Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines donates food for the good cause
The cruise operator donated more than $43,000 worth of food to Scottish good causes. The food was collected and then distributed by FareShare. The entire team at FareShare Scotland are enormously grateful for the substantial food received from Fred. Olsen Cruises. This food will be hugely welcomed by thes hundreds of community organisations they serve […]
Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires welcomes announcements that there is a major step forward in tackling the social crisis in France
On 3 November 2020, French Minister of Solidarity and Health, Olivier Veran and the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Mr Clément Beaune, announced the increase of FEAD in France for 2021-2027. Fundings will be structured as follows: – €90 million from FEAD 2014-2020 will be added to the FEAD 2021-2027 (unspent allocation of the current FEAD […]
General Mills and its Foundation expand COVID-19 charitable response to $14 million
With the evolution of food insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the General Mills Foundation announced a $4 million in supplemental funding, in addition to the $10 million worth of grants and food donations already announced in March, to helpFood Banks, food pantries and other anti-hunger organizations. One of the focus ot the additional investment […]
Agricultural and Fisheries Council adopts Conclusions on the Farm to Fork Strategy
During the Agricultural and Fisheries Council on 19 and 20 October 2020, European ministers adopted Council conclusions on the Farm to Fork Strategy, focusing on ensuring “sufficient and affordable food while contributing to EU climate neutrality by 2050 and ensuring a fair income and strong support for primary producers”. As regards food waste, the Council […]
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Conference of the Interparliamentary Group
“Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all” In light of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October 2020), the Parliament Intergroup (IG) Fighting against poverty held a conference under this year’s theme: “Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all”. After some welcome remarks by the chair […]
A school study in collaboration with Partage
A group of students from “Haute Ecole de Santé de Genève” worked during the first semester of 2020 on a study project with the Partage Foundation. They elaborated a series of recipes made from products found at Partage (plus a few others). Each recipe has been created so that the prices per person come down […]
FEAD & The European Food Banks Federation / 2019 Implementation Report
FEBA released a new report on the occasion of the FEAD Community Conference which took place on 22-23 October 2020. The report “FEAD & The European Food Banks Federation. 2019 Implementation Report” is collecting the insights from a survey conducted among FEBA members who are benefiting from the FEAD. The survey was about the implementation […]
Food Bank Albania celebrated #FLWDay
On 29 September, Food Bank Albania organized a coordinated action in 7 cities. Thanks to the help of about 200 volunteers, they distributed 20,000 dedicated flyers for the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Food Bank Albania was also aired on two TV stations on 29 September, one of them being one […]
Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived in Spain
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, through the Spanish Agrarian Guarantee Fund (FEGA) has launched, from September 14 to 28, the second phase of the 2020 Programof Food Aid to the most Deprived. 34.8 million kilos of food will be distribute during this phase. This food, which account for 39.4% of the total quantities […]
Farm to Fork 2020 Conference. Building sustainable food systems together
On 15 and 16 October 2020 the European Commission organized the Farm to Fork 2020 Conference with the topic “Building sustainable food systems together”, which brought together European stakeholders who aim to reshape the EU towards a more sustainable food system. Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice-President, opened the conference by underlining the urgent need […]
