The Food Bank Singapore was founded in 2012 by siblings Nichol and Nicholas Ng. It operates as a bank for companies or individuals to donate their unused or unwanted food.
The food is then assessed for quality and redistributed to the needy through 160 member charity organisations.
Beneficiaries include family service centres, voluntary welfare organisations, various homes, soup kitchens and needy individuals.
The siblings also run a family business, FoodXervices, which distributes more than 4,000 products to food and beverage and hospitality companies.
It was through this business that they learned how much food was wasted. Ms Ng, 37, tells The New Paper on Sunday that The Food Bank Singapore collects an average of 60 tonnes of food per month for redistribution.
The bank does not redistribute expired products or any products past its “use-by” date.
Donors have the option of dropping off excess food with at least four weeks of shelf life at the following locations:
The Food Bank Singapore’s warehouse at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Bank boxes located at City Square Mall, Sentosa Cove, VivoCity, National University of Singapore, The Grandstand, Parkway Parade and Liang Court.
For more information, visit www.foodbank.sg.
boeylw@sph.comsg
This article was first published on May 1, 2016.
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