Wiener Tafel launches the campaign “Is this still good?”
On 30 June, Wiener Tafel, FEBA Member in Austria, launched its campaign “Is this still good?” to raise awareness on the meaning behind the best before date and thereby preventing misconceptions resulting in food waste. In cooperation with different partners from the private economic and non-profit sector, the initiative has been realised through posters, stickers, […]
A delegation from Georgia to Brussels to learn more about FEBA and its members
On 26 August 2022, a delegation from Georgia, including Members of the Georgian Parliament, officials from different Ministries and the City Hall of Tbilisi together with stakeholders and representatives from FAO Georgia arrived in Brussels to meet with FEBA and learn more about the daily activity of European Food Banks, food waste prevention, and legislation […]
World at serious risk of food access crisis now, food availability crisis next season
The pandemic, global interruption to supply chains, rising costs of major primary commodities, conflicts and humanitarian crises threaten the functioning of world agrifood systems, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said on 5 July 2022. “We are at serious risk of facing a food access crisis now, […]
Together with the European Commission FEBA chairs the 1st meeting of the Food Donation sub-group of the EU Platform Food Losses and Food Waste
On 12 July 2022, FEBA co-chaired the Food Donation subgroup meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste. Anne-Laure Gassin (DG SANTE, European Commission) opened the session, emphasising that EU legislation should not hinder food donation but rather foster it. The floor was then given to FEBA’s Secretary General, Angela Frigo, who […]
The Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania for Simonas Gurevičius from Maisto Bankas
On 5 July 2022, Simonas Gurevičius, director of Maistobankas (FEBA Member in Lithuania), was awarded the Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania because of his help for those in need, among others, assistance to Ukrainian refugees, and aid to Ukraine. Moreover, his work related to attracting businesses to support NGOs […]
Quantifying the Impact of European Food Banks: From Farm to Fork, YEAR-2 FINAL REPORT
After the end of the second year of FEBA’s project on data collection and digital transformation, FEBA released the publication Quantifying the Impact of European Food Banks: From Farm to Fork, YEAR-2 FINAL REPORT that summarises in a concise way the objectives, milestones, and workflow of the project. It further highlights the results and outcomes achieved […]
FEBA EU Working Group 5 July 2022
16 participants from 12 countries joined the online session of the FEBA EU Working Group on 5 July 2022. During the 6th meeting of the year, a variety of topics have been discussed. In light of the Sustainable food system framework initiative, DG SANTE (European Commission) launched a public consultation whose content was shared with […]
Brambles/CHEP and FEBA: the partnership continues
On 8 June 2022, the event was launched as part of the renewal of the partnership agreement between Brambles/CHEP and FEBA. More than 80 participants joined the meeting. The session was opened by Daniel Berry, Regional General Counsel, Europe, Turkey, Middle East, Africa and India, at Brambles who highlighted the importance of logistics and supply […]
GFN webinar with Keynote Presentation by Dr. Máximo Torero Cullen
Lisa Moon, the President and CEO of the Global FoodBanking Network, opened the event on 9 June 2022 “What’s in Store for World Food Prices? Is a New Hunger Crisis Inevitable?” by citing the most recent UN report on increasing prices and how Food Banks are trying to tackle this crisis. The FAO‘s Chief Economist […]
Federacja Polskich Banków Żywności visits Matsentralen Norge
From 13 to 15 June 2022, Federacja Polskich Banków Żywności, FEBA Member in Poland, visited Matsentralen Norge in Norway. The delegation included representatives from three Food Banks, the Polish Federation of Food Banks, and recipient organisations. The visit took place in the context of an agreement signed by the Norwegian and Polish Food Banks in […]
