Press Releases

Author: GFN

CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A. – December 5, 2016 – Today The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) announced phase two of a technology project which aims to reduce hunger by enhancing the efficiency of food banks. As a result of funding from its global partner, Unilever, GFN will implement with Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP) and Banco de Alimentos…

Last month Bulgarian lawmakers voted to amend a tax law allowing for a waiver of the value-added tax (VAT) on food that companies donate to food banks and other charities. This provides significant savings and is a major incentive for businesses looking to help Bulgarians in need and to reduce food waste in the country….

CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A. – November 2, 2016 ­– Today The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) announced that the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation – through its Fill Your Tank program – has committed $6 million over six years to the organization to address food insecurity in Europe. The donation will help food banks in the U.K., Ireland, France,…

Chicago, IL, U.S.A. – October 18, 2016 – Brambles, a leading logistics solutions company operating in more than 60 countries primarily through the CHEP and IFCO brands, has signed a three-year agreement with the international non-profit organization The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN). Through this partnership Brambles will provide supply chain knowledge, in-kind contributions, volunteers and…

October 14, 2016 – The Global FoodBanking Network is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Knorr – Unilever’s largest brand – on a global social media marketing campaign, #ShareAMeal. This campaign will run from now until World Food Day (October 16th) and will encourage people across the world to join in on a conversation…

October 4, 2016 – The Global FoodBanking Network is pleased to announce a new partnership with Radisson®, one of the most-recognized hotel brands in the world, to help source one million meals through its campaign, No Room for Hunger. The campaign will partner Radisson hotels with food banks across the world, in the GFN Network…

On August 11th and 12th, The Global Food Banking Network (GFN), food banks and food industry representatives convened at the UN offices in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic for the “Food Banks of Central America and the Caribbean” meeting. Organized the Banco de Alimentos de Republica Dominicana, with support from GFN, the Vice President of the…

To commemorate The Global FoodBanking Network’s (GFN) 10-year anniversary, GFN has published a series of articles to highlight the organization’s history and its leaders. For its next installment, the organization interviewed Pat Tracy, Chairman of the GFN Board of Directors and former Chairman of Dot Foods, Inc., a food distributing company in the U.S. “Pat…