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First jar of organic black mustard presented
04 April 2018On Wednesday 28 March 2018, the deputy Henk Staghouwer of the province of Groningen received the first jar of mustard from organic black mustard seed grown on Groningen soil. Two mustard manufacturer…
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Fruitcafé de Helpende Hand as a neighborhood social enterprise
29 March 2018Fruitcafé de Helpende Hand (the Helping Hand) is primarily a neighborhood social enterprise. Themes that take shape within the store are healthy food, social activation and meeting each other, health…
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Public procurement by partnership with local food business
23 March 2018Teaming up with a local food business can be a way for public organisations to acquire local produce to their kitchens while at the same time creating a unique educational opportunity. The involved f…
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Public procurement - Divide and conquer
23 March 2018Divide and conquer has become a popular method for public kitchens to acquire more local food. In this method the public procurement is divided into smaller parts based on specific products in order t…
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Food networks in Denmark
16 March 2018Local food networks were established in the 2000’s in most parts of Denmark. The initiatives were taken by small and medium-sized food producers. Support for their operation was, in many cases, achiev…
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Reframe. Progress towards a regional food frame
16 January 2018Reframe set out to develop new skills for food related SMEs, to foster regional cooperation, to support transnational learning and to stimulate innovation. Also Reframe heightens the awareness about r…
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Regional cooperative food network in West-Flanders
10 January 2018An example of a regional cooperative food network between local producers and institutional kitchens. In this pilot, we want to adress consumers of the institutional kitchens of Boeverbos, Sint-Bernar…
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Lousbergmarkt: a covered market in the city of Ghent
10 January 2018Lousbergmarkt (East-Flanders) is a covered market that first opened his doors in September 2016 within the city center of Ghent. Four local businesses joined forces to create high-quality traditional …
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Inspiration across borders at REFRAME project meeting in Ghent
22 December 2017Flanders hosted the bi-annual partner meeting 15th to 17th of November 2017 and used this opportunity to showcase food industry and private/public initiatives and frameworks. 13 partners in InterReg …
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The food chain ICA opens digital platform to connect shopkeepers with local producers
22 December 2017There is a continuous big interest among Swedish consumers for locally produced food. ICA, the biggest food chain in Sweden, wants to increase sales of locally produced food in all their stores and th…
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