Samedi du Partage: 193 tonnes of basic products collected!
Samedi du Partage, the traditional solidarity collection, was held on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 November in 90 shops and supermarkets in the Swiss canton. Once again, the population showed a spirit of solidarity: the operation collected more than 193 tonnes of foodstuffs and hygiene products for people in need. The Samedi du Partage association […]
FEBA releases its new publication “FEAD, REACT-EU, and the European Food Banks Federation – 2021 Implementation Report”
One of FEBA’s core activities is to represent its members at European and international level, report back to key stakeholders, and advocate for common interests. On the backdrop of this, FEBA released its new publication “FEAD, REACT-EU, and the European Food Banks Federation – 2021 Implementation Report”. Its aim is twofold: on the one hand, […]
FOODCLIC has started! FEBA participated in the project kick-off meeting in Amsterdam
The HORIZON EUROPE research project “integrated urban FOOD policies – developing sustainability Co-benefits, spatial Linkages, social Inclusion and sectoral Connections to transform food systems in city-regions” (FOODCLIC) has started. The kick-off meeting of the project took place in Amsterdam (24-26 October 2022) and brought together all participants of the project. These mainly included universities, local […]
Cost of living crisis: food donations in the UK
A BBC Radio piece shows the context FareShare currently works in – the show visits several organisations, 3 of which receive FareShare food to tackle issues to meet need in their communities. As energy bills rise to their new capped level at the start of October, Leyla Kazim shares some inspiring stories of giving that […]
First EU-wide monitoring of food waste: 127 kg per inhabitant in the EU in 2020
This article provides the results of the first dedicated statistical monitoring of the amount of food waste in the European Union by sector of activity according to the NACE rev. 2 classification and by households, excluding food losses (food not harvested or food not authorised to be marketed for safety reasons), for the year 2020. In 2020, […]
Commission makes statement to mark International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
To mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit gave a statement on behalf of the European Commission at the European Parliament plenary on 17 October. The Commissioner emphasised that to fight poverty effectively, a strong commitment and a coordinated approach are needed. He described the […]
Banca de Alimente Moldova launches national campaign “Less waste, more good”
On 18 October, Banca de Alimente Moldova launched the third edition of the national campaign to prevent food waste. The name of the project is “Less waste, more good” and this year is realized together with the hypermarket chain Kaufland. The campaign includes a strong educational element for the youngest consumers on reducing food waste, […]
Sodexo and Stop Hunger launch partnership with FEBA
Press release – 17 October 2022 Sodexo, and its unique philanthropic cause Stop Hunger, have launched a region-wide partnership with the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA). Building upon existing collaboration between the organisations at a European and local level, the parties have signed an agreement in line with their mutual goal of preventing food waste […]
European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) selects IFCO as their official partner for Reusable Packaging Containers
PRESS RELEASE With the shared mutual goals of preventing food waste while reducing food insecurity in Europe, IFCO’s Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs) will be provided to FEBA members free of charge. Munich, Germany, October 6, 2022: FEBA has signed a 5-year partnership agreement with IFCO, the world’s leading provider of Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs) for […]
EU Working Group 4 October 2022
The 8th session of the Working Group was held online. The meeting was opened with some information about the Eurostat data on poverty and the Partnerships Agreements of the European Commission with the Member States. In addition to that the report on the “Assessment of the FEBA Members Activity” was presented. This was followed by […]
