IFCO reusable containers supporting Food Bank Greece
As agreed on the five years partnership, IFCO is donating its Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs) to the FEBA network across Europe, which will be helpful for Food Banks’ daily operations of recovering and redistributing surplus food to the charitable organisations assisting the people most in need. After the donation deliver in Romania two months ago, […]
Inauguration of the Food Bank Namur
On May 12 2023, a large audience gathered to celebrate the inauguration of a new Food Bank in Namur, Belgium. His highness Prince Laurent of Belgium was present, as well as Karine Lalieux, Minister of Pensions, Social Integration and of the Fight Against Poverty. The Belgian governors of the Namur province and of the Luxembourg […]
Food waste in Britain – A study of FareShare and the University of Hertfordshire
FareShare, the British FEBA Member, published a study together with the University of Hertfordshire evaluating the economic and social impact of FareShare’s contribution to fighting hunger and tackling food waste. The findings show that FareShare’s work creates a net economic and social value of £ 225 mio. Of this total, £ 107.661.372 (48%) is attributed […]
Webinar on the launch of the report on the Impact of the socio-economic crisis on FEBA Members
On 17 May 2023 FEBA launched its webinar on the ‘Assessment of the impact of the socio-economic crisis on FEBA Members in 2022‘. The report is a result of a survey for the period of January 2022 until December 2022 answered by 27 out of 30 FEBA Members. The report gives important insights into, on […]
Wiener Tafel welcomes the initative of the Austrian Government to support non-profit food distribution to combat poverty with €10 million
On Monday 8 May 2023 the FEBA Member of Austria Wiener Tafel participated in the “Food Summit“ together with experts and the government to discuss measures to fight inflation. The summit had successful outcomes, more specifically, the governing parties have agreed to allocate an additional budget of €10 million to support non-profit food distribution programs to […]
FEBA attended the Annual Meeting of FBAR
On 5-7 May in Suceava (Romania), Federația Băncilor pentru Alimente din România (FBAR), FEBA Member in Romania, organized its annual meeting with the participation of the 9 Regional Food Banks from Bucharest, Brasov, Constanta, Craiova, Cluj, Galati, Oradea, Roman, and Timisoara. Angela Frigo, FEBA Secretary General, was invited to attend the meeting and share updates […]
Report on the support provided by ESF and FEAD under COVID-19
The study published by the European Commission on 3 April 2023 assesses the immediate response of the European Social Fund and the European Fund for the Most Deprived to the Covid-19 pandemic. The study analysed the data based on five criteria: effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and contribution to the crisis response. The analysis of effectiveness […]
EU Working Group | 2 May 2023
The fourth session of the EU Working Group in 2023 was held online on 2 May 2023. The meeting was attended by 15 participants from 10 countries. FEBA gave an overview of the past events that were attended with a specific focus on the 1st Plenary session of the Community of Practice on Material Support, […]
FEBA participated in the Nordic Food Waste Summit 2023
What are the best practices for reducing food loss and waste? How can we accelerate the progress and how can Nordic cooperation provide added value for national efforts? These were the main questions steering the Nordic Food Waste Summit in Stockholm on 26 April 2023. The conference brought together experts, politicians, authorities, businesses, and civil […]
Cibus Food Saving: 2023 results
At the end of Cibus International Food Exhibition 2023, Banco Alimentare recovered 7 tonnes of food! High-quality food products that, within a few days, were redistributed to partner organisations in Emilia-Romagna taking care of those in need. The food donated by the exhibitors at the end of the event was recovered by volunteers of Banco […]
