Nourish’s Symposium brings together inspirational speakers and thought leaders.
NourishFoodforHealthSymposium2026
WhoHealthCareFeeds
October 7-8, 2026 | Vancouver
Nourish is proud to collaborate with Vancouver Coastal Health to co-host Symposium 2026: Who Health Care Feeds. Together with health care and food system leaders, practitioners, and partners, Symposium 2026 will explore urgent and inspiring questions at the intersections of food, culture, climate, and care.
Our fourth Symposium will be full of rich, challenging, and nourishing conversations. This is a chance to add your support to a national network of health care and food system leaders who are not only reimagining the role of food in building health for people and planet - they are creating it
(Below) The team at Vancouver Coastal Health, winners of the 2025 Planetary Plate Award - Organization Category, presented at the 2025
Nourish Symposium.
Pillar Sponsorship
100MillionBetterBites:FivePillarsofAction
Every year, Canadian hospitals serve 100 million meals, representing $4 billion in public spending. That’s an incredible leverage point to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction, reduce waste and operational inefficiencies, strengthen staff engagement and workplace culture, and source locally and ethically while supporting sustainability and equity.
Nourish’s 100MillionBetterBitesCampaign is working with health care to create 100 million improved health care meals every year by 2030. Action is focused on five strategic pillars.
Low-CarbonEntrées
Reducing carbon emissions by shifting toward plant-forward entrées.
DeliciousNutrition
Eating a rainbow of whole, plant-forward, culturally- informed foods
CulturalMindfulness
Meals co-designed with Indigenous and other equity-deserving communities.
SustainableProduction
Ingredients produced with ethical and planet-friendly practices
LocalSourcing
Ingredients sourced from regional growers & suppliers, benefitting local economies.
Core Sponsorship
Core Sponsors provide vital funding that enables Nourish to effectively plan and deliver an amazing, engaging event With the flexibility that core sponsor funding provides, Nourish can prioritize and allocate resources where they are most needed There are three levels of core sponsorship - contact our team to explore which one is right for you.
SeedSponsor
Seed Sponsorship is ideal for smaller organizations and first-time sponsors. You gain visibility and membership in a national network of health care and food system leaders at the forefront of innovation and practice ($500+)
RootSponsor
Root Sponsorship provides foundational-level funding that enables Nourish to plan and enact a meaningful, engaging program. ($2500+)
CanopySponsor
Canopy Sponsorship enables Nourish to reach new heights - to build on strong foundations to grow our impact. Your support makes it possible for us to engage new audiences, book leading edge speakers and experiences, and build forward from the new relationships and insights generated at Symposium 2026. ($5000+)
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Engagement
Logo recognition: Nourish Website & Symposium Program
Logo recognition: Nourish Website & Symposium Program
Nourish Website & Symposium Program Social media
Nourish Website & Symposium Program Social media
One complimentary Symposium ticket
Logo recognition: Nourish Website Half-page Ad: Symposium Program
Nourish Website & Symposium Program Social media
Two complimentary Symposium tickets
Comfort & Care Sponsorship
Comfort and Care Sponsors make intentional investments in the participant experience. Choose the sponsorship opportunity that resonates with you, or bring your idea to our team - we’d love to explore what’s possible with you
Nourish is transforming how health care systems approach food.
Food is culture Food is connection Food is care
Nourish believes that mutually reinforcing food and health systems are possible – when we understand that food is more than a commodity.
An essential part of health and healing, food can prevent disease and send it into remission, advance health equity, and be a pillar of climate action. A central part of culture, food is a vital pathway to Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous communities.
Started in 2016, Nourish is a national charity with a mission to build more regenerative food and health systems. We work across institutional, community, and policy scales to support health care to harness the power of food
Check out some of our recent successes in our 2025 Annual Report: On the road to 100 Million Better Bites
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Nourish's Symposium demonstrated our commitment to sustainability and equity, and provided exposure to a growing network with missions that align with ours. "
