Claire Pritchard, CEO of the Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency presentation at the Summer E-Business Event.

1. Greenwich Co-operative
Development Agency
Supporting sustainable communities since 1982

2. Introduction
• Registered co-op with charitable status
• Enterprise development agency established 1982
• GLL (Better), Greenwich & Bexley Credit Union, SELCE
• Health, Training, Enterprise & Hubs
• Sector specific expertise; Health Promotion, Retail &
Production, Energy & Housing
www.gcda.coop
@GCDA_UK

3. Food
Since 2000
• Incubation kitchens
• Kitchen designers
• Food business training (free for GFIG)
• Wholesale kitchen equipment
• Wholesale f & v
• Food safety systems
• Healthy Catering Commitments & Sugar Smart
• Cookery Clubs
• Fareshare for social enterprises
• GFIG

4. Good Food in Greenwich
Working towards a fairer, healthier, more
sustainable Greenwich

5. Good Food in Greenwich
• Partnership of over 30+ organisations
• 5 sub groups working on action plans to move work
forward:
• Tackling Food Poverty
• Waste & Sustainability
• Community Skills & Leadership
• Food in Schools
• Food Growing & Farming
• GFiG also support businesses to become more
healthy & sustainable
• GFiG runs events and conferences to raise
awareness & build capacity

6. Good Food in Greenwich
• Free Training (1 day or 8 weeks)
• Membership
• Promotion
• Events
• Procurement opportunities