Kate Cooper gave a keynote presentation to the Local Nexus Network about food, cities, and citizens. She discussed using thinking tools to analyze the food sector, including a baked bean tin label, the PMCC framework, middle-up-down thinking, and metaphors. Specifically, she analyzed the UK's Value Added Tax policy as it relates to food, noting the societal costs of obesity and poor diet compared to tax revenues from VAT-rated snacks and drinks. She questioned what actors like government, corporations, and individuals could do to address these issues.