About us

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About Us

Gateshead Food Partnership is a collaboration of local people and organisations looking at a joined up, whole system approach to make nutritious, culturally appropriate, and environmentally sustainable food affordable and accessible for everyone in Gateshead.


The partnership of public, voluntary and private sector organisations following the framework of Sustainable Food Places and recently gained a Bronze award. 



We seek to: 

Tackle food insecurity in Gateshead. Ensure everyone has access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food, moving from reliance on food aid to food justice and resilience

Tackle issues around diet-related health inequality, especially in relation to food insecurity

Build community food knowledge, skills, resources and projects aimed at re-connecting with and valuing our food

Promote a vibrant and diverse local food economy that provides sustainable, healthy and affordable choices for consumers, creates good quality employment and makes the best use of local resources

Increase healthy and sustainable catering and procurement to help create a resilient, fair, food system

Steering group 

Gateshead Food Partnership is hosted by Gateshead Council, but the direction and decisions in forming a Good Food Strategy are determined by the steering group, with representatives from local businesses, community groups, experts, public sector partners and voluntary organisations. Action and delivery is done by a host of different organisations across Gateshead: the Partnership is here to champion, build connections, and facilitate new partnerships between them.

Click and scroll through our Priorities pages for examples of partner projects.

Current Steering Group Members are: 

Wider Food Partnership

Businesses, initiatives, organisations, and individuals who care about good food in Gateshead. We are wanting to develop a strong network of collaborative work towards our five key aims, with working groups, regular meetings, and work in partnership.


It is the work at grassroots levels in communities across Gateshead that make the difference: what can feel like a small change for one individual, household or community can make ripples that spread and gain strength, ultimately contributing to transformation of our food system in Gateshead.

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Wider Food Partnership

Businesses, initiatives, organisations, and individuals who care about good food in Gateshead. We are wanting to develop a strong network of collaborative work towards out six key aims, with working groups, regular meetings, and work in partnership.


It is the work at grassroots levels in communities across Gateshead that make the difference: what can feel like a small change for one individual, household or community can make ripples that spread and gain strength, ultimately contributing to transformation of our food system in Gateshead. 

Click the button below, to see what is happening in your area, and add or update a listing for your project. 

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Sustainable Food Places

In 2025 Gateshead gained a Bronze level award with Sustainable Food Places, a network bringing together food partnerships across the UK that are driving innovation and best practice on all aspects of healthy and sustainable food.

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