Tafel is a FEBA member
In March Tafel Deutschland became an official member of FEBA, the umbrella organization of European food banks. The Tafel are similar to food banks, which collect groceries and deliver them to charitable organization. In 2014 the national association of the Tafel partnered with FEBA. By becoming a member, Tafel Deutschland is expanding its commitment in […]
Celebrating the CHEP – FEBA partnership
Today CHEP has published a press release to communicate the results of our partnership agreement signed in 2016 by former FEBA president, Isabel Jonet and Juan Jose Freijo, Head of Global Sustainability at the Brambles Group. For details read the press release here. “Collaborating with FEBA over these two years in the fight against hunger […]
Reminding consumer goods enterprises to reduce waste!
Today our blog on “How Food Banks are Key to tackling food banks and poverty in Europe” has been published on the Consumer Goods Forum website (CGF) Read the blog here. The Consumer Goods Forum represents 400 enterprises (retailers, manufacturers and service providers) in the consumer good industry, and provides a platform for: networking, best practice […]
FEBA position paper on EU framework Directive
European Parliament, Council and Commission to start negotiations on the EU Waste Framework Directive FEBA has written a position paper, with six recommendations, to further enhance the focus of food donation in the EU Waste Framework Directive. Read the full position paper here. On March 14Th, the European Parliament adopted MEP Simona Bonafé’s report on […]
Highlights from FEBAs annual convention in Rotterdam
More than 90 delegates from 30 countries traveled to the city to join the two-day annual convention. The convention was kicked-off by the Dutch State Secretary of Social affairs and Employment, Jetta Klijnsma. Mrs. Klijnsma, who is a longtime advocate for food banking, stated that food banks give much more than “just” food: “Food banks […]
FEBA held three peer-visits in 2017
FEBA held three successful peer-visits in 2017. All visits were sponsored by Kellogg. See which best practices were exchanged for each visit: The Ciechanów food bank (Poland) visited the Courtrai food bank, in Belgium May 30th – June 1st 2017 Best practices exchanged: Close collaboration with the National Federation which funds a large part of […]
Skill sharing in Milan
On October 12th-13th, 15 participants from 14 countries came to Milan to join the “Skill sharing session on fundraising” organized by FEBA in collaboration with the Italian Federation, Banco Alimentare Onlus. During the two-day session, particpants were guided through the various techniques and strategies to gain new corporate partnerships. This subject was explored from a […]
HOTREC, Metro and FEBA collaborate on food donation guidelines
In October 2016, the umbrella association for the hospitality industry in Europe, Hotrec, METRO AG and FEBA signed a framework agreement to collaborate on reducing food waste among cafés, restaurants and hotels. The three parties will support the implementation and use of the newly launched “European hospitality industry guidelines to reduce food waste and to […]
Texas Instrument and FEBA collaboration
Texas Instruments (TI) is a multinational company known for its high technology calculators. This year TI has chosen to cooperate with FEBA by encouraging employees to make a donation to FEBA and thereby support our fight against hunger and food waste in Europe. In return, the TI employees not only have the satisfaction to engage […]
FEBA visit to Greek food bank in Athens
On November 9th, the president of FEBA visited the Greek food bank in Athens, founded in 1995. The visit coincided with the launch of a report conducted by The Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) titled “Food Bank: A tool for addressing food insecurity and food waste in Greece” The crisis substantially increased the […]
