The Center for Good Food Purchasing was created in 2015 as the home for the Good Food Purchasing Program. The Center works closely with national partners, local food policy councils and grassroots coalitions, food service operators, governmental administrators, and elected leaders in cities across the United States to build a cohesive movement in support of Good Food purchasing.

To support successful implementation over time, the Center manages the Good Food Purchasing Program and helps participating institutions to:

• establish supply chain transparency from farm to fork
• evaluate how current purchasing practices align with Good Food Purchasing Standards
• support goal setting and provide technical assistance toward helping institutions achieve their goals
• measure progress regularly
• celebrate success in shifting to values-based purchasing.

The Center issues a Good Food Leader seal to participants that recognizes their progress toward the highest standard of values-based purchasing.