Fancy joining the Glasgow Sustainable Food Directory?
Our goal is not only to map and showcase the most socially and environmentally responsible venues throughout the city. We exist to help businesses to improve their practices.
Benefits of being included in the directory include:
1 Recognition as one of the most sustainable places to eat/shop at in Glasgow
2 Publicity opportunities with the launch of each edition of the directory
3 Become part of the Good Food Movement in Glasgow and link with Glasgow Food Policy Partnership, Slow Food Glasgow and their partners
4 Be able to learn from other businesses in the directory to help continue improving your environmental and social policies
5 Receive invites to sustainable food events and keep up to date with the latest development in Glasgow
6 NEW You’ll also recieve a vinyl window sticker and be featured in an edition of 500 riso-printed maps distributed across the city (3rd edition)
In the future, our team hopes to develop the directory further to include a Sustainable Food awards structure and accreditation. It’s a slow process, but watch this space!
1 Recognition as one of the most sustainable places to eat/shop at in Glasgow
2 Publicity opportunities with the launch of each edition of the directory
3 Become part of the Good Food Movement in Glasgow and link with Glasgow Food Policy Partnership, Slow Food Glasgow and their partners
4 Be able to learn from other businesses in the directory to help continue improving your environmental and social policies
5 Receive invites to sustainable food events and keep up to date with the latest development in Glasgow
6 NEW You’ll also recieve a vinyl window sticker and be featured in an edition of 500 riso-printed maps distributed across the city (3rd edition)
In the future, our team hopes to develop the directory further to include a Sustainable Food awards structure and accreditation. It’s a slow process, but watch this space!
The Fourth Edition
APPLICATIONS OPEN OCTOBER 2024
The application form should only take around 15-20 minutes to complete.
Restaurants & café’s︎︎︎LIVE IN OCTOBER
Food shops, retailers and bakeries︎︎︎LIVE IN OCTOBER
The application process
We ask restaurants and shops about the origin and environmental sustainability of the food sold on their premises; as well as, questions about their impact on wider environment and community. Out of those who submit applications, the ones scoring 75% or above of the maximum points possible are successful.
We realise that the directory is not complete in its current form – several types of food and beverage providers might not fit into the food shop/restaurant/café categories, and that all the places in the city taking sustainability seriously might not be here yet. But we’re working on the marking criteria and we’re hoping to reach out to more (or all!) Glasgow food shops or restaurants for future editions.
We are a voluntary team and we do our best to contact as many as possible. If you feel there are venues which should be included please pass this on to them.
We realise that the directory is not complete in its current form – several types of food and beverage providers might not fit into the food shop/restaurant/café categories, and that all the places in the city taking sustainability seriously might not be here yet. But we’re working on the marking criteria and we’re hoping to reach out to more (or all!) Glasgow food shops or restaurants for future editions.
We are a voluntary team and we do our best to contact as many as possible. If you feel there are venues which should be included please pass this on to them.
Still undecided on whether to make an application?
︎GSFD Sustainability Toolkit (Nov 2023)
We’ve made our toolkit available for use by all as it’s important that every business is helped along their journey to becoming more responsible. It’s a non-exhaustive list of resources and we welcome further additions. Please contact us if you have suggestions.
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