PRESS ROOM

PRESS RELEASES 

• Federal Food Purchasing Takes Center Stage at Summit Hosted by Global Food Institute and Federal Good Food Purchasing Coalition (March 12, 2024)

• Ahead of Thanksgiving, Senator Markey, Congresswoman Adams Announce Legislation to Harness Federal Purchasing Power to Build a Just and Resilient Food System (November 20, 2023) 

• U.S. Federal Food Spending Could Accelerate Climate Mitigation, Equity, According to Research (November 9, 2023)

• Biden Administration Urged to Improve Federal Food Service Guidelines (June 29, 2023)

IN THE NEWS

• A New Report Envisions Federal Food Spending as a Force for Good, FoodPrint (January 3, 2024)

• There’s Less Meat at this Year’s Climate Talks. But There’s Plenty of Bull. Vox (November 30, 2023)

• The Government Spends Billions on Food. Who Benefits?, Civil Eats (November 29, 2023)

• Lawmakers Want Federal Food Purchasing to Align with Values, Agri-Pulse (November 24, 2023)

• Report: Cargill, Tyson Foods among USDA’s biggest food suppliers, Politico (November 9, 2023)

• Petition Pushes for White House Action to Implement Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities, Food Navigator (July 24, 2023)

• Biden Administration Pushed to Mandate Value-Based Food Procurement, Agri-Pulse (July 19, 2023)