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The current impact of the corona crisis on the short food chain in Belgium

17 April 2020

During the project meeting of the five different partners (countries) in Damme (Belgium) last November, the project partners were introduced to the concept of 'Local Market'. This is a weekly farmer's…

New retail opportunities for small scale food producers in the Corona crisis

09 April 2020

Many small-scale producers have been adversely affected by the progress of the Corona virus. Especially producers who have the restaurant and tourism industry as their most important customer group. T…

Local producers introduce local Food Box

24 March 2020

Corona is not only disastrous for the restaurant and catering industry, but also for the small-scale farmers who often supply mainly to these restaurant and caterers. In the Netherlands, Lokaal Kilo's…

First delivery of 'Westerkwartier meat'

12 February 2020

The beef cooperative Westerkwartier, founded last year, delivered their first 'Westerkwartier meat' at the end of January. The meat was deliverd by butcher Nanning van Wijk from Niekerk.

Reframe Sixth Report

05 February 2020

The development of regional food chains is increasingly taking shape. While doing so, REFRAME partners have been working on different solutions for challenges that occur while developing a sizeable re…

Local food is more available in Swedish supermarkets than in Dutch

28 January 2020

In Sweden you can find much more local products in supermarkets than in the Netherlands. This is one of the conclusions that was drawn based on a comparative study conducted by two students from the U…

REFRAME network convention in Wesermarsch County in January 2020

22 January 2020

The first REFRAME network convention in Wesermarsch County took place on January 14, 2020 in Ovelgönne. The topic was “Local products in canteens” with a focus on meat and milk products because these …

Regional sourcing for public meals

26 November 2019

As an example of how Swedish municipalities in a strategic way works towards more local food for public meals we can report from a seminar held in Borås in November 2019.

Reframe partner meeting in Damme, Belgium

12 November 2019

From November 13th until November 15th, the five partner countries of the North Sea Region project REFRAME will meet at a partner meeting in Damme (nearby the city of Ghent), Belgium.

Many Swedes prefer Swedish products in stores

10 July 2019

72 percent of the respondents deliberately choose Swedish in the grocery store. Which is an increase of six percentage points from the corresponding survey in 2014. Behind the survey conducted by Sif…