Appoint chain coordinators because food initiatives depend on many parties: kitchens, suppliers, volunteers, neighbourhood organisations, funders, care partners and municipal teams. Without coordination, food flows, referrals, staffing and learning often remain fragmented.
The food-initiative and Mensa analyses show that coordination is not overhead in the negative sense. It is a condition for impact. A chain coordinator can organise cooperation, prevent duplication, match demand and supply, support quality and make sure that data and learning feed back into better practice and stable delivery.