Low Carbon Distribution & Logistics

Ideas, Models & Case Studies: Collaboration, Processing, Delivery, Contracts

Sustainable Development: Resilient Models• Collaboration: SW production &

market development eg. Coops – formal & informal (volumes, resilience, pricing, new markets)• City, Regional: Networks &

partnerships; Environmental, Food eg. Sustainable Food Cities• Civic Engagement: Transition

Movement, Social Enterprises eg. Making Local Food Work

Sustainable Food Cities: Food Plymouth

Sustainable Food Cities Network: City-wide cross sector partnerships, vision & plan to increase healthy and sustainable food – 40 UK cities www.sustainablefoodcities.org

Food Plymouth: Public /private/3rd sector collaboration; Food Charter & Action Plan

Plymouth City Council (PCC): Gold FFL Catering Market School Meals service: 8,000 meals p/day to schools across city.

PCC School Catering Service – now ‘CaterED’ cooperative trading company

Plymouth School Meals Service: Where does the food come from?

Three local suppliers covering all requirements All have a presence in Devon and Cornwall Specs written principles of the Soil Associations Food for Life

Award Road miles and carbon footprint significantly reduced Increased contract spend into Plymouth and surrounding

area by up to £1.6m per annum High quality local produce Shared deliveries Food costs per meal maintained Meal numbers up

CaterED• Plymouth new Local Authority co-operative Trading

Company; 49 % owned by schools and 51 % by council, serves almost 2.5 million meals to Plymouth school children every year.• Company limited by shares owned by schools and

the Council• Universal Infant Free School Meals and new food

standards• Broadening our role with Public Health

Brad Pearce - Education Catering Manager Tel: 307159

brad.pearce@plymouth.gov.uk

www.plymouth.gov.uk/schoolmeals

Local Food Links Ltd, Dorset• Local Food Links Ltd: social enterprise/IPS,

Centre for Local Food in Bridport. • Community Kitchen: Kitchens in Bridport &

Blandford provide freshly prepared meals daily to over 25 schools and nurseries, and lunches at day centres for older people

• Local & Organic: 30,000 meals per month at Food for Life Gold Catering Mark; Over 50 per cent produce bought from local farmers and suppliers

• Other services: cookery workshops for older people, residents at women’s refuges in Dorset & young adults in supported housing.

Tamar Grow Local CIC, Cornwall / PlymouthSocial Enterprise Food Hub• Tamar Grow Local (TGL): 30+ small /

med producers in Tamar Valley• 8 food hubs: 2 into inner city

deprived areas• Collaborative marketing and

processing (honey coop) at hub in Callington and shared market stall

NB day 2 – case study – how they did it

Social Enterprise SolutionsFarm Drop – online buying group / food hub facilitation (no ordering or distribution)Food Trade – online platform, connect producers to caterers (no ordering or distribution)Food Hubs: ReEconomy (Totnes, Bristol) / Stroud: online ordering with central regular delivery / pick up hub Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) & Community Investment (Day 2: case study Community Farm, Bristol / Manchester Veg People)Bristol Urban Food Producers – to develop more local production and markets eg. distribution, logistics, branding – speak to me if interested

Buying Groups: Large Scale Models• Biocoop, France: A national organic

distribution cooperative linking producer coops to consumers via a network of organic shops

• GAS, Italy: ‘Gruppi di Acquisto Solidale’ or ‘Solidarity Buying Groups’ in Italy – a ‘bottom up’ national buying group network – one group in 1994, now 1000+ groups over 100,000 people.

• Suma, Essential, UK: Wholesalers, distributors supplying network of UK independent retailers and consumer buying groups.

Collaboration: Wholesalers, Distributors, Retailers

• Fresh Range (Somerset / Bristol) – working with range of local producers and suppliers for online shopping and home delivery service (collaborating with Somerset Direct & Big Barn) (case study day 2)

• Tamar View Fruiterers (Plymouth/SW)– working with small scale growers and suppliers (fresh produce)

• Chadds (Cornwall / SW) – developing supply base of local products (ambient chilled) for their south west retail and catering marketing

• Riverford Organic (UK) – National network of farms and suppliers using franchise model (case study day 2)

Collaborative Models: Conclusions

• Innovative Collaboration: Partnerships, Networks, Social enterprise models• But are they providing commercially

viable ordering & distribution solutions?• No one solution: need to find which

works for your business and situation, other stakeholders• Day 2: Explore a few of these case

studies in detail + HOW to achieve effective collaboration

Collaboration, Delivery Trends: SWOT AnalysisHow can you ensure these trends and drivers help your business remain innovative and competitive