Food Systems Forum Participants

The American Heart Association convenes the Food Systems Forum to foster multi-sector dialogue for a holistic understanding of challenges and potential solutions, advance collaborative action in the food system, and advance a transformative shift towards better health and nutrition security.

Forum Participants:

  • Represent a broad range of food system activities, from the farm to the point of purchase.
  • Support the AHA vision of sustainable nutrition security for all.
  • Engage in meaningful cross-sector dialogue to foster understanding of the implications of research, policy, and communications.
  • Provide thought leadership across the food system.
  • Advance collaborative action on critical food system challenges and opportunities.
  • Sustain the Mark Bieber Award for early career nutrition researchers, in honor of Dr. Mark Bieber who was a passionate AHA volunteer for nutrition research and a founding participants in the forum.

The following organizations participate in the Food Systems Forum:

  • Cargill, Inc.
  • CanolaInfo
  • General Mills, Inc.
  • Kroger Health
  • McCormick Science Institute
  • National Dairy Council
  • PepsiCo, Inc.
  • United Soybean Board

Stepping Stones for Food System Transformation

Stepping Stones Process Timeline: 1. Examine food system challenges 2. Leverage complementary strengths 3. Advance stakeholder action

The American Heart Association Food Systems Forum collaboratively examines food system challenges related to nutrition security, leverages complementary strengths among participants, and advances stakeholder action.

Progressive dialogue, action and impact over time are stepping stones toward a food ecosystem that prioritizes nutrition.

Learn more about the Food Systems Forum