# Local Food Biz Connectors Sustaination Makes It Easy and Efficient to Get Healthy Food By Tiana Reid | Published 2012-02-19 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sustaination References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sustaination) & [sustaination](http://www.sustaination.co.uk) In the featured video, Sustaination is described as a "dating site for local food business." "Simply by joining the dots, we enable small businesses to create local and regional food networks which have the efficiency to compete with supermarkets and agroindustry, whilst creating livelihoods and preserving regional identity," Sustaination outlines on its website. While it is true that many people and businesses in industrialized countries do want to find healthy, local food, sometimes there isn't a convenient and time-friendly way to do so. This free social platform keeps that in mind by creating something like a [social network](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodfocused-social-platform) which allows for a simple click on the computer. Sustaination is an innovative online approach to creating an efficient food system that values the impact of connections in creating positive change. **Contact Information** Sustaination [website](http://www.sustaination.co.uk/) Sustaination on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sustaination) Sustaination on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/#!/socialbizorg) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.8/10 - Popularity: 16% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Online Local Food Networks:** Sustaination is revolutionizing the way small businesses create local and regional food networks through their free social platform. - **Efficient Food Systems:** Sustaination values the impact of connections in creating positive change to food systems, creating an opportunity for efficiency. - **Social Networking for Food:** Sustaination's innovative approach allows for consumers to easily find healthy, local food through a social network for food businesses. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food Industry:** Sustaination is having a significant impact on the food industry, creating efficiencies among small businesses. - **Agriculture Industry:** Sustaination's regional food networks can support the agriculture industry, encouraging more local food production. - **Technology Industry:** Sustaination's innovative approach to food systems creates new opportunities for the technology industry, specifically in social networking and software development. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Connective Foodie Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodie-social.md) - [Local Food Discoveries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/street-food-gems.md) - [Foodie Networking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yourtable.md) - [UX-Focused Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodr-eats.md) - [Puerto Rican Food Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/produce-application.md) - [Startup Networking Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/global-startup-ecosystem.md) - [Accessible Healthy Food Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthy-food-initiative.md) - [Online Culinary Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-culinary-marketplace.md) - [Pairing Catering Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/catering-app.md)