From their origins in North America in the 1960s, food banks provide food to communities in approximately one hundred countries on six continents. This book analyses the development of food banks across the world and the limits of food charity as a means to reduce food insecurity and food waste.

Food banks have expanded into one of the largest mechanisms to redistribute food waste. This book analyzes the development of food banks across the world and the limits of food charity as a means to reduce food insecurity and food waste.