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RETAIL AND WHOLESALE INDUSTRY EXPERTS

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RETAIL MARKETING CONSULTANCY

Since 2009, Rice Marketing have been the leading marketing consultancy working with Local Authorities, the GLA and Charities on localised initiatives to deliver a healthier food economy.  Working with independent convenience stores owner -  who play a vital role within their communities - to increase the availability of healthier options at affordable prices, particular to lower income families. 

What started as a local conversation to improve the healthier options available for local people, has now developed into a national discussion on how the wholesale food industry can support their retailers to overcome the barriers identified in achieving this.

NOW IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MANY LONDON COUNCILS AND CITY HALL

What We Do

making an impact

Good Food Local: London

Rice Marketing are  a proud  partner of the Good Food Local, developing the Good Food Retail programme as a roadmap for Local Councils.

Since 2019 we have been working with London Councils, Wholesalers and Convenience Store Retailers to make healthier options more accessible, affordable and culturally appropriate for their local  communities.​

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LAUNCHED 25 March 2025

Good Food Local: The London Report

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The Lambeth School Superzones Convenience Store Project

The aim of this project was to create a healthier food environment for children. This was achieved by by talking to children to understand their purchasing behaviours and working with convenience stores close to schools to schools to stock and promote healthier alternatives within their store.

 

Read the full evaluation by                              

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Good Food Initiatives

Set up in 2019 to improve access to healthier food options in the London Borough of Southwark the Good Food Initiative is going from strength to strength.

 

Now known as the Good Food Retail programme, we have developed a framework that allows wholesalers to provide convenience stores with 'Healthier Options' for their customers. 

We are currently in partnership with 12 London boroughs and as of November 2024 we went national, rolling out to local shops in Blackbird Leys, Oxfordshire.

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Testimonials

what our clients say

“Rice Marketing are retail experts who understand how to engage small business owners to improve the range of healthier options whilst at the same time making a positive improvement to their bottom line.

They demonstrate impact through building trust and providing relevant and practical advice which is supported by a robust evaluation.”

—  Catherine Hannafin, Associate Director Inclusion and Neighbourhood Development, Royal Borough of Greenwich Council

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who we work with

  • ​​​We work with Councils and Charities primarily in London to reduce childhood obesity by tackling food inequality

  • We offer practical advice to policy makers in London to help protect a diverse food supply

  • We help to educate local convenience retailers in the importance and business benefit of offering healthier food and drink options, so families in deprived areas get better access 

  • We work with major wholesalers and their suppliers, supported by the FWD

  • We introduce new initiatives to improve communities – Home Food Deliveries for locals during the Coronavirus Pandemic and business support for independent High Street shops

  • We help medium-sized independent retailers offer an alternative to large scale supermarkets, by building a strong local identity through range analysis and supporting community stakeholders – e.g. local producers, local community groups - to grow the local economy. 

  • We enable small start-ups or owners of medium sized businesses to punch above their weight by asking the right questions and then helping them keep on track. 

  • We help inspire global retailers by showing them the very best in London food and drink trends through our partnership with Insight Research.

  • We understand the UK Symbol and Wholesale sector which allows us to advise media companies and suppliers on the right approach. 

  • We help great independent fitness companies tell their story better through a coordinated content marketing plan to encourage more people to benefit. 

Just some of our clients

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Our Clients

DELIVERING A GOOD FOOD ECONOMY

As part of the government's Healthy Eating Agenda we have been partnering with charities, London and now UK wide Boroughs on a series of  GOOD FOOD initiatives to tackle food inequality and offer access to, and a wider range of, healthy food choices. We are working directly with Wholesale and Retail to show they can supply and promote health options while still making a profit.

Find out more about our recently completed  pioneering pilot projects;​

supporting a profitable healthy food strategy

Starting with the premise that everyone has the right to eat healthily, here at Rice Marketing we work with initiatives across London to shine a light on health issues such as obesity and food poverty...and help to solve them.

 

Through education and connecting food partners, together we can create a Good Food Economy that offers healthy food choices accessible to all.

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  • Consumer Insights

  • Buying Behaviours

  • Merchandising

  • Category Management

  • Reducing Health Inequalities

  • Good Food Initatives

  • Healthy High Streets

  • Sustainability Planning

  • Healthy Food Choices

  • Full Lifecycle Strategy

  • Plug in Marketing

  • Strategy Planning

  • Campaign Management

  • Brand Marketing

  • Profitability Modelling

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