Coronavirus in Belgium: Food Banks worried about next winter
Food Banks are concerned about the distribution of food and other essentials for the coming winter. Since the onset of the health crisis, department stores have had little surplus. Meanwhile, the number of people seeking food aid has also increased dramatically. “We have never seen such an increase in a year,” said Jozef Mottar, managing […]
Food Banks: a beneficial solution to prevent food waste, for the people and for the planet
Ahead of the first ever International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, FoodDrinkEurope spoke to FEBA Secretary General, Angela Frigo, to better understand how Food Banks in Europe collaborate with food supply chain actors to prevent food waste and redistribute surplus foods to the charities helping people that are most in need. Read […]
European Food Banks today: 3rd report on the impact of COVID-19
How are European Food Banks reacting to the impact of COVID-19? Commitment, creativity and openness to change are the keywords! European Food Banks are up and running: they are carrying out their activity while they are managing double amounts of food and experiencing a growing food demand of 30% at European level, with a range […]
Food Collections at the time of COVID-19
On 9 October 2020 FEBA organized a virtual skill-sharing session on “Food Collections at the time of COVID-19”. The online meeting was open to FEBA membership to take stock of the state of Food Collections in Europe and share the experience of some members, in particular Wiener Tafel in Austria, FoodCloud in Ireland, FareShare in […]
