Food for Life Scotland

Food for Life Scotland aims to make good food the easy choice for everyone. We focus on the power of public food and its potential to have a positive impact on health, the environment, and the local economy.

We work in partnership with public sector catering teams. Our key focus is on getting more fresh, sustainable, local food on to school meal plates across Scotland. we do this by supporting local authorities to achieve the Food for Life served Here award for their school meals service. And we’re also trialling how we can extend the award to new public sector settings through the Food for Life Scotland Public Sector Expansion Pilot in Glasgow.

School meals across Scotland

  • The Food for Life Scotland team is funded by Scottish Government to work with local authorities across Scotland to get fresh local and sustainable food onto school plates by supporting them to achieve the Food for Life Served Here award for their school meals service.

Find out more.

Public sector sites in Glasgow

  • The Food for Life Scotland Public Sector Expansion Pilot is currently funded by Scottish Government to bring Food for Life Served Here meals to other public sector settings across Glasgow, including the NHS, prisons, care homes, further and higher education settings, and council-run leisure and culture facilities. The aim is that the project will scale to other areas in Scotland in the future.

Read more about the pilot.

Other settings

  • Other settings across Scotland are welcome to contact the Food for Life Served Here team to enquire about applying for a Food for Life Served Here award and the support available.

Find out more.

"We wanted to be able to tell parents that we were serving high-quality school meals, beneficial to children’s health, wellbeing and attainment. The FFLSH award was an excellent way to do that."Nicky Joiner (Catering Coordinator, East Renfrewshire Council)

"Thank you Food for Life Scotland! We have loved working with you to achieve this award. Your support...has made this process very smooth and easier than we could have hoped for."Pamela Fraser (FMS Officer, East Lothian Council)