Resources

Institutional food procurement is an enormous lever for change and a critical tool for equity. However, buying food differently necessitates menuing and recipe changes as well as innovative messaging and contracting. Click on each logo below for resources available to assist in menuing, messaging, procurement and contracting. If you are a vendor, check out the last section on doing business with the city.

Procurement and Contracting

Diversifying New York City Food Procurement

Center for Good Food Purchasing Resources

GWU Government Procurement Law Resources

The Lunch Box Procurement Tools and Resources

Change Lab Solutions Procurement Resources

BuyWise Procurement Resources (NYC Employees Only)

Menuing

NYC H+H Plant-Based Defaults Recipes

NYC Public Schools Plant Powered Friday Recipes

NYC Food Standards

NYC Food Standards Implementation Guide

Chef Ann Foundation Recipes

Climate Friendly Meal Recipes

Forward Food Recipes

Messaging

Greener by Default Research

FOE Climate Friendly Marketing Materials

The Lunch Box Marketing Resources

Photographing School Food Resource Guide

Doing Business with the City

NYC Food Procurement Timelines

Survey for M/WBE Vendors: Your Experience Doing Business with the City 

Mayor's Office of Contracting Services: Contracting Roadmap for Vendors