Our Vision For every needy person in Hong Kong to have access to a healthy meal.
The story of food
When you throw away food, you are not just wasting the food, but also the resources such as the energy, fuel, time, and water that went into growing, harvesting, storing, transporting, and cooking the food.
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30%
of all the food produced in the world (equivalent to 1.3billion tonnes) ends up as waste every year – which is enough to feed the 868 million people who go to bed hungry every night Data sources: Global Food Losses and Food Waste - FAO, 2011 The environmental crisis: The environment’s role in averting future food crisis – UNEP, 2009
Every year, consumers in rich countries waste almost as much food (222 million tonnes) as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa (230 million tonnes). 222 million tonnes
230 million tonnes
Humans use
9,087 billion cubic meters of water per year.
25% of this water is used to produce food that no one eats.
As food waste decomposes in landfills, it releases methane – a potent greenhouse gas with 25 times the heat-trapping capacity of carbon dioxide.
3,337 tonnes of food waste are disposed of in landfills each day in Hong Kong.1
This is equivalent to the weight of 7.3 fully-loaded Boeing 747s. By 2019, all three landfills in Hong Kong will be fully utilized.2 Data sources: 1. Global Food Losses and Food Waste - FAO, 2011 The environmental crisis: The environment’s role in averting future food crisis – UNEP, 2009 2. http://www.enb.gov.hk/en/files/WastePlan-E.pdf
Hong Kong's four supermarket chains throw out 29 tons of food a day – enough to feed 48,000 families.
Data sources: L. W. (2012). Supermarkets dumping 29 tonnes of food a day [Abstract]. Retrieved January 26, 2016, from https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/1527cbcdc72e2599?projector=1.
Daily domestic wastes per capita in Hong Kong is 1.36 kg.
HONG KONG
1.3 6 kg/da y
TAIPEI CITY
SEOUL CITY
1.00 0.95 kg/da y
kg/da y
0.54 kg/day = Food waste Data sources: Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department; Ministry of the Environment of Japan; Taiwan environmental authority and Seoul Metropolitan Government Photo: https://thelemursarehungry.wordpress.com/category/chinese-food/page/2/
METRO TOKYO
0.77 kg/day
1 in 5 Children live in poverty in HK Data sources: HKSAR. (2014). Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2014. Retrieved from https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/1527cf8fea716180?projector=1. Photo: SCMP picture
1 in 3 Elderly live in poverty in HK Data sources: HKSAR. (2014). Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2014. Retrieved from https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/1527cf8fea716180?projector=1.
About Foodlink
Registered Hong Kong based charity Founded in ‘01 Registered on 9th February ’10 Mission Statement Foodlink is committed to providing a nutritious and healthy meal to needy people in Hong Kong while simultaneously reducing wastage in the food service industry. (IR File No. 91/10626)
Intro to Foodlink Programs
Hot Foods Program
How Foodlink Operates Foodlink acts as a bridge that connects the supply to the demand.
Donor
Charitie s
People who need food
Foodlink collects safe-to-eat surplus food from top hotels and food & beverage outlets in Hong Kong and delivers the food to those who are in need.
Foodlink’s Daily Operations
Fresh food delivery is maintained as follows: Hot food items are blast chilled1 Food is delivered to beneficiaries within one hour of pick up Mandatory due diligence site visits are performed by Foodlink staff on beneficiaries Beneficiaries sign disclaimer to abide by Foodlink’s “Safety and Hygiene” guidelines
#1 last chilling is a method of cooling food quickly to a low temperature (+70° C / 158° F to +3° C / 37° F or below within 90 minutes) that is relatively safe from bacterial growth.
