Happy birthday: 20 years of Siticibo!

On 29 May 2023, Banco Alimentare celebrated an important anniversary in collaboration with PwC Italia: 20 years of Siticibo! The programme for the recovery of fresh and cooked food from the distribution sector and food service. Everything started with the recovery of three “cotoletta alla milanese” and four potato croquettes. This celebration was the occasion […]

Hosted by MP – FareShare launches results of its social return on investments

On 12 June 2023 FareShare was hosted by MP Jo Gideon to launch the report and results of FareShare’s social return on investment which was conducted in collaboration with the University of Hertfordshire, who was also resent at the launch. Dr Aarti Rughoo, from the University of Hertfordshire said: “The findings show that by redistributing […]

Partage inaugurates new premises to fight food waste

On 21 June 2023 Partage, FEBA Member in Switzerland inaugurated new premises which should foster innovation and projects to reduce food loss and waste.     In addition to that the people of Geneva have voted in favour of enshrining the right to food in the constitution of Geneva. 67% of the voters voted YES in […]

The Czech Food Bank visits the Slovakian Food Bank

On 22 June 2023 Potravinové banky visited their colleagues from Potravinová banka Slovenska, who are both FEBA Members. They shared experiences and aim to deepen the cooperation between Food Banks and develop relationships with the public administration. Aleš Slavíček, the President of the Czech Federation met with Marko Urdzik, President of the Food Bank Slovakia. […]

General Assembly June 2023

On 15 June 2023 the FEBA General Assembly was held online. Food Bank Albania was announced as full member of the FEBA network and the status of associate membership was renewed for Banca de Alimente in Moldova and Federația Băncilor pentru Alimente din România. The representatives from the Food Banks in our network voted on […]

EU Working Group I 6 June 2023

The fifth session of the EU Working Group in 2023 was held online on 6 June 2023. The meeting was attended by 18 participants from 13 countries. The session started with an introduction by TetraPak into their sustainable packaging solution that can also be used for FEAD/ ESF+ products. This was followed by a Q&A […]

Highlighting the importance of data collection: FEBA organised the YEAR-3 Mid-Term Summit in Dublin

From 24 to 26 May, FEBA invited Food Bank representatives to Dublin to participate in the Data Collection YEAR-3 Mid-Term Summit organised together with FoodCloud (FEBA Member in Ireland). The meeting was opened with some introductory remarks delivered by Rikke Karlsson (DG SANTE, European Commission) who underscored the importance of collecting quantitative and qualitative information […]

The European Food Banks Federation with ADM during their volunteer week

On 24 May 2023, ADM Cares invited the European Food Banks Federation for a virtual session dedicated to learning more about food waste, hunger and Food Banks in Europe. The Volunteer Week Interactive Webinar’s aim was to share data about the daily activities of FEBA and its network, the scale of food waste, and how […]

Ukraine: FEBA stands by its member, the Ukrainian Food Banks Federation

To date the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has caused significant displacement, innumerable civilian deaths and injuries, and devastating damages to infrastructures. Millions of Ukrainians have had to leave everything behind to escape with their lives and today the situation remains still dire. Standing by its Associate Member, the Ukrainian Food Banks Federation (UFBF), from […]