Experiences from establishment and operation of food banks in Norway Cristiano Aubert General manager Nordic Food Waste Prevention Conference Gardermoen, April 27th 2017 We give food, environment and people a second chance
Experiences from establishment and operation of food banks in Norway
Cristiano AubertGeneral manager
Nordic Food Waste Prevention Conference Gardermoen, April 27th 2017
We give food, environment and people a second chance
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About Matsentralen Oslo
• Opened fall 2013, after initiative from NorgesGruppen
• Owned by 5 charities
• Has an outreach to over 100 local charities
• Effective organization with 2,6 paid employees
• Budget 2017: approx. € 420 000
• Warehouse of 700 m2
• >60 pallets frozen goods
• 30 pallets chilled goods
• >170 pallets dry goods
We help the disadvantaged and reduce the pollution by redistributing surplus food
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Matsentralen
The Past – Key Success Factors (1)
The Past – Key Success Factors (2)
The Past – Key Success Factors (3)
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Matsentralen
Where are we now?
Now
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Matsentralen
Plans ahead
• Establish• Knowledge bank and coordinating role
• Negotiations with national suppliers/players
• New food banks (north to south)
• Tromsø – opens Q2/Q3 ’17
• Bodø – opens Q2 ‘17
• Trondheim – opens Q4 ‘17
• Bergen – opens Q3 ‘17
• Stavanger – has not yet started planning, but there is a political will to examine possibilities for a food bank
• Sørlandet – IOGT Norway has a warehouse, but wish to change this to a food bank model
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The Future – Fundraising = Business
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