Sustainable food systems consulting

We offer comprehensive food system consultation services to help clients achieve their goals and overcome challenges and promote sustainable food consumption. Our services are designed to help clients navigate the complex and rapidly evolving food system and identify opportunities for growth and improvement, while minimizing their environmental impact. By utilizing environmental assessment tools and with a focus on topics such as equity, food security and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we provide and overview and identify opportunities for promoting sustainability through our client' s operations and offerings.

We provide thorough assessments of clients' needs and requirements and provide them with services such as sustainable menu assessment and design, consumer education and engagement plans, strategy and policy suggestion and supply chain optimization. We help clients optimize their food supply chains to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve sustainability. We work with clients to assess their current supply chain processes, identify areas for improvement, and develop strategies to optimize their operations, including reducing waste and emissions, and increasing the use of sustainable materials and practices.

Drawdown Dietetics Advisory Board

Drawdown Dietetics is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to ensure dietitians are competent in climate-friendly practice, and are recognized as key partners in relevant climate change solutions. This client seeks consultation for promoting sustainable food, holding webinars, publishing research and working with nutritionists and other stakeholders in the food and nutrition industry. We are helping this client in the following areas:

1. Providing expert insight and advice on key issues related to food and nutrition, such as food safety, ingredient sourcing, sustainability, and consumer behaviours.
2. Providing constructive feedback and suggestions for improvements to the programs and initiatives, and identifying potential opportunities for collaboration and partnerships.
3. Participating in regular meetings and contributing to discussions on key topics related to the food and nutrition industry, including emerging trends and innovations.

This is an ongoing project and examples of finalized work can be found on the website.

Health Canada Consultations

Health Canada sought consultation regarding developing a checklist to assess post-secondary institutions' food outlets and integrate criteria from Canada's Food Guide to incorporate in the assessment. We are helping this client in the following areas:

1. Conducted research and analysis on various aspects including dietary patterns,  food labeling, and nutrition environment interventions.
2. Developed recommendations based on research and analysis on how to improve and implement the previously identified criteria 

This is an ongoing project and updates will be added.