About SchoolFood4Change
We aim at making school meals enjoyable and healthy for both our children and our planet.
SchoolFood4Change is an EU-funded project, headed by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and co-created by a consortium of 43 European partners, including environmental and non-governmental organisations, local governments, scientists and research institutes, schools, chefs, meal professionals and health experts. The well-being of both our young people and our planet is a responsibility we all share. Looking back, we are thankful for what has been done and achieved. Food, and school food in particular, is essential to grow, learn and thrive. School meals have always constituted a very welcome daily break for many pupils. That’s why we say: Thanks for the food!
Nevertheless, food always evolves over time and school food is no different. SchoolFood4Change builds on what has been achieved, asking for more vegetables, lentils, nuts, diversity on our plates and more democracy, education and inclusion in our societies. SchoolFood4Change therefore supports change agents who are spreading a new food culture from the plates in school canteens to the plates in families, workplaces and all of society. It’s time for a new menu!
Project Areas
Planetary Health Diets & Cooking
SchoolFood4Change aims to motivate, support and enable schools to provide meals that are innovative, climate-friendly, healthy, delicious, zero-waste and reflect local identity – a long…
Whole school food approach
The Whole School Food Approach is a holistic concept that offers pupils healthier and sustainable food choices in the long term. It’s not just about…
Sustainable public food procurement
Innovative approaches to the procurement of healthy and sustainable food for school meals are the focus of SchoolFood4Change (SF4C). SF4C follows a holistic approach with the…
Latest News
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World food day 2025: Hand in Hand for better foods and a better future
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Reaching vulnerable groups through school food: insights from Professor Manuel Franco
Schools are powerful places. They are one of the most important environments where children learn, grow, and develop lifelong habits, including how they eat and…
Project Consortium
43 organisations in 12 countries join forces in SchoolFood4Change to make school meals
enjoyable for our children and our planet.
