What type of goods are available for re-distribution?

Most of the items that are supplied by the Foodbank include:

  • Tinned fruit, meat and vegetables
  • Cereals
  • Tea and coffee
  • Sugar
  • Personal hygiene products
  • Cleaning products

Why are these products available?

They are available for many reasons:

  • Incorrect or change of packaging
  • Discontinued product lines
  • Under or over filled units
  • New product withdrawal
  • Ex-staff sales requirements
  • Insufficient shelf life for trade
  • End of trial runs or product lines

Who are the suppliers of surplus goods to the Cambridge Foodbank?

Goods suppliers include:

  • Food manufacturers, processors and producers
  • Wholesalers
  • Importers
  • Caterers
  • Re-packers

What is the history of Food banking?

1967 saw the first Foodbank set up in Phoenix Arizona, today there are over 400 in the USA.

1984 saw the first European Foodbank set up in Paris, today there are over 100 in Europe.

1994 the South and West Lancashire Foodbank was the first British Foodbank to register with the European Federation of Foodbank's founded in Brussels in 1986.