Procurement as a Force for Change Public procurement is one of the most powerful yet underused tools local governments have to shape healthier, more sustainable communities. As the SchoolFood4Change (SF4C) project shows, finding innovative and sustainable ways of procuring school…
The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service, has taken a significant step toward transforming public food systems by publishing voluntary criteria for sustainable public procurement of food, food services, and vending machines. It aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to…
Ferencváros, a district of Budapest (Hungary) is piloting a tender to implement buffet style catering in all its schools, taking into account social inclusion, food education, nutrition improvement and waste reduction. To develop and implement the tender, Ferencváros sought the…
A new United Kingdom-wide study – led by the Health and Care Research Wales Faculty award holders Dr. Sara Long and Dr. Kelly Morgan – is set to transform our understanding of school meals and their role for children’s health.…
As Europe celebrates International School Meals Day 2026, Rikolto – member of the SchoolFood4Change network – is proud to launch its most comprehensive report to date: “From Pilots to Policy: Evidence from Three Years of Implementing the Whole School Food Approach in Europe”. …
On International School Meals Day 2026, SchoolFood4Change proudly unveils Green Spoon – Food for Planet and Community, a new European and easy-to-use online tool designed to measure the environmental and health impact of school meals. At a time when food systems are gaining increased attention for their potential to…
Innovation in procurement is key to making school meals healthier and more sustainable. But how can sustainability and health ambitions be translated into concrete tender requirements? The newly relaunched SchoolFood4Change Handbook for Public Procurement of School Meals offers practical guidance for procurers looking to drive change through public food contracts…
(Read this article in Estonian here.) While Estonia’s school food system faces many challenges, a number of the country’s schools have implemented practical solutions and exciting innovations in recent years that have made eating and learning about nutrition at school more exciting, healthier and more sustainable. In October 2025,…
Beyond the food Pyramid Who doesn’t remember the food pyramid from their biology classes? It represented the optimal combination of foods one should eat during the week to maintain a healthy diet: a useful model that has helped many people…
On May 2, 2025, the staff of the Heckerschule in Essen-Werden, Germany, spent a truly special team-building day. The goal was to raise awareness of sustainable nutrition and to convey practical approaches to food education. The teachers decided to visit…