Southampton Food Partnership

The aim of Southampton's Food Partnership is to improve access for everyone in the city to healthier, affordable, sustainable food – making food fair for everyone.​

We are a dynamic and evolving group, with representatives from communities, voluntary sector, private businesses, public health and the public sector, coming together for a common purpose. Our partnership is a community of interest, being developed and coordinated by in-kind contributions from its members, it currently has no legal status or funding streams. 

Southampton Food Partnership members are connected by core values and beliefs. They guide both our strategic planning as well as our day-to-day work. The local food system we will create will: ​

• Be accessible, inclusive and for local people to own decisions about what happens in their environment, addressing stigma through open communication​

• Foster civic pride in being a sustainable food city​

• Exemplify collaboration and coordination through an awareness of partners activities, fostering of entrepreneurial opportunities and to collectively benefit from economies of scale and less duplication​

• Have a balance that favours healthy and sustainable food choices​

• Demonstrate commitment to our Healthy Weight Declaration pledges, raising food standards everywhere, especially in schools and early childcare settings​