KK&P is building up our network of freelance Associate Consultants to support a broad range of projects over the course of 2025 and beyond. Associate Consultants work on a project-by-project basis, providing research and consulting support to Senior Analysts and Partners. Associate Consultants may be in the early stages of their careers or decades in;...

We have some exciting news to share about the future of KK&P.

We welcome our readers to review the RFEI and forward it to organizations who may be interested in partnering with WSCAH to develop or grow their neighborhood-based healthy food distribution initiatives.

KK&P is thrilled to announce the release of our report, Agriculture and Local Food Economies in the Appalachian Region, prepared for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The report is the culmination of over a year and a half of research and development by KK&P, looking at current trends, dynamics, and opportunities in local and regional food economies across the Appalachian Region.

How KK&P helped a coalition of NYC’s largest emergency food providers launch a collective purchasing program.

KK&P is working to proactively advance our commitment to reducing bias and injustice across agriculture, food, and health systems.

Karen Karp and Senior Consultant Ben Kerrick talk about the period between 2016 and 2020 and KK&P’s long history of guiding values-driven procurement by institutions and corporations.

Karen Karp & Partners is pleased to announce that Maxwell Bernstein has joined the company as a staff consultant.

The Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) is a statewide network established in 2011 with a mission to promote a more equitable, accessible, economically vibrant, and environmentally sustainable food system. We cultivate partnerships, develop and implement high-impact projects, and advocate for good food policy. We center equity in our work, which touches all parts of...

ABOUT KK&P Karen Karp & Partners (KK&P) is a national consultancy working at the intersection of food, agriculture, and health. We work with non-profits, government agencies, educational institutions, and private sector clients to create more thriving, sustainable, healthy, and equitable food systems and economies. Our work is analytical, data-driven, creative, and strategic, and is fueled...

The Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) is a statewide network established in 2011 with a mission to promote a more equitable, accessible, economically vibrant, and environmentally sustainable food system. We cultivate partnerships, develop and implement high-impact projects, and advocate for good food policy. We center equity in our work, which touches all parts of...

KK&P President Karen Karp reflects on why the pandemic disrupted our food system, the challenging road to revitalization and what a sustainable future for restaurants could look like.