Fondazione McDonald: 100 thousand free meals with Banco Alimentare
In April 2020 in Italy the sudden closure of the commercial catering sector generated large volumes of surplus food. Banco Alimentare was contacted by McDonald’s Italia to recover 50 tons of surplus food. Thanks to this positive experience just before Christmas McDonald’s promoted with Banco Alimentare the solidarity campaign “Sempre aperti a donare” (Always open to donate) […]
Food poverty, a growing problem in Europe
Jacques Vandenschrik, President of the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA), was interviewed by CNN on the rise of poverty in Europe and the increased demand for food aid since the start of the pandemic. FEBA reported a food demand increase of around 30% across its European network of 430 Food Banks – with a range […]
Operation “lait du coeur” for the Food Banks in France
Food Banks in France very often lack milk and the current health situation has reinforced the food insecurity situation in which many households find themselves. This situation did not leave the teams of the Laiterie de Saint-Denis-de-L’Hôtel (LSDH) indifferent. The dairy and bottler group has therefore set up a project to raise awareness and bring […]
9th meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste
On December 10, there was a virtual plenary session of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste (FLW) that served as an opportunity for Member States and stakeholders to come together and take stock of the progress made up until now. To kick off the event, the European Commission informed about future strategies, […]
18 million meals offered to the Food Banks in France
The last weekend of November was held the 36th “Collecte Nationale”, the big food collection in France. An event that the Food Banks wanted to maintain despite the confinement and which once again demonstrated the generosity of all. The first trend indicates that 9000 tons of food corresponding to 18 million meals were offered during […]
250 tons of food to help people in need before Christmas in Hungary
During the food collection which took place on 27, 28 and 29 November in more than 250 stores and 160 settlements across the country, the Hungarian Food Bank Association collected a total of about 250 tons of durable food with the help of nearly 6,000 volunteers. Nearly 50,000 thousand food packages will be made from […]
Food for Ireland: a national food appeal to ensure the continuity of supplies
FoodCloud was part of “Food for Ireland”, the first ever national in-store food appeal where shoppers could donate ambient stock across over 400 retail outlets from 17 to 20 September. FoodCloud decided to set “The Food for Ireland Appeal” with the aim of ensuring the continuity of supply of ambient products to communities impacted by […]
EU Council agreement on MFF and Recovery Package Next Generation EU
On Thursday 10 December, EU leaders agreed unanimously on the next EU long-term budget, the recovery fund and the related conditionality mechanism. Previous negotiations have failed due to Poland and Hungary’s veto against the newly introduced conditionality mechanism, that aims at protecting the EU budget against breaches of the rule of law. This agreement comes […]
Maistobankas collected 166 tons of food
The food collection organized by Maistobankas in Lithuania happened as usual, with almost 5,000 volunteers in 345 supermarkets. 166 tons of food were collected, equal to € 339,029. The food will be given to 287 charities who will then redistribute to people in need in Lithuania.
First Annual Conference of the FEAD Community
The First Annual Conference of the FEAD Community took place on 22-23 October online. The European Commission published the full report of the Conference, as well as FEAD Case Studies related to the Coronavirus pandemic, with a collection of inspiring practices adapting FEAD-funded measures during the crisis. Read more here.
