Feeding Hong Kong
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| Founded | 2011 |
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| Founder | Gabrielle Kirstein |
| Type | Food Bank |
| Focus | Fight hunger, reduce food waste |
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Key people | Gabrielle Kirstein (Executive Director) |
| Website | https://feedinghk.org/ |
Feeding Hong Kong (Chinese: 樂餉社; Jyutping: lok6 hoeng2 se5) is a food bank in Hong Kong. It is an accredited member of The Global FoodBanking Network.[1][2]
Feeding Hong Kong is regarded as a food recycling operations, rather than a welfare group, so it does not receive public funding and relied on help from volunteers and donors.[3]
Feeding Hong Kong was founded as an independent registered charity in 2011 by Gabrielle Kirstein.
Food Rescue
Feeding Hong Kong works with over 400 food companies and 150 charities to collect and redistribute surplus food.[4] The food that is safe to eat but not sold during business hours, is collected and distributed to partner charities. Canned and packaged food items with approaching sell-by dates, labelling errors, discontinued brands, surplus inventory, minor recipe variations or damaged packaging are also donated. The food is sorted and delivered to a network of partner charities, such as Bethune House, Crossroads Foundation, and Pok Oi Hospital, who provide food to the hungry in Hong Kong.[5] Each consignment is tailored to meet the needs of the individual charity and those that rely on it.[6]
Bread Run
Twice a week, fresh bread and salads are rescued by volunteer "Bread Runners" from partner food stores such as Pret a Manger, Maxim's Cakes and Arome Bakery, that would typically be thrown away due to their short shelf life. Bread Runners visit 1-2 stores at closing time to pick up the surplus food and deliver them to a designated Feeding Hong Kong drop-off point. Feeding Hong Kong has a warehouse facility in Yau Tong and Tsuen Wan, which stores the collected food.[7] All bread run donations are redistributed amongst their charity network the same night or first thing the following morning.[8] Volunteers sign up for the bread run online through Eventbrite.[9]
