FOOD BUSINESS ACTIONS
Local businesses play a vital role in Leeds’ food system. Take a look through the ideas below or come up with your own FoodWise action to help us create a healthy, sustainable and fair food culture for our city.
Every action that’s taken brings Leeds one step closer to receiving a Sustainable Food Places Silver Award.
Business Actions
Why not take action by…?
- Signing up to become a Breastfeeding Friendly Venue.
- Becoming an Age and Dementia-Friendly business.
- Earning health and safety qualifications.
- Gaining a sustainable business certification.
- Or come up with a suggestion of your own!
Why not take action by…?
- Reducing portion sizes.
- Composting leftover food yourself or through a waste collection service.
- Offering takeaway options for leftovers.
- Preserving or freezing food you can’t serve in time.
- Giving surplus food to local charities or food banks.
- Only buying what you can use in time.
- Signing up to a scheme like toogoodtogo.co.uk.
- Becoming a Guardian of Grub.
- Or come up with your own idea!
Why not take action by…?
- Including more fresh, local produce in the food you serve.
- Increasing the amount of fruit and vegetables in your meals.
- Offering more plant-based options on your menu.
- Ensuring any meat or fish you serve is free-range, MCS-certified or grass-fed.
- Serving organic food where possible.
- Reducing the salt and sugar content of your meals.
- Or come up with an action of your own!
Why not take action by…?
- Sharing healthy and sustainable eating tips with customers on social media.
- Promoting other local food businesses and community growing schemes.
- Hosting a food action event or competition.
- Asking your staff and customers to take action and become FoodWise.
- Communicating any alterations you make to staff and customers to embed change.
- Sharing food skills and knowledge on nutrition.
- Signing up to the Food for the Planet campaign.
- Or come up with an idea of your own!
Why not take action by…?
- Serving seasonable, healthy produce.
- Buying from producers in Yorkshire and the surrounding counties.
- Serving higher welfare meat such as organic, free-range, grass-fed and outdoor reared and bred.
- Partnering with a community farm to buy their fresh produce.
- Buying Fairtrade products.
- Offering apprenticeships and other opportunities to young people
- Or come up with an action of your own!