{"id":288,"date":"2021-07-28T15:39:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T14:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/food-system-equality\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:54:09","slug":"our-partners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/food-systems-equality\/our-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Our partners"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have a wide range of Business and Civil Society organisation partners working with us on this project.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Business partners:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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CATERed<\/a> Limited \u2013 a company formed by schools and Plymouth City Council in 2015.\u00a0 CATERed is the name for school food in Plymouth.\u00a0 <\/em><\/span>CATERed was created to ensure that all children and young people in schools and academies across the City could have access to great tasting, high quality, freshly prepared hot school food, using locally and regionally sourced ingredients, regardless of their background or school they attend.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Run as a co-operative trading company, CATERed ensures that pupils and students across the City have a high quality meal served by the local workforce committed to producing only the very best food and delivering great customer experiences.\u00a0 <\/em><\/span>CATERed operates with schools committing budgets for school food which are \u201cpooled\u201d in an entirely altruistic, shared and co-operative manner; supporting one another for the greater good – The Big supporting The Small”.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sole of\u00a0 Discretion<\/a> is a sustainable and ethical \u00a0fishmonger based in Plymouth.\u00a0 <\/em><\/span>Working exclusively with small boats of 10 metres or less, they are committed to procuring fish and shellfish that have been caught with as little damage to the marine environment as possible.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Sole of Discretion is a Community Interest Company, owned by the fishers that land to it, contributing to the livelihood of small-scale fishers and their communities.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Plymouth Fishing & Seafood Association (PFSA)<\/a> provides a united voice for fisheries in Plymouth and surrounding ports.\u00a0 Our aim is to ensure the long-term environmental, social and economic sustainability of the local fishing industry and associated social networks by increasing access to sustainable, affordable protein especially for low income, marginalised communities.\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

We support fishermen with their engagement with fisheries management and other local issues.\u00a0 <\/em><\/span>We carry out educational outreach.\u00a0 We go into schools and provide lessons in fisheries sustainability, filleting and fish cookery and we run angling sessions in partnership with the local youth service.\u00a0 <\/em><\/span>We are developing methods of fish processing to get affordable fish protein into the local community.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Tozer<\/a> are a successful, independent, vegetable plant breeding company based in the UK.\u00a0 We market our seeds around the world and have established businesses in the USA, Holland and Spain.\u00a0 We remain a family-owned business, we cherish our traditions, whilst being committed to continuous innovation.\u00a0 We believe that our success is down to three fundamental things: our people, our plant breeding and our seeds.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Premier<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Premier Foods<\/a> is one of Britain\u2019s biggest listed food companies, committed to the UK, employing over 4,000 dedicated colleagues at 15 manufacturing sites and offices. Around 96% of what we sell is made in the UK from quality ingredients, wherever we can sourced sustainably from British suppliers and farmers.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

We operate primarily in the ambient food sector which continues to be the largest sector within the total UK grocery market. Our Grocery business is responsible for developing our portfolio of brands in four key categories: Flavourings & Seasonings; Cooking Sauces & Accompaniments; Quick Meals, Snacks & Soups and Ambient Desserts. Our Sweet Treats business is responsible for growing our brands in the Ambient Cakes category.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Barfoots<\/a>
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Barfoots<\/a> grows, packs and manufactures premium vegetables on the south coast of the UK, near to Chichester.\u00a0 A family business since 1976, Barfoots has grown to be one the UK\u2019s larger produce businesses also having its own operations overseas, including Spain, Senegal, Peru and Argentina. Barfoots is committed to finding better solutions to reducing waste, becoming Carbon neutral (Factory and Farming) by 2025 and providing exciting, nutritious and affordable vegetable products to the UK and European markets.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"IDG<\/a>
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IGD<\/a> is an organisation of two vital and interconnected communities, Commercial Insight and Social Impact. Together, we are working to drive change that makes a tangible difference for Society, Business and the Individual. Through our Social Impact, we unite and inspire our industry to mobilise it as a force for good.\u00a0We have a unique ability to convene stakeholders across the whole food and consumer goods system to address the economic, social and environmental issues that matter to us all.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Civil society organisation partners:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Shift<\/a>
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Shift<\/a> is an innovation charity that takes a collective approach to tackling society\u2019s social problems, using design thinking to support social organisations to maximise their impact. They bring together rigorous research, bold creativity, strategic thinking and an open and collaborative mindset to design sustainable solutions. They are currently testing this way of working in areas deeply affected by inequality \u2013 including childhoods, food, financial wellbeing and mental health.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Plymouth soup run<\/a> is a community and faith driven service providing free food and hot drinks to homeless, hungry and vulnerable people 365 days a year. From a weekly soup kitchen and nightly mobile service at four stops in the city, our volunteers give out around 27,000 meals per year, plus emergency clothing, sleeping bags and toiletries. We signpost to other sources of support and host workers from housing and health services.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Food<\/a>
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Food4Families<\/a> is a major project of \u00a0RISC (Reading International Solidarity Centre), that works in Reading\u2019s most deprived areas enabling people to acquire sustainable, healthy food growing skills and environmental awareness. We created over 25 food growing gardens in various community settings and assisted 10,000+ people in acquiring food growing skills. We provide ongoing support at 8 large community gardens, where residents of all ages grow fruit & veg together. We run food growing & cookery courses, Veg4Reading and the Reading Town Meal, engaging 80+ volunteers.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"WEN<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wen<\/a> (Women’s Environmental Network) works both in East London and nationally to support women and their communities to take action for a sustainable and socially just world. Wen works across a wide range of environmental issues, and for over 15 years has been directly supporting women and communities in Tower Hamlets build a better food system by growing, cooking and sharing food and more recently establishing the Tower Hamlets Food Partnership that works cross sector to lobby and support change.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Provide Devon<\/a> is a Christian charity providing food to people in poverty within Plymouth and the surrounding area.\u00a0 Using a combination of fresh produce and donated surplus food from retailers, a requested food parcel can usually be provided to our referral agents within an hour. Our aim is to give individuals immediate relief from food insecurity while they explore longer term support through appropriate channels.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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