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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Topics

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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