Food Banks in the News

March

Women Wage War Against Hunger
8 March 2013 International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate women across nations and draw attention to gender inequality around the globe. It is also a day to recognize the leadership, wisdom, and passion women give to make the world a better place, including fighting hunger in their communities and the world. 
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February

Banco de Alimentos Cáritas in Cancún Mexico hosts GFN Board of Directors
11 February 2013 José Ángel Romero of Banco de Alimentos Cáritas in Cancún, Mexico appeared on the television program "Cafecito" in advance of the GFN Board of Directors meeting February 11-13. In the interview he speaks about the role food banks play in the fight against hunger locally in Cancún, nationally through the work of Asociación Mexicana de Bancos de Alimentos (AMBA), and GFN's mission to develop and support food banks around the world.
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January

Reduce food waste dramatically with simple acts, says UN
22 January 2013 Requesting smaller portions at restaurants, freezing leftovers and donating to food banks can help make a difference, says the UN-led Think, Eat, Save: Reduce Your Foodprint campaign, while retailers and supermarkets should be carrying out audits and working more closely with their suppliers to reduce waste.
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Bulgarian Food Bank has saved 120 tons of products for 6 months
19 January 2013 In half a year, the Bulgarian Food Bank has saved 120 tons of products and redistributed them to 5,000 people in need. They also identified the fact that donors are required to pay the VAT in order to donate products to the food bank as a barrier that prevents food retailers from donating product.
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Leket Israel Celebrates Nine Years of Service for Israel's Needy
18 January 2013 GFN member Leket Israel hosted its annual gala dinner drawing some 600 guests including Dan Shapiro, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, and his wife, Julie Fischer. Ruth Rappaport of Geneva and Tel Aviv was honored with Leket Israel's True Friend Award for her ongoing support over the past five years.
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Hitachi Raises €20,000 for European Federation of Food Banks
17 January 2013 Hitachi Europe Ltd. today announced it has raised €20,000 for the European Federation of Food Banks (FEBA), a charity which brings together 247 food banks across Europe to fight against hunger and food waste. The money was raised by Hitachi Europe employees across Europe, who took part in a variety of activities to celebrate the companies 30th anniversary.
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Egyptian Food Bank and the Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt Participate in the Mega Project
15 January 2013 The Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt (BCFE) cooperated with the Egyptian Food Bank (EFB) to be part of the EFB's Mega Project. This cooperation had the BCFE providing a medical caravan for ladies to offer free clinical examinations, free mammograms and awareness lectures to teach women about breast health and early detection methods.
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FareShare CEO Lindsay Boswell responds to IMechE report on food waste
10 January 2013 Following the publication of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (ImechE) report "Global Food, Waste Not, Want Not" GFN member food bank in the United Kingdom, FareShare, responds to the shocking statistics that 30-50% of global food production never makes it to people's mouths. FareShare CEO Lindsay Boswell explains how food banks like FareShare are part of the solution by rescuing food that would otherwise go to waste and redistributing it to hungry people.
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Foodbank Australia forges vital supply lines in bushfire devastated Tasmania
9 January 2013 When thousands of residents and holiday makers were stranded at various locations on the Tasman Peninsula due to the devastating bushfires, without hesitation Foodbank Tasmania headed south from Hobart on the Arthur Highway through smoke and embers to provide essential supplies for the emergency relief effort.
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Food Banks in the News 2012

December

Food Banks Canada Charity Week:
18 December 2012 A video of the current state of hunger in Canada, given by Katharine Schmidt, Executive Director of Food Banks Canada on the Business News Network.
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Egg Farmers Supporting Foodbank Australia
18 December 2012 A video of the way that Egg Farmers in Australia are supporting Foodbank Australia. Click the link to watch the video.
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Foodbank Australia: Vegemite makes its largest donation ever
6 December 2012 Vegemite and a group of its suppliers have come together in the name of Christmas spirit, providing food relief agency, Foodbank Australia, with its largest ever donation.
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Video institucional de La Fundación Banco de Alimentos de la Arquidiócesis de Bogotá
6 December 2012 An updated video of the work that the Fundación Banco de Alimentos de la Arquidiócesis de Bogotá has done and continues to do.
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Banco de Alimentos de Guatemala
4 December 2012 Senior Vice President of Network Development, visited the Banco de Alimentos de Guatemala. Watch the video at the link below for a video review.
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FareShare Charity Says Thanks to Volunteers for Helping to Feed Needy
2 December 2012  FareShare North West holds a thank you event for their volunteers and certain corporate donors.
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Feeding Hong Kong featured in Sino Group Sustainability Report
Feeding Hong Kong has been prominently featured in the Sino Group's Sustainability Report 2012.
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November

Foodbank Australia calls for grain donations
13 November 2012  Foodbank Australia is asking grain farmers throughout their country to spare a small portion of their crop to help feed Australians in need. Foodbank Australia has partnered with GrainCorp with the aim of creating a Grain Bank as a source of supply for manufacturing key staple foods, to be distributed to the charities who provide food relief in times of hardship.
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October

Leket Israel
Israeli Food Recycling Programs Model How to Stop Hunger Worldwide
23 October 2012  Jeff Klein and Joseph Gitler were interviewed by JSpace on Leket Israel's efforts to deal with food insecurity in Israel.
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Red Argentina de Bancos de Alimentos
Premian al programa de RSE “Cosechamos una Sonrisa” (Spanish)
13 October 2012 The CSR program “Harvest a Smile” received an award from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Argentina.
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Asociacion Mexicana de Bancos de Alimentos
Alrededor de 28 millones de mexicanos carecen de alimentos básicos (Spanish)
10 October 2012 The Kellogg Company donated $50,000 to the Asociacion Mexicana de Bancos de Alimentos
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FoodBank South Africa Celebrates World Food Day
10 October 2012 Can you spare 2 minutes to help FoodBank South Africa achieve their vision of "A South Africa without hunger or malnutrition?" FoodBank South Africa is hosting a text to donate campaign to help raise funds and feed hungry South Africans through their award-winning Food Rescue Program.
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Egyptian Food Bank
Food banks follow Cairo recipe
1 October 2012 Though the special charity organisation offering food to the needy in Egypt is less than 10 years old, it has grown and crossed borders to other Arab countries as a successful model to follow.
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Red Argentina de Bancos de Alimentos
Premian al programa de RSE “Cosechamos una Sonrisa” (Spanish)
3 October 2012 The CSR program “Harvest a Smile” received an award from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Argentina.
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Asociacion Mexicana de Bancos de Alimentos
Alrededor de 28 millones de mexicanos carecen de alimentos básicos (Spanish)
10 October 2012 The Kellogg Company donated $50,000 to the Asociacion Mexicana de Bancos de Alimentos
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Taiwan to get served with support from The Global FoodBanking Network
1 October 2012 Taiwan's official accession to the Global Food Banking Network will boost Taiwanese food banks and provide more international resources to help the disadvantaged and needy, experts said Sunday.
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September

Foodbank Australia: The charity that is booming for all the wrong reasons
28 September 2012 Foodbank is expanding to meet the demand of a new breed of poor in WA. The charity relies on the major supermarkets for their grocery and fresh food supplies that would otherwise go to landfuill, but in turn more families are relying on the outlet as their source of basic foods, putting increasing pressure on the charity.
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