Marche Food Bank ONLUS

Type of practice Reuse for food

Name of practice Marche Food Bank ONLUS

Name of main actor Food Bank Marche, Italy

Type of actor(s) NGO

Location Italy

Stage of implementation End-of-life

Year of implementation 2008

What was/is being done? Marche Food Bank operates in Marche Region to recover the food surplus and support needy people. The project includes the implementation of three pilot experiences in the three territorial areas of Marche Region that deal with the recovery activity of fresh food. These experiences will be progressively extended to the whole region.

Outcomes and impacts So far, the interested actors are 2 supermarket chains and about 10 agri-foodstuffs enterprises - during 2011 the project was extended to 15 trade centers; and 198 charitable institutions. The recovered products were in 2009, 1.795 tonnes, in 2010, 2.209 tonnes, which helped 26.000 people.