Glasgow Food Policy Partnership (GFPP) is an un-constituted group of public, private and voluntary sector organisations. The partnership was established in 2014 out of the need for the city to have a more sustainable food system. Its partners have a common goal towards one specific objective - we believe that a fairer, healthier, more sustainable and resilient food system would make Glasgow an even better city to live in. We want Good Food for All and we believe that together we can make it happen.
In June 2021 Glasgow launched its 10-year Glasgow City Food Plan (GCFP), which was created in collaboration with our partners and other local food system stakeholders. GCFP provides a framework to work collectively to deliver actions under the plan’s different themed working groups. GFPP oversees the development and the delivery of the plan and reports to the Glasgow City Community Planning Partnership via the Public Health Oversight Group.
GFPP is currently chaired by Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH), who also hosts the SFP Co-Ordinator. You can see the full list of our partners here.
Since its inception GFPP has been working with our partners to improve access to tasty, healthy, affordable and environmentally friendly food to benefit communities, local economy and our wider environment. The partnership has worked with multiple sectors aiming to decrease food poverty, improve diets, increase food knowledge and skills, reduce food waste, improve procurement practices and increase the availability of sustainably produced food in Glasgow. Over the years GFPP has also collectively responded to many food related consultations held by the Scottish Government and the local authority.
In 2017 GFPP helped establish Glasgow Community Food Network (GCFN), which connects and supports community growing and food education activities in the city. In the past GFPP and GCFN have supported/delivered national campaigns including Sugar Smart and Veg Cities. In Spring 2022 GFPP started its own Good Food Movement Campaign, Good Food for Glasgow, to improve communications of our work and to better engage with the general public about food related topics. As part of our communications work, we have delivered a series of webinars and podcasts, and in 2024 we ran a city-wide Full of Beans campaign encouraging different sectors to take part in campaign activities with the aim of increasing intake of beans and pulses. As part of our food economy work, we have been working with Slow Food Glasgow to regularly update the Glasgow Sustainable Food Directory, originally launched ahead of COP26 in 2021.
The different strands of the work of our partnership currently come under the 10-year Glasgow City Food Plan launched in 2021. It is a holistic 10-year plan aiming for Glasgow to be recognised for its good food and as a city where tasty, healthy, affordable food is accessible to everyone. The plan is guided by 8 themed working groups and the Food Plan team. It is based around 3 overarching pillars – Equity, Sustainability and Health. Our team produces annual reports on the progress of the plan.
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