pieces of research about community retailing, which were carried out between 2007 and ...
- This CFHS factsheet reports on three community cafe learning visits that took place between November 2014 and February 2015.
- How community food initiatives working to reduce food poverty are delivering a range of services. The publication includes examples of eight community food initiatives that ...
- CFHS held a networking event for community cafes on 26 June 2014 in Glasgow. The aims of the event were to give everyone taking part ...
- This report and summary is the product of discussions that included practitioners, planners, policy makers and academics. Discussions centred around viewing emergency food aid as ...
- In 2012, Community Food and Health (Scotland) provided funding totalling £15,000 for six community food initiatives to build on their current work with one or ...
- This research looks at the impact of the Scottish Grocers Healthy Living Programme's training and resources on community retailers selling fruit and vegetables. The research ...
- CFHS fact sheet that summarises the feedback obtained from six community food initiatives funded by CFHS to buy and sell or use more locally-grown fruit and ...
- CFHS fact sheet that summarises the feedback obtained from community food retailers funded by CFHS to run promotional activities in winter 2013.
Community cafes and retailing
Community cafes provide healthy eating options at low cost, as well as a range of other community benefits such as reduced social isolation, skills development and increased local spending. CFHS has worked to improve the practice of community cafes through facilitating networking opportunities.
Community retailers (food co-ops, shops and other outlets) increase access to affordable healthy food as well as having a broader community role.
Our plan for 2019/20
CFHS is currently working with the Scottish Government, community food networks and our colleagues in Public Health Scotland to plan how the community food sector can be supported in the future.
News and updates
Cafes in communities
Self-evaluation programme for community cafes
Community Food Social Enterprise Network and community retailers ‘sharing good practice’ sessions
‘Take Five’ national community cafe networking event, 28 September 2017
Community Food Social Enterprise Network and community retailers ‘sharing good practice’ sessions
New community retailing publications
Community café self evaluation group – outcomes to evaluate impact
Community retailers get together to share good practice
Community café self-evaluation programme
Community cafe learning visits