With PLANED looking to now develop further and expand both the vending outlets and community food hubs across west Wales, if you want to know more about fresh food vending opportunities in your community, or would simply like to discuss in more detail about how PLANED can help you and the wider local food system in west Wales, then get in touch with the team at you used the vending machines yet? Want to share ideas on new produce to stock? You can find our more and locate the first ones atcommunityfood.wales/pfcv Sue Latham, PFCV project co-ordinator added: ‘This was a fantastic pilot project delivered alongside the Wales Community Food Distribution Project and operating a flexible, inclusive, environmentally and economically sustainable distribution model, bringing together community groups, food producers and suppliers in Wales stimulating Wales food supply chains.’ This project has led the way on expanding the current limited vending market in Wales, to deliver a potential full range of locally sourced food items, from meat and fish, to dairy, and from fresh fruit and vegetables, to luxury chocolates and preserves.Īll items are available in state-of-the-art machines shipped in specifically to the UK for PLANED, and operate 24/7 with contactless payments for local residents and visitors alike. We’re excited to see what’s coming next for all the food hubs and to launch our next phase of the project.’Ĭomplementing the community food hubs, was the additional project of ‘Pembrokeshire Fresh Community Vending’.

Pembrokeshire Fresh Community Vending (PFCV) has created the opportunity for 24/7 access to Welsh suppliers and locally sourced produce by launching two busy vending machines with 160 lockers.Īs the pilots comes to a successful end, the team are excited to launch the Wales Community Food Hub Toolkit (communityfood.wales/toolkit) to help community groups to create their own food hub.Ībi Marriott, WCFD project co-ordinator, said: ‘A big thank you to everyone who was involved in our pilot stages and whose valuable feedback and ideas have helped create this toolkit.

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