Food that Foodlink Collects Meat
e.g. pork, beef, lamb, chicken, duck, goose, turkey, shrimp, fish, crab
Grains
e.g. rice, congee, noodle, pasta, bread, pastry, muffin
Veggie
e.g. broccoli, spinach, lettuce, eggplant, potato, bean, carrot
X We do not collect perishable items
Fruits
e.g. apple, orange, banana, pear, papaya
e.g. raw meats, sashimi, salads, cut fruits, cream cakes, dairy products
Food Collection Gallery
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PARTNERS
45 Hotels Novotel Century Hong Kong City Garden Hotel Hong Kong Prince, Hong Kong Courtyard by Marriott Sha Tin Regal Airport Hotel EAST Hong Kong Regal Hongkong Hotel Eaton, Hong Kong Regal Kowloon Hotel Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong Regal Riverside Hotel Gateway, Hong Kong Renaissance Harbour View Hotel Hong Gloucester Luk Kwok Hong Kong Kong Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers Hong Kong Disneyland Resort The Charterhouse Causeway Bay Hong Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel Hotel Jen Hong Kong Kong Hotel LKF by Rhombus The Cityview Hotel Panorama by Rhombus The Harbourview Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin The Langham Hong Kong Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha The Mira Hong Kong Tsui The Peninsula Hong Kong InterContinental Hong Kong The Royal Garden Island Pacific Hotel Hong Kong The Royal Pacific Hotel and Towers Island Shangri-La Hong Kong The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong W Hong Kong Kowloon Shangri-La Hong Kong Langham Place, Mongkok, Hong Kong 5 Clubs Lanson Place Hotel, Hong Kong Aberdeen Marina Club Le MĂŠridien Cyberport Hong Kong Club L'hotel ĂŠlan Hong Kong Country Club L'hotel Island South Hong Kong Parkview Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel Hong Kong Gold Coast Yacht and New World Millennium, Hong Kong Country Club Hotel
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PARTNERS
29 Canteens/ Restaurants/Manufacturers 3/3rds Australian International School Canteen Berliner German Bar Bloomberg L.P. Canadian International School Canteen Chinese International School Canteen IVY Hong Kong Golden Pig Knuckle Hong Kong Academy Canteen Hong Kong International School Canteen HKUST Lee Shau Kee Business Building Canteen HSBC Staff Canteen Lily and Bloom Renaissance College Canteen Seoul Bros Sha Tin College Canteen Standard Chartered Bank Staff Canteen The French International School of Hong Kong (Blue Pool Road / Chai Wan / Hung Hom / Jardine’s Lookout) Canteen West Island School Canteen Tsui Wah Restaurant Yardbird Anonymous Canteen in Admiralty Anonymous Canteens in Austin (x3)
12 Retail Stores 7-Eleven Hong Kong Arome Bakery Circle K Hong Kong Hoixe Cake Shop Italian Tomato Kee Wah Bakery Lactalis Hong Kong Limited Mannings Maxim's Cakes Saint Honore Cake Shop Sift Desserts Yamazaki Bakery Company
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BENEFICIARIES
1st Step Association Action Care Aplichau Kaifong Primary School Apostolic Faith Church of Hong Kong Favour Centre Assembly of Shek Kip Mei Church Benji's Centre - Fu Cheong Centre Buddhist Ching Hang Neighbourhood Elderly Centre Canaan Garden Caritas Elderly Centre - Central District Caritas Elderly Centre - Sai Kung Caritas Jockey Club Hostel – Choi Wan CFSC Shing Mong Supported Hostel & Shing Shun Small Group Home Chicken Soup program by The Associates Chinese YMCA of HK Chai Wan Neighbourhood Elderly Centre Christian Action - Chung King Mansion Service Centre Christian Church of Love Christian New Life Association – Yuen Long Christian Pun Shek Church Chung King Ministry CNEC Kei Shek Social Service Centre CSBS Fong Wong Woon Tei Neighbourhood
Elderly Centre Diocesan Pastoral Centre For Filipinos EFCC Fook On Church Social Centre for the Elderly ELCHK Tao Yan Lutheran Church Faith and Grace Christian Church Food Grace Food Recycling Scheme Fuk Lam Church - Kwun Tong Fuk Lam Church - Temple Street Good Neighborhood Volunteers Ltd Greeners Action HK&KKFWA Tsang Hui Yuk Wan Social Centre for the Elderly HKMEA Cheng Yu Tung Social Centre for the Elderly HKMEA Jane Shu Tsao Social Centre for the Elderly HKSKH Kowloon City Family Support and Networking Service HKSKH Lady MacLehose Centre HKSKH Tung Chung Integrated Services Creative Zone HKYWCA Sham Shui Po Integrated Social Service Centre Home Care for Girls Home of Love Hong Kong Christian Service Kwun Tong Happy Teens Club Hong Kong Family Welfare Society Senior
