Sodexo helps local commerce and Belgian Food Banks

The third Sodexo’s action “(Dé)pensez local” took place between 25 January and 13 February in Belgium. For each payment made with the Sodexo Card in a convenience store, Sodexo gave 2 cents to the Belgian Food Banks. With this action, Sodexo intended to both help merchants who contribute to the quality of life in our […]

Tafel Germany launches social media campaign for the International Weeks Against Racism

For the seventh consecutive year, Tafel Germany is supporting the International Weeks Against Racism, taking place from March 15th to March 28th, 2021. In light of the pandemic financially affecting people from all kinds of backgrounds, the organization stresses the importance of helping people in need – regardless of their faith, gender, ethnicity, sexuality or […]

Alarming ISTAT data: in 2020 one million more people in absolute poverty

On 5 March 2021, ISTAT (Italian National Institute of Statistics) released preliminary estimates of absolute poverty for the year 2020 along with preliminary estimates of household consumption expenditures that form the information base for the absolute poverty indicators (read the report in Italian here).  The final estimates will be made available on June 2021. The […]

Czech Food Banks help distribute masks to people in need

Czech Republic is facing a terrible situation due to COVID-19. A lot of supporting systems are collapsing. Food Banks identified the serious demand for masks and respirator from the side of NGO supporting people in need. Deprived people without help from the state couldn’t comply with the regulation of wearing mask or respirators. The Czech […]

Hungarian Food Bank and Munch enter into strategic partnership

The Hungarian Food Bank Association and Munch, the Food Saving Social Enterprise, have concluded an investment agreement. Thanks to the cooperation between the Food Bank and Munch, food surplus in the hospitality sector will also become available to people in need in the future. Nowadays more and more initiatives are being taken to help reducing […]

French Food Banks publish beneficiary profiles

Every two years, the CSA institute carries out a study for the Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires, in order to define the profile of food aid beneficiaries and to propose appropriate solutions. The last study was carried out from September 30 to November 10 2020 on nearly 1,000 beneficiaries of partner associations of the French […]

President of Banco Alimentare in the Top 100 Business People

The Top 100 Business People is a roundup of 100 names: 100 people including managers and entrepreneurs that Business People has outlined as undisputed protagonists of the economy of Italy. Outstanding profiles who in these dark months have managed to make a difference, reacting to the pandemic that has hit Italy hard. These are people […]

International artists unite to help people in need

Music Feeds, a two-day virtual festival with over 30 international artists, took place on 28-29 January. The festival was organised by UK retailer Co-op and Everybody Belongs Here, the promoter working to do good in the entertainment industry. A total of £1M will go to FareShare to fight food poverty in the UK – helping […]

Give a Little Love campaign raises £3m in UK

John Lewis and Waitrose raised more than £3m for FareShare, Home-Start, and other local charities, through its Give a Little Love campaign. The Christmas campaign aimed to support families across the UK affected by the pandemic. The funding will help FareShare assist charities and community organisations by delivering the equivalent of more than four million […]

EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste (FLW): Sub-group on food donation

On 11 February 2021, the sub-group on food donation of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste (DG Health and Food Safety) took place online.   The meeting started with an update from DG EMPL on the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) and soon after on the EU food supply […]