President Zuzana Caputová met with representatives of the Food Bank in Slovakia and several retail chains
On Wednesday February 17, President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana ?aputová received representatives of the Potravinová Banka Slovenska, the Food Bank in Slovakia, and several food chains in the Presidential Palace. According to the President, with the pandemic situation, the social situation of many families is very bad. Charitable organizations from various parts of Slovakia […]
A digital storage shelf to stimulate cooperation between Food Banks in the Netherlands
Voedselbanken Nederland, the Food Banks in the Netherlands, launched the “Voorraadplank” a digital storage shelf system that allows Food Banks to offer their surplus food to other Food Banks.In this way, waste can be prevented and food offered can be distributed even better. The system helps local Food Banks and regional distribution centers in the […]
UN report: 17% of all food available at consumer levels is wasted
On 4 March the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partner organization WRAP released the Food Waste Index Report 2021. The report presents the most comprehensive food waste data collection, analysis and modelling to date, and offers a methodology for countries to measure food waste. The 2021 report highlights that food waste is a global […]
An Emergency Food Fund in Greece
The Food Bank Greece launched the Emergency Food Fund, an umbrella program which includes discrete food purchase actions from specific funds for the benefit of people in need. The program started in 2020, in order to react to the needs that emerged from the pandemic. Donations and distribution of food are coordinated by the Food […]