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BENEFICIARIES
Citizen Centre (Kowloon City) Hong Kong Outlying Islands Women's Association Hong Kong Single Parents Association Mongkok Support Center J Life Foundation Key Link Family Centre Ladder Mission Yat Tung Service Centre LCH Foundation Mission to New Arrivals Mu Min Network Service Centre NAAC Tung Chung Integrated Centre New Wine Ministries NLPRA Chuk Yuen Integrated Work Centre NLPRA Kwai Shing Sheltered Workshop NLPRA Tin King Sheltered Workshop Operation Dawn - Girl Centre Operation Dawn - Wong Tai Sin Centre Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Sau Mau Ping Chapel Po Leung Kuk Vicwood K.T. Chong Neighbourhood Elderly Centre Ronald Macdonald House Shanti Ministry Shatin Women's Association Lee On Service Centre Shatin Women's Association Sun Tin Centre
Society for Community Organization South Kwai Chung Service Centre SRACP New Territories East Social Service Centre SRACP Rotary (Lok Fu) Hostel SRACP Sun Sang Hostel SRACP Nap Kay Hostel St. Barnabas’ Society and Home St. Stephen's Society Tuen Mun Multi-purpose Rehabilitation Home Street Sleepers' Shelter Society - Wan Chai Shelter The Church of Livingstones - Shek Lei The Salvation Army Community Project The Salvation Army Yee On Hostel The Society For AIDS Care The Vine Church The YMCA of Hong Kong Tung Chung Centre Tin Shui Wai Ching Wan House Mutual Aid Committee Tin Shui Wai Community Development Network Tin Shui Wai Yuet Wing House Mutual Aid Committee Tuen Mun District Women's Association TWGH Pong Wing Shiu Social Centre for the Elderly Vision First Youth for Christ Youth Outreach Anonymous Elderly Centre in Yau Tong Anonymous Elderly Home in Sheung Shui Anonymous Elderly Home in Wong Chuk Hang
Our Beneficiaries Our beneficiaries include homeless individuals living in shelters, street-sleepers, migrants, asylum seekers, the unemployed, the elderly and disenfranchised individuals and families.
Bread Program
Collaboration with bakery chains (7Eleven, Arome, Circle K, Hoixe, Maxim’s, St. Honore, Yamazaki) that donate their unsold bread
Beneficiaries pick up the leftover bread directly from shops and redistribute the bread to the needy
Currently picking up an average of 15,000 packs of surplus bread per week
Amenities Program • Collection and redistribution of unused hotel amenities (shampoo, conditioner, bath gel, lotion, toilet paper) after resorting and repacking
Trimmings Program • Collection and delivery of fresh vegetable trimmings
Banquet Program • Collection and delivery of surplus food from wedding and event banquets
Distribution Network
Key Milestones
3 volunteers 3 donors 3 beneficiaries 100 kg of food per week 250 meals per week
2016
2016
2014
2012
2010
2013
2009 2011
2009
2015 8 volunteers + 9 staff 90 donors 89 beneficiaries 8 tonnes of food per week 13,600 meals per week
2016 GOALS Key Objective: Funding for Expansion [ Expected Deliverables]
Delivery Fleet Increase from 5 delivery vans to 6
Service Area Expansion into New Territories (Including Tai Po, Fanling & Sheung Shui )
Donors & Beneficiaries Identify more beneficiaries and potential donors
Legislation
Press & media
Lobby for Good Samaritan Legislation
Increase Foodlink’s position in the local community as Hong Kong’s leading hunger relief charity organization
Your Involvement Matters
Awareness & Education
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Connection
Share the statistics on food waste and poverty Eat ugly food Compost Self-control: buy only what you need Re-use (juice old produce), refuse, reheat/re-eat It is “IN” to take “OUT”
• Connect Foodlink to food donors and beneficiaries and Attend our Events
Involvement
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Volunteer and Attend our Events
Donations
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Donate or Fundraise for us. Each meal costs only $6.
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THANK YOU! www.foodlinkfoundation.org