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…

Lindsay Boswell, CEO of Food Redistribution Charity FareShare UK, on the Environmental and Humanitarian Value of Food Banking I am an environmentalist so I hate waste. I think doing the right thing with surplus food is to eat it! And if food banks can ensure that hungry people have access to that food, well, that…

The first food bank in mainland China, the Green Food Bank, recently launched in Shanghai. We are very excited to welcome it to The Global FoodBanking Network’s (GFN) community of food banks! To help you get to know Green Food Bank, GFN’s Craig Nemitz, who just returned from Shanghai where he worked with Green Food…

It was August 25, 2005. A group of food bank leaders from the US, Canada and Mexico met to determine how to address the growing need for food banks around the world. They decided to establish a new, international organization to create and support food banks around the world. They came up with a name…