Ensuring a stable and sufficient food supply to address the growing demand is paramount for food production systems. Improving food production and consumption systems is at the heart of sustainable development from both environmental and socio-economic perspectives. Therefore, this research aims to assess the sustainability of agri-food systems by developing a framework based on Design for Sustainability (DfS) principles. A list of indicators to assess the sustainability of a production and consumption system was identified through a comprehensive literature review. Then, a case study on cinnamon products was done by evaluating the identified sustainable indicators against two different cinnamon forms. The research exhibits the use of the developed framework with a case study of the Cinnamon industry, assessing sustainability with five different efficiency categories mapped through 19 sustainability indicators under six elements.