About
Questionmark is an independent think tank. Our mission is to make the food environment support a healthy, sustainable, fair and animal-friendly food system.
We conduct pioneering, data-driven and action-oriented research. We provide advice - for policy development and practical business conduct. Our work is mostly unsolicited.
We target, connect and partner with industries, governments, civil society, media and scientists across European countries.
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Our way of working
Action-oriented and pioneering research and advice to develop and disseminate solutions for a future proof food system.
From farm to fork and from personal health to planetary ecosystems, from human rights to animal welfare.
We help decision makers in and around the European food sector understand the urgent challenges the food system faces and develop and disseminate new solutions.
We follow the ‘system approach’, which means we consider all the elements in the food system and how they influence each other.
With our programmes we
- Improve transparency by uncovering the workings of the food system
- Stimulate a race to the top by pointing out both the accelerators and late-adopters of change
- Leverage power, by focusing on well organised and therefore influential actors in the system
- Transform consumption patterns and production methods throughout Europe
Levers for change
Our programmes focus on leveraging the power of retail and advertising. They have great potential to stimulate healthy, sustainable, just and animal friendly production and consumption of food.

Retail
In Europe, 70% of the food we buy comes from supermarkets. At the same time only a handful of supermarkets per country are situated between food producers and consumers. This makes supermarkets a powerful lever to transform eating patterns and food production methods.

Advertising
Advertising encourages people to consume unhealthy and unsustainable food. But responsible advertising can positively influence consumption norms and contribute to healthy and sustainable consumption.

Our core values
- Value-driven
- Pioneering
- Scientific
- Independent
- Constructive
20
European supermarkets in our scope
29
European civil society partners
5
Countries
3000+
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Team

General Director

Head of Operations

Policy Advisor

Communication Manager

Head of Research

Senior Researcher

Researcher

Researcher

Head of Technology

Software developer

Data Collection

Data Collection

Data Collection

Data Collection
Supervisory Board

Public@stake - Founder

Voeding Leeft - Director Data and Healthcare relationships

DRK Foundation - Managing Director

Independent consultant, Wetlands International - board member

Non-Exec Director and Advisor on Strategy and Transformations
Governance & Integrity - sr advisor, BRAC International - Supervisory board
Scientific Council
Our scientific council advises us on research methodologies to ensure our research adheres to scientific standards

Wageningen University

HAS Hogeschool

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Universiteit Amsterdam
Retail Council
Our retail council provides us with insights on the functioning of the retail industry

Retail Consultant & Auteur

Strategy, Innovation, Digital innovation

Interimmanager retail, Partner Blijplantje, WfK - Raad van Advies

Sociaal Economische Raad - Beleidsadviseur, Open Supply Hub - bestuurslid, Retail CSR Consultancy

NHL Stenden - Docent Retailmanagement, Retail coach & trainer

SDK Retail Advies - Directeur

E-business consultant
Governance and financials
Our core activity consists of independent projects. These are funded by donations from philanthropic funds and civil society partners. Names of funders can be found with the description of each individual project.
On occasion, when it truly aligns with our mission, we deliver data and research services on commission.
Accountability for our governance and finances can be found in our annual reports.
We have an integrity policy in order to avoid conflicts of interest and adverse incentives.
Annual reports