Berkeley, United States
Center for Good Food Purchasing is a United States based startup founded in 2015. The company's mission is to create a transparent and equitable food system prioritizing the health and well-being of people, animals, and the environment. Through the Good Food Purchasing Program, they aim to improve food purchasing practices in major institutions. In 2018, they received a Seed Round investment from The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.
The startup's approach emphasizes the use of data to verify commitments made by participating institutions to the five value categories of the Good Food Purchasing Program: local economies, environmental sustainability, valued workforce, animal welfare, and nutrition. The goal is to gain commitments from 125 institutions across 30 US cities by 2020, leveraging over $1.5 billion in public food dollars to improve the food system and increase access to healthier school meals for over six million students.
The Center for Good Food Purchasing collaborates with national and local partners to develop commitments from institutions, working towards establishing supply chain transparency and a shift towards a values-based purchasing model. With a collective annual food spend of over $900 million, they aim to drive impactful changes in the food industry through their procurement and partnership strategies.
