Food Procurement Policies and Programs | Local Progress

The Good Food Purchasing Program is essential to the health of communities. It ensures that workers throughout the food supply chain have their rights protected, are treated with respect, and are paid living wages. It is not sustainable for our institutions to choose vendors based on lowest bids—this undermines our economy and our communities. The GFPP is the best program I've seen in a long time that is good for customers, families, workers, and vendors. In Southern California, Gold Star Foods is growing as a company, schools throughout the region receive quality, sustainable food, and Gold Star employees have financial security while their children benefit from good, nutritious food at school”