An interview with GFN consultant Kurt Schultz, logistics and food safety expert Upholding food safety is a major priority for food banks, as millions of people across the world rely on them as a source of safe, wholesome food. The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) helps member food banks ensure their food safety practices are up-to-date…
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In the face of further economic turmoil and supply chain disruptions, food banks once again played a pivotal role in providing emergency food assistance—at a level 128 percent higher than before the pandemic. Chicago, IL, USA, June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) announced that food banks in 44 countries served 39…
The Global FoodBanking Network and the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic identify policy recommendations designed to decrease food waste, support food donation, and combat climate change in Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya (May 17, 2022) — Today, the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and The Global FoodBanking Network released a new analysis on food donation…
In 2019, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) and the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) partnered to create The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas, the first collaborative research project to examine the state of worldwide food donation laws and policies. The rationale for this project was simple: food banks offer a unique…
Good Food Farm Magdalena is an abundant landscape with fields of sitaw pole beans, upo bottle gourds, and calabasa winter squash, free-roaming chickens and grazing cows, and the foundations of a greenhouse. This is the third farm Rise Against Hunger Philippines (RAHP) has created under the Good Food Farms name since 2020, and all three…
It’s not news that women and girls are disproportionately affected by hunger. And it’s not news that food insecurity faced by women and girls is directly tied to their lack of economic opportunities. What may be new to some, however, is the role that food banks play in connecting the dots between these sets of…
Since 2017, Food Banking Kenya (FBK) has been increasing access to food in Kenya. GFN works alongside FBK by advising the development of special programs and providing funding to strengthen operations and feed more people across the country. While COVID-19 drove up hunger rates exponentially, FBK distributed almost 8,000 percent more food in 2020 over...
Today, The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) published a new issue brief highlighting laws and policies from countries around the world that support greater food donation by providing liability protections. Promoting Food Donation: Liability Protection Law and Policy shares best practices designed to support food donation, reduce…
Our food systems produce enough food for everyone, but nearly one-third of all food that is produced is lost or wasted—adding to global greenhouse gas emissions—while 1 in 4 people face food insecurity globally. In a new episode of The Consumer Good Forum’s Sustainability podcast, GFN CEO and President Lisa Moon shares how food banking can be…
Running a food bank is no simple operation: staff juggle many responsibilities, from procuring food and forming partnerships to navigating supply chain logistics and raising funds—and so much more. To accomplish all of this, food bankers need access to resources to stay up to date with the industry. In August, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN)…