Food Bank Greece inaugurates its 4th Food Bank on the island of Crete
On Tuesday 3 May 2022, the official opening of the Food Bank of Crete, which operates in Heraklion, took place. The new Food Bank will cover the entire island of Crete. It is the sixth Food Bank established in the country under the guidance of the Athens Food Bank which represents Greece in the Federation […]
FEBA presents its position on the proposal for EU-level food waste reduction targets. A webinar to dialogue on Food Donation and to present five best practices
On 20 May 2022 the European Food Banks Federation organized the webinar “Food Donation to prevent food waste. Best practices of Food Banks to foster equitable food security in times of social, economic, and environmental crises”. On this occasion FEBA published a policy report presenting the position of the organisation and its members on the European […]
FødevareBanken in Denmark elects its new President
The General Assembly of the FødevareBanken, FEBA Danish Full Members, voted for a new President on 9 May 2022. The newly elected President is Mr Flemming Nør-Pedersen, who is Head of members and markets and interim CEO of The Danish Agriculture and Food Council dealing with the food sector’s framework conditions, innovation, reputation, and marketing. […]
Cibus and MacFrut 2022: 21 tonnes of food saved from waste by Banco Alimentare
Cibus and MacFrut 2022 – 21 tonnes of food saved from waste by Banco Alimentare 19 tonnes of food were recovered by Banco Alimentare at the end of Cibus, the International Fair of Made in Italy agri-food, which took place in Parma from 3 to 6 May 2022. For the fourth consecutive year, the partnership […]
FEBA participation at the NAT Section session of the European Economic and Social Committee
On the 4 May FEBA Secretary General Angela Frigo was invited to the meeting of the NAT Section of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) to give insights into the work of FEBA and its members with regards to the Ukraine crisis and the food insecurity resulting from that. The session was opened by […]
The activity of Kyiv City Charity Foundation “Food Bank” (KCCF) continues: 1,180 tonnes of food since the beginning of the war
This is an update from the Kyiv City Charity Foundation “Food Bank” received on 6 May. You can read the previous article here. How has the activity of KCCF changed in the past weeks ? This week we operated with the same number of volunteers and we received no new financial donations. In which regions […]
ECOSOC Youth Forum virtual side-event “Healthy Diets. Healthy Planet – youth led action for a better food future”
The webinar was organised by the ECOSOC Youth Forum on 21. April 2022 by the The ECOSOC Youth Forum as virtual side-event “Healthy Diets. Healthy Planet – youth led action for a better food future”. The ECOSOC Youth Forum side-event kick started this year’s activities of the World Food Forum and aims at bringing together […]
SEA and DHL Express together with FEBA: more than 21 tonnes of food for Ukrainian refugees
A DHL Express cargo aircraft left from Milan Malpensa airport on Tuesday 5 April with more than 21 tonnes of food on board with as destination Bucharest, where it will be used to support Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war. managed by SEA, had collected 16.5 tonnes of food, with 4.5 additional tonnes of Tuna donated […]
EU food policy implications of the war in Ukraine
The impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine on EU food markets has been immediate, with many companies already struggling with shortages of food ingredients and packaging materials. EU countries are in very different positions regarding their dependency on Russian and Ukrainian imports. FoodDrinkEurope, which represents the European food industry, cautions that stocks of some critical […]
World Bank, IMF, WFP and WTO call for urgent coordinated action on food security
The heads of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the WTO issued a joint statement on 13 April urging coordinated action to help vulnerable countries address growing threats to food security. The proposed actions include providing emergency food supplies and deploying financial support to households […]
