The pilot stage of a new inventory management system developed by The Global FoodBanking Network increases food bank operational efficiency by 30% Hunger isn’t caused by insufficient food; it’s caused by insufficient logistics. In more than 35 countries food banks are closing the logistics gap that drives hunger by capturing food that would otherwise be…

Last month, food bank leaders from 38 countries joined the 10th Annual H-E-B/GFN Food Bank Leadership Institute. Since 2006, the GFN Institute has been the premiere training event for those leading food banking operations in Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, and the Middle East. Here are three reasons why our 10th event was…

GFN’s Early Days : Steered By a Visionary Leader In 2006 Bob Forney, a longtime humanitarian and anti-hunger activist, was scheduled to retire. Yet his passion to fight hunger and food waste through food banking was too great. Bob, who passed away in 2010, wanted to expand the food-banking concept and take it global. And…

The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) and Unilever recently signed a partnership agreement that will significantly advance the work of food banks around the world to fight hunger and reduce food waste. Unilever, a multi-national consumer goods company, is a strong advocate for sustainable development and environmental concerns. Fighting the “war on waste” is just one…

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Over the years, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) has been a supporter of GFN on both the global and local levels. It starts with dedication on the corporate level and comes to life thanks to the hundreds of caring BofAML employees who get involved. “We’ve formed regional and global…

GFN co-founder Bill Rudnick looks at GFN’s history from a unique perspective: that of a visionary. He and Bob Forney came up with the idea of a global food banking organization as the two food banking veterans contemplated: “What’s Next?” By Bill Rudnick, GFN co-founder and member of GFN’s board of directors “What’s next?” Bob…