diff --git a/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/food-data-list.component.ts b/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/food-data-list.component.ts
index 5fb5ddd5..6379d815 100644
--- a/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/food-data-list.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/food-data-list.component.ts
@@ -12,27 +12,13 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-import {AfterViewInit, Component, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
+import {ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {MapPosition, PositionService} from '../../map/position.service';
-import {SCSearchFilter, SCSearchSort} from '@openstapps/core';
-import {SearchPageComponent} from './search-page.component';
 import {Geolocation} from '@capacitor/geolocation';
-
-/**
- * Converts a position into a sort query
- */
-function asSortQuery(position: MapPosition): SCSearchSort[] {
-  return [
-    {
-      type: 'distance',
-      order: 'asc',
-      arguments: {
-        field: 'geo',
-        position: [position.longitude, position.latitude],
-      },
-    },
-  ];
-}
+import {BehaviorSubject, from} from 'rxjs';
+import {pauseWhen} from '../../../util/pause-when';
+import {map, retry, startWith, take} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {SCSearchFilter, SCSearchSort} from '@openstapps/core';
 
 /**
  * Presents a list of places for eating/drinking
@@ -41,9 +27,10 @@ function asSortQuery(position: MapPosition): SCSearchSort[] {
   selector: 'stapps-food-data-list',
   templateUrl: 'food-data-list.html',
   styleUrls: ['food-data-list.scss'],
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
 })
-export class FoodDataListComponent implements AfterViewInit {
-  @ViewChild(SearchPageComponent) searchPage: SearchPageComponent;
+export class FoodDataListComponent {
+  isNotInView$ = new BehaviorSubject(true);
 
   forcedFilter: SCSearchFilter = {
     arguments: {
@@ -82,20 +69,43 @@ export class FoodDataListComponent implements AfterViewInit {
     type: 'boolean',
   };
 
-  sortQuery = this.positionService.getCurrentLocation({enableHighAccuracy: false}).then(asSortQuery);
+  sortQuery = this.positionService
+    .watchCurrentLocation({
+      enableHighAccuracy: false,
+      maximumAge: 1000,
+    })
+    .pipe(
+      pauseWhen(this.isNotInView$),
+      retry({
+        delay: () => from(Geolocation.checkPermissions()),
+      }),
+      map<MapPosition, SCSearchSort[]>(({longitude, latitude}) => [
+        {
+          type: 'distance',
+          order: 'asc',
+          arguments: {
+            field: 'geo',
+            position: [longitude, latitude],
+          },
+        },
+      ]),
+      take(1),
+      startWith<SCSearchSort[]>([
+        {
+          arguments: {field: 'name'},
+          order: 'asc',
+          type: 'ducet',
+        },
+      ]),
+    );
 
   constructor(private readonly positionService: PositionService) {}
 
-  async ngAfterViewInit() {
-    const canAccessLocation = await Geolocation.checkPermissions()
-      .then(it => it.coarseLocation === 'granted' || it.location === 'granted')
-      .catch(() => false);
-    this.searchPage.showDefaultData = true;
-    this.searchPage.loading = true;
-    if (!canAccessLocation) {
-      await this.searchPage.fetchAndUpdateItems();
-    }
-    this.searchPage.sortQuery = await this.sortQuery;
-    await this.searchPage.fetchAndUpdateItems();
+  async ionViewWillEnter() {
+    this.isNotInView$.next(false);
+  }
+
+  ionViewWillLeave() {
+    this.isNotInView$.next(true);
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/food-data-list.html b/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/food-data-list.html
index 4dd08fb9..9b47abfa 100644
--- a/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/food-data-list.html
+++ b/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/food-data-list.html
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <stapps-search-page
   [forcedFilter]="forcedFilter"
+  [sortQuery]="sortQuery | async"
   [title]="'canteens.title'"
   [showNavigation]="false"
-  [showDefaultData]="false"
+  [showDefaultData]="true"
 >
 </stapps-search-page>
diff --git a/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/food-data-list.scss b/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/food-data-list.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92d692cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/food-data-list.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+:host {
+  display: contents;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/search-page.component.ts b/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/search-page.component.ts
index 7ffddaf8..375cd49e 100644
--- a/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/search-page.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/src/app/modules/data/list/search-page.component.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-import {Component, DestroyRef, inject, Input, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, DestroyRef, inject, Input, OnChanges, OnInit, SimpleChanges} from '@angular/core';
 import {ActivatedRoute, Router} from '@angular/router';
 import {Keyboard} from '@capacitor/keyboard';
 import {AlertController} from '@ionic/angular';
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import {takeUntilDestroyed} from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
   styleUrls: ['search-page.scss'],
   providers: [ContextMenuService],
 })
-export class SearchPageComponent implements OnInit {
+export class SearchPageComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
   @Input() title = 'search.title';
 
   @Input() placeholder = 'search.search_bar.placeholder';
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export class SearchPageComponent implements OnInit {
   /**
    * Api query sorting
    */
-  sortQuery: SCSearchSort[] | undefined;
+  @Input() sortQuery: SCSearchSort[] | undefined;
 
   destroy$ = inject(DestroyRef);
 
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ export class SearchPageComponent implements OnInit {
     private readonly configProvider: ConfigProvider,
   ) {}
 
+  async ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
+    if ('sortQuery' in changes) {
+      await this.fetchAndUpdateItems();
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Fetches items with set query configuration
    * @param append If true fetched data gets appended to existing, override otherwise (default false)