Dr Justin Varney, director of public health at Birmingham City Council, launched it at an event hosted by the Chef Hospitality Education Forum (CHEF) attended by chefs, business owners and back-of-house staff.
He said: “Creating a healthy, affordable, delicious and diverse food system in Birmingham will take a partnership and working with food businesses and organisations is fundamental to creating a thriving and economically sustainable food economy.
“These businesses and organisations are at the heart of what makes Birmingham a great city to live, work and play in. They are economically vital to the city and working with CHEF to connect them into the strategy and its implementation as we move forward is essential to making the vision for a better future for food industry.”
The strategy has been formed from projects across the city, including consultations with city-wide stakeholders across the hospitality sector aiming to transform the food system and grow the Birmingham food revolution, including The Birmingham College of Food.
Lewis Walker, deputy head of The Birmingham College of Food at University College Birmingham said: “It was fantastic to bring the Food System Strategy to Birmingham’s thriving and vibrant hospitality sector and facilitate conversations around how the city can support and enhance the food revolution.
“This vital work brings together so many facets of the local food culture and I’m incredibly proud and excited that The Birmingham College of Food are able to work so closely in raising its profile.”