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Breaking Down Local Food Barriers: A Case Study on Food Forward Contracts in Thunder Bay

 For over a decade, the City of Thunder Bay has strengthened the connection between municipal facilities and local food systems. The city is a leader in food systems planning in Ontario, having adopted the Thunder Bay Food Charter, the Community Environmental Action...
Circular catering services for the Pļaviņu gymnasium
Circular catering services for the Pļaviņu gymnasium

The municipality is responsible for the Pļaviņu Gymnasium, a school with 487 students and staff, and provides lunch for its students. The procurement required a three-year catering contract, and the municipality decided to use the tender to test circular economy goals...

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Provision of school food in Bath
Provision of school food in Bath

This tender aims to support local supply chains to provide healthy and sustainable products - fresh meat, fruits, and vegetables - to primary and nursery schools in the Bath & North East Somerset area of England. Extensive market engagement informed the direction...

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Purchase of high quality, organic agriculture
Purchase of high quality, organic agriculture

Five framework contracts were awarded for supplying food to 31 public colleges in the Vendée region of France in 2017. Four of the contracts were for 100% organic vegetables, fruit, dairy products, and other groceries. The final was for high-quality meat originating...

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