FEAD 2018 Catalogue of case studies

For more information regarding the project, contact Barbara Cerrato or Nele Bossuyt, Federal Public Service for Social Integration, Anti-Poverty and Social Economy: E-Mail: voeding.alimentation@mi-is.be Telephone: +3225088586 Website: www.mi-is.be WHO? The project could not achieve its multiple goals without the successful collaboration between different actors . The leading organisation is the Federal Public Service for Social Integration, Anti- Poverty and Social Economy, the FEAD Managing Authority, which coordinates the project from the beginning to the end, guaranteeing a fruitful collaboration between the actors engaged in the food production and distribution sector. HOW? The project relies on the fruitful collaboration between the Managing Authority and its partners. The Managing Authority selects social enterprises, based on a number of criteria including their financial offer and proposed work approach. Special emphasis is put on this last criterion to ensure that the collection and treatment of the unsold vegetables is carried out in a realistic way. Social enterprises also provide food samples that are sent to a laboratory to verify their compliance with the technical specifications laid out in the tender documents. Based on the unsold products of the day the social enterprises produce different kinds of soup and distribute it to partner organisations and Public Social Welfare Centres that are equipped with fridges. This allows them to keep the food fresh until it is distributed to all beneficiaries. The soup is delivered to the food banks and other storage partners multiple times a year, and a six-week deadline is established for consumption. 11 Diverse approaches to supporting Europe’s most deprived: FEAD case studies 2018