About Us
About ShefFood
ShefFood was founded in 2009 as Sheffield’s Food Partnership. It is part of the Sustainable Food Places network, which is a partnership programme that supports places across the UK on their journey towards creating sustainable, equitable and healthy food systems. The programme runs an award scheme, and ShefFood was awarded a Bronze award in 2021, and a Silver award in 2023.
The ShefFood network has been hosted by different partner organisations over the years, including Regather and Food Works. Since March 2026 the partnership has been hosted by Voluntary Action Sheffield, and is currently supported by a 3 year grant from Sheffield City Council.
How ShefFood is run
The governance of ShefFood is currently being reviewed. The current coordination team are working on:
- Expanding the ShefFood Steering Group
- Developing a distributed leadership model
- Reviewing the Working Groups and focuses for the coming year
Our Focuses
These five areas drive the focus of ShefFood and represent five working groups working towards a fairer, healthier and greener food system for all in Sheffield
SFP Silver Award Winner 2023
Sheffield won The Sustainable Food Places Silver Award in 2023. We’ll now work towards Good. Here are some of the main actions we’ve accomplished.
SFP Bronze Award Winner 2021
Sheffield was awarded a Sustainable Food Places Bronze Award in 2021. To achieve the award, we researched, contacted and collaborated with organisations and communities across Sheffield to highlight how Sheffield is tackling each key issue. This is a list of our recent achievements and campaigns.