FEBA visits Federación Española de Bancos de Alimentos (FESBAL) and Fundación Banco de Alimentos de Madrid
On 2-3 September, our CEO Esteban Arriaga Miranda was warmly welcomed in Spain, where he visited Federación Española de Bancos de Alimentos (FESBAL) and Fundación Banco de Alimentos de Madrid. The visit was an excellent opportunity to learn more about the 54 associated Food Banks throughout Spain and the challenges they face.
FEBA visits Hainaut occidental et de Mons-Borinage
On 29 August 2024 the FEBA Team visited the Food Bank Hainaut occidental et de Mons-Borinage from Voedselbanken – Banques Alimentaires (FEBA Member in Belgium). We visited the warehouse facilities and cold room storage as well as seeing the different food products. After the tour we discussed the Food Banks activities and future opportunities. Thank […]
FEBA visits Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires
On 27 August 2024 the FEBA Team visited Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires in Paris. Topics on the agenda were presentations of FFBA’s programmes for healthy and nutritious food and eating, data protection and ethics and compliance procedures. In addition to that topics of discussion were policy priorities and fundraising opportunities. The day was finished […]
Hands-on visit to FødevareBanken in Aarhus
FEBA’s Network Development Coordinator Anna Friederitz visited the Danish Food Bank member FødevareBanken in Aarhus where one of their three operation departments is located. The day started early at the warehouse at 7:00 to practice scanning the products and pack the Food Bank’s van with plenty of nutritious food. Then, she joined volunteer driver Niels […]
French Food Banks recover surplus food from the Olympic Games in Paris 2024
Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires, FEBA Member in France recovered surplus and unsold food from the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. Their activities can be followed here. Overall, the “Gilets Oranges”, the volunteers of the French Food Banks wear orange vests, reduced food waste contributing to the sustainability of this year’s games, as well as […]
“It is noble to cook without waste” – a unique event in Moldova to raise awareness on Food Waste Prevention
Globally about 1 billion tonnes of food is wasted every year. ⅓ of good food for consumption ends up in the trash instead of feeding people, and the biggest generators of waste are households. Banca de alimente in partnership with the Association of Italian Chefs organized on Thursday, July 25, the awareness-raising event “It is […]
Amending the “Act on Not Wasting Food” in Poland
On behalf of the Polish Federation of Food Banks, President Beata Ciepła participated in the press conference of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development which has prepared an amendment to the Act on Food Waste, which has been in force since 2019. This is a key law for all organisations providing food assistance in […]
FFBA carries Olympic torch and recovers surplus from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The French Federation concluded the Olympic flame journey in Blois with Laurence Champier, Managing Director of FFBA carrying the torch, surrounded by the teams of the local Food Banks involved. Read more.
FEBA visits the Food Bank in Malta
From 8 to 11 July Sofiia Vara and Balazs Cseh from the Network Development Department of FEBA visited the Malta Food Bank Foundation (Malta). FEBA discussed the current status of the foodbanking activities in Malta and established a development plan for the future.
FEBA and Food Bank Greece visit FBAR to kick off the Data Collection Pilot test
Collecting reliable, accurate data is essential to paint a comprehensive picture of the positive impact Food Banks across Europe make and use this as a base for successful advocacy work. Following in the footsteps of Food Bank Greece, Federația Băncilor pentru Alimente din România (FBAR) will start gathering qualitative and qualitative information from their network […]
