Community Food and Health (Scotland) annual networking conference

This national networking conference will provide a unique opportunity for those involved in community food activity to network with colleagues, discuss national activity and local practice, and share experience, evidence, hopes and concerns on all aspects of food, inequality and social justice. The conference will have an underlying theme of tackling health inequalities and promoting social justice through community food activity.

Taking place on Wednesday 29 October 2014 at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow, 10 am to 3.30 pm.

A full programme will become available when registration opens in late August/ early September 2014. www.communityfoodandhealth.org.uk

Excellence shines through

Congratulations to Sodexo at the Scottish Government on winning the 2014 Healthier Scotland Award, presented at the prestigious CiS Excellence Awards in May.

It was a closely contested award this year, with all three finalists demonstrating excellence in encouraging healthier eating and making the healthier choices the easy choices within their businesses. Sodexo went a step further, excelling in their approach to addressing health inequalities through their work with children from disadvantaged areas of Scotland and educating them on the benefits of healthy lifestyle choices.

The two runners up were Inspire Catering at Kilgraston School and Martha’s restaurant in Glasgow. All three finalists should be proud to have made the final shortlist.

Guidance on children’s menus

The Scottish Government made a commitment in the Supporting Healthier Choices voluntary framework to publish a guide for caterers on healthy options for children’s menus.

It has been recognised that many caterers offer children’s menus and have an important role to play in the food choices that are made. It is therefore important that these caterers are offered best practice guidelines to encourage menus that offer children:

• sensible portion sizes;
• a range of healthier options;
• food and drink which is marketed responsibly; and
• nutritional information about what is on offer so parents/guardians and children can make informed choices.
  

A short-term working group has been put together to take this piece of work forward. The healthyliving award have been asked by the Scottish Government to chair the group. Those sitting on the group include representatives from government agencies, food suppliers, the catering industry, the Food Standards Agency and higher education.

The working group will ensure that the new guidance will be consistent with existing and emerging Scottish government policies, including the healthyliving award. It will also take into consideration the findings of a literature review of children’s menus. It is expected that the group will report its findings later this year.

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