🥪Did you know that we waste 131 kg of food per inhabitant in the EU annually? (Eurostat, 2021) 🍴One of the reasons for this is the misconception between the Best-Before-Date and the Use-By-Date. (Nutcracker & Tafel Deutschland e.V.) #IDAFLW #WeAreFEBA #FoodBanks #FLWDay

In January 2024, Jacques Vandenschrik was nominated by the @EU_Commission for the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU #Agriculture, uniting diverse voices in agri-food.🤝 Here's the final report: tinyurl.com/yncu34h7 FEBA's Statement: tinyurl.com/3a43jfut #FoodBanks

On 29 August 2024 the FEBA Team visited the Food Bank in Hainaut occidental et de Mons-Borinage (Belgium). We visited the warehouse facilities and cold room storage. After the tour we discussed the Food Banks activities and future opportunities. Thank you for hosting us!

Today we held our monthly knowledge-sharing webinar series: FEBA Morning Insights (MOIN). On the agenda was a deep-dive presentation about the FoodCloud Kitchen that showcases how surplus food can be effectively used for social purposes.

Friday last week, Network Development Coordinator Anna Friederitz visited FEBA Member @foedevareBanken in Denmark. 🦺Her day started early at 7:00 in the morning at the warehouse in Aarhus. Thank you for hosting us! Tak!

🇲🇩 Banca de alimente (FEBA Associate Member in the Republic of Moldova) in partnership with the Association of Italian Chefs organised the awareness-raising event "It is noble to cook without waste".

At the end of May, we held our FEBA Annual Forum with the theme “How material support can pave the path towards social inclusion”. 🔗And now we published a report to summarise the discussions and information shared during online event: shorturl.at/QyUf0

With the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris coming to an end soon, we wanted to take this opportunity to highlight how the work of @BanquesAlim , FEBA Member in France, in recovering surplus food from the event is actively contributing to the following 5 SDG’s. #Paris2024 #WeAreFEBA

❗At FEBA, we believe no parents should face the choice between feeding themselves and feeding their children. 🔗We published a report to summarise the efforts of Food Banks across Europe in tackling food insecurity among children: shorturl.at/3XeTs

As a long-time supporter of FEBA, we want to thank @GeneralMills for sponsoring the Annual Convention for the 4th year. Jonathan Bennett led a workshop alongside his colleagues highlighting the partnership with @FareShareUK . Thank you for this important collaboration.

FEBA launched its partnership with @UPS and The UPS Foundation in 2023 and was happy to have them onboard to support this year’s FEBA Annual Convention in Prague. Thank you UPS for your commitment to supporting efforts in the reduction of food waste in the communities you serve.

One of the sponsors of this year's FEBA Annual Convention was @Tesco. Thank you for being so supportive of the FEBA main event. TESCO has been a strong supporter and partner of many Food Banks in the FEBA network and we appreciate their continued efforts and commitment.

As we stay connected with our FEBA members on a regular basis, it's time to rewind and share a recap post from our visits in July. This time we went to our members in 🇷🇴 Romania and 🇲🇹 Malta.

Last month we held our FEBA Annual Convention in Prague. Over 130 participants joined from all over Europe and the US to discuss sustainable futures together. We hope you enjoyed it and see you next year in Dublin, Ireland together with @FoodCloud ! 🇮🇪

Today we held our monthly knowledge-sharing webinar series: FEBA Morning Insights (MOIN). On the agenda of MOIN's June edition was a deep-dive presentation on the corporate engagement programmes the Hungarian Food Bank Association is offering to its corporate partners/donors.

On the last official day of FEBA Annual Convention, participants learned about initiatives of their colleagues and external speakers during the World of Innovation sessions. We finished the day with the closing remarks to summarise key insights from the entire event.