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.

Two Food collections to help people in need in Portugal

For the moment the organization of the food collection on 28 November – 6 December is planned as usual, with volunteers in stores but also with an online food collection. The Federação Portuguesa dos Bancos alimentares contra a fome (FPBA) usually organizes a food collection in May. Due to the COVID-19 this year it was […]

Excessive hospitality is the main reason Lithuanians discard food, study reveals

A quarter of Lithuanians discard food once a week, while half – at least a few times a month, reveals a study by Maisto Bankas alongside Swedbank. Despite prominent Lithuanian sayings about bread, this product lands in the bin most often. According to the study, the main reason for throwing out food is excessive hospitality […]

Updates from Italy – Banco Alimentare and the Covid-19

The health emergency that has hit Italy has strong repercussions on the economy, turning immediately into a social crisis. A multitude of people are asking for help and it will increase in the coming months with the continuation of the health crisis. Small traders or artisans have had to close, many people employed in precarious […]

In Belgium corporate donations to Food Banks will be fiscally encouraged

On Tuesday 17 November Minister of Finance, Vincent Van Peteghem (CD&V), announced that companies that want to donate their surplus or non-calibrated products to charities or Food Banks will be able to deduct for tax purposes the costs associated with these operations (transport costs, …). With this measure, the government wants to encourage donations to […]

The cabinet of the government supports the Food Banks in the Netherlands

Voedselbanken Nederland is pleased that the government is taking seriously the concerns of the Food Banks about the expected increasing number of beneficiaries due to the economic crisis and the looming food shortages. The government also sees these developments as a social problem that must be solved. In a letter to the Chamber of Deputies, […]

PENNY International collaborates with FEBA to contribute to SDG 12.3

PENNY International, the international discount division of the REWE Group represented by PENNY Market, joins forces with the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) to reduce food waste for a social purpose. The retailer already collaborates with FEBA members and the signature of this agreement confirms the commitment of PENNY to the work of the European […]

World Food Day convoy carries 90 tonnes of donated food in Hungary

Over the past 15 years, FAO and the Hungarian Food Bank Association have collected more than 670 tonnes of food for needy families. This World Food Day has once again brought more than 20 trucks full of donated food into the heart of Budapest. As has been happening every year since 2006, the convoy, organized […]