Feedback is critical to all systems, from the human body to organisations, to make adjustments for better performance. For many years however, nutritionists, store managers, community people and other health professionals have worked to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply available to people living in remote Australia often without a feedback system to guide planning and to track progress.

As part of the Remote Indigenous Stores and Takeaway (RIST) project, Menzies School of Health Research was commissioned to develop a tool to monitor the nutritional quality of the food supply available in community stores in remote Australia. This paper will present this tool and propose a framework for its use and implementation at the community level. The framework proposed draws on continuous quality improvement theory and the NSW health capacity building framework. This tool potentially offers a structured and comprehensive planning approach to move forward in achieving a more equitable food supply for Indigenous Australians living in remote Australia.