The Food Culture Trailblazers Course
A free course designed to explore food culture and how it might be used to address preferences, mindsets, and aspirations.
Together we'll explore:
✔ The fundamental definition and framework of food culture.
✔ Deep dive into values, beliefs, identities, norms, rituals, symbols, and labels that shape food cultures.
✔ The role of social institutions; and the core elements for designing food culture interventions.
Why join?
✔ Gain insights into the intersection of food culture, nutrition, and sustainability.
✔ Learn strategies that use food culture to influence preferences.
✔ Engage with a network of like-minded professionals.
✔ Learn to see sustainable food consumption through a food culture lens.
Who should join?
✔ Mid-to-senior career professionals in health, nutrition, and climate sectors.
✔ Professionals interested in the role of food culture in shaping food choices.
✔ Professionals who bring practical experiences related to changing people’s preferences or behavior .
Course outline
Module 1: Defining food culture
Module 2: Understanding food culture: values, beliefs, identities and norms
Module 3: Understanding food culture: labels, symbols, rituals
Module 4: Shaping food culture: institutions and Levers of Change
Module 5: Shaping food culture: implementation and championing
Commitment
Duration: 5-weeks
Mode: Online, flexible learning. Modules are released each week on a Sunday and have to be completed by the end of the day on Thursday ahead of Friday online group discussions.
Group discussions: live virtual group call every Friday at 2-3pm Central European Time to reflect on key takeaways.
Cost? Free
Note: To receive a certificate, participants must complete all modules, end-of-module surveys, and attend all Friday sessions.
Testimonial from a trailblazer in Indonesia
Choose between two cohorts:
📅 Cohort 1: April 27 – May 30, 2025
📅 Cohort 2: September 28 – October 31, 2025
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