Food collection in France: to meet the demand, the Food Banks need 3 million additional meals
The Banques Alimentaires have drawn up an assessment of their national collection which took place at the end of November. The total amount of the 2021 “Collecte Nationale” is 10,000 tons, which is the equivalent of 20 million meals. This is 3 million fewer meals than in 2019, during a classic collection outside the crisis. […]
Fresh fruit and vegetables for the Greek Food Bank
Food Bank Greece has started a cooperation with the central grocery market in Athens, to save fresh fruits and vegetables from the stores there. The project started in early summer and is now on phase 2, which is still a pilot phase. Twice a week, the Food Bank visits the market with the truck and […]
Lay’s and Duyvis donate to the Belgian Food Banks for the Winter Event
This year, Lay’s and Duyvis want to give a special Christmas present by supporting the Fédération Belge des Banques Alimentaires/Belgische Federatie van Voedselbanken. With every purchase of 3 Lay’s and/or Duyvis products, PepsiCo donates €5 to the Food Banks, up to a maximum amount of €70,000. This way, together we can make a difference! More […]
Improving the sustainability of the European food supply chain
FEBA intervenes at the extraordinary meeting of the EESC in the framework of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU On 29 November 2021, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised an extraordinary meeting of the Diversity Europe Group on Improving the sustainability of the European food supply chain. The meeting was […]
FFBA and FEBA joined expertise for a dedicated session to learn and take advantage of EU funding
On 21 September 2021 the Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires (FFBA) invited the European Food Banks Federation for a virtual session dedicated to learning more about EU funding as a potential opportunity to sustain, strengthen, and reinforce the activity of Food Banks on the ground. More than 65 Food Bank representatives from 65 French local […]
11th meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste – Taking stock of achievements thus far and future outlook
On 18 November 2021, the last meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste (FLW) in its current mandate (2016-2021) took place as a hybrid event in Brussels and online. In her opening statement, Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, reiterated the importance of the fight against food losses and […]
Wiener Tafel produces “Sugo mit Sinn” (“Sugo with Meaning”) on the occasion of World Savings Day
On the occasion of the World Savings Day on 29 October 2021, Wiener Tafel took another step in the fight against food waste with the initiation of the project “Sugo with Meaning” as the newest addition to their range of “Products with Meaning”. For two years there has been a successful cooperation between Wiener Tafel […]
Skill-sharing session “City food recovery vs food poverty” in Milan
From 27 to 29 October 2021, FEBA and Food Bank representatives from Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, and Slovenia gathered in Milan for a three-days skill sharing session organised by the European Food Banks Federation in collaboration with Fondazione Banco Alimentare Onlus (FBAO). Under the umbrella title “City food recovery vs food poverty”, the focus […]
FEAD Community Annual Conference
On 19 October 2021, FEBA participated to the FEAD Community Annual Conference taking place in Brussels and online. Together with FEBA team, FEBA members from Italy, Malta, Spain and Slovenia participated in Brussels and other FEBA members joined online. The conference had as main objectives to take stock of the role and activities of the […]
MPs in the UK call on Government to tackle food waste
Two million tonnes of fresh, unsold food is wasted in the UK every year. Funding to help farmers and food producers get this food to frontline charities has now ended. If the funding were to be extended, it could create an additional 53m meals for vulnerable families. Without it, the food will be needlessly wasted […]
