"Optimizing Food Distributor Contracts to Achieve Local Food Procurement Targets Considerations for State and Local Public Sector Entities"

Many states have set ambitious targets to increase the purchase of local food by public institutions like schools, hospitals, and prisons. But how can those institutions better meet those targets? A new guide from the Healthy Food Policy Project at the Vermont Law and Graduate School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems explores options for public sector procurement teams to optimize their contracts with food distributors—particularly through contract drafting, negotiation, and monitoring—to support local food goals. Learn more