The Centre of Research Excellence in Food Retail Environments for Health: Next Generation (RE-FRESH: Next Generation) is working to improve diet and health at a population level by developing and translating the evidence needed to improve the retail food environments where people buy their food and drinks.
RE-FRESH: Next Generation is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (2024-2029) and builds upon research conducted by the NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence in Food Retail Environments for Health (RE-FRESH, 2018-2023) – the first global centre dedicated to the advancement of healthy food retail research and practice.
Our research team are based in Australia and internationally, and include experts in nutrition, food retail, health economics, public health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, health policy, epidemiology, health law, biostatistics, equity, co-creation, implementation science and knowledge translation.
Institutions represented in RE-FRESH: Next Generation include Deakin University, The George Institute for Global Health, The University of Queensland, Monash University, The University of Auckland (New Zealand), Amsterdam UMC (Netherlands), The University of Western Australia, the University of Sydney, Food for Health Alliance (formerly the Obesity Policy Coalition) and The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre.
Our research includes partnerships with government and non-government organisations, community organisations and food retailers in Australia and overseas.
