This study was commissioned by Consumer Focus Scotland/CFHS to provide baseline information about the range and extent of food services for older people living in the community in Scotland. The research explored consumers’ views on these services and sought to address gaps in provision.
Community cafes and retailing
Food services for older people
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, ODS Consulting
Publication categories: Policy and planning, Retailing and catering
Related topics: access, delivery, lunch clubs, older people, research, surveys
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Older people, Research and evaluation
The impact of investing small amounts of funding in community food and health organisations
A fact sheet that highlights the results of providing community food retailers with small amounts of funding to promote their activities and increase fruit and vegetable sales.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Business and project development, Retailing and catering
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Funding
Report on research into community cafes in Scotland
This research report on community cafes, produced for CFHS by Clarity, looks in detail at the operation and management of 12 community cafes from across Scotland.
Publishers: Clarity, Commissioned by CFHS
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: capacity building, case studies, community cafes, mapping exercise, outcomes, research
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Healthy Living Tastes Better
Through its work CFHS was aware that a number of housing associations were involved in delivering or supporting community food and health work. This publication showcases some examples of housing associations involved in community food and health work.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: case studies, community retailing, food co-op, housing associations
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Evaluation of the Edinburgh Community Cafe Capacity Building Pilot Programme
With the Edinburgh Food and Health Training Hub, we ran a capacity building pilot for community cafes between March and June this year, with nine cafes in total taking part in the programme, which has now been evaluated.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: capacity building, community cafes, Edinburgh, evaluation, pilot
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Older People Eating Well
Notes from a networking event for community food intiatives that support older people to eat well
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community cafes, cooking, delivery, growing and gardening, lunch clubs
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Networking and learning development, Older people
Notes from roundtable discussion on community retailing in hospitals January 2010
Notes from a roundtable discussion on community retailing in hospital hosted by Community Food and Health (Scotland) on 14 January 2010
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: community retailing, food co-op, fruit and vegetables, social enterprise
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Networking and learning development
Summary of Scottish Grocers Federation healthy living pilot evaluation
Brief summary of the findings from the evaluation of the Scottish Grocers Federation healthy living pilot
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: evaluation, fruit and vegetables, Healthy Living initiatives, pilot, sales and marketing, shops, training and qualifications
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Scottish Grocers Federation Healthy Living Pilot Evaluation
CFHS commissioned EKOS to produce a report on the evaluation of the SGF Healthy Living programme pilot. The pilot rolled out the training and resources available through the programme to 27 community food initiatives. The evaluation looks at the impact that the pilot has made on the community food initiatives involved, and includes case studies …
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, EKOS
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: food co-op, Healthy Living initiatives, local, pilot, shops, training and qualifications
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Flying off the shelves
This guide included ideas and suggestions about the right location for a stall, making the most of the produce being sold, encouraging sales and promoting a stall.