1. FUSIONS Feasibility Study: Advancing social supermarkets Silvia Scherhaufer, BOKU Felicitas Schneider,BOKU Hortense Montoux, BIO Budapest June 3, 2015

2. What is a social supermarket ? -Various models in Europe -Common features : Food (mainly surplus) transferred to people in need in return for a monetary contribution + social support (café area, training, personal development, cooking classes, etc.) Objectives and outputs -Analyse best-practice examples of social supermarkets -Output: recommendations for implementation in other countries Overview of project

3. Study conducted between March 2014 and March 2015 Identification of social supermarkets in the EU and typology of models Selection of good practice examples from countries: Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, UK SWOT analysis Recommendations for replication Task overview

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5. Umbrella organisation -„SOMA Österreich and Partner“ in AT -„Bundesverband Deutsche Tafel“ in DE -Centralised coordination centre in CH -5 associative networks accredited by the Government in FR (e.g. A.N.D.E.S.) Registration process: -member card (AT, CH) -Restricted to those which are close to poverty line (AT, FR) Key points for replication - Organisational

6. Co-financing by public institutions such as federal states or other organisations (AMS, parishes, associations) (AT, DE) Operating costs covered by sales and external funding from companies, charities and individuals; minimal support from PA (CH) Additional support from companies or individuals: -provision of vehicles and/or petrol vouchers, use of cooling/freezing storage area, website support, training courses for staff (AT, DE) -Sponsorship for specific products (CH) Key points for replication - Funding

7. Majority are volunteers (AT, DE, CH) Study in AT: 60% of staff are volunteers, 21% part-time employment, 18% reintegration programmes or alternative service (instead of military service), only 2% full-time employment Key points for replication - Staff

8. Price of products: -10 to 30% of the normal price (DE); 10 to 20% of the normal pice (FR); Up to 75% (CH) -Whole shopping basket for EUR 1 to 1.5 (DE) Products sold: -Surplus food -Non-food products (personal hygiene) -Products that passed „best before“ date (AT) Products not sold: -Cigarettes, alcohol -Products that passed „use by“ date (AT) Key points for replication - Products

9. Other offered activities: -Café integrated in the market (AT, CH, UK) -Cooking lessons, special courses, supervised leisure time for school children offered in cooperation with e.g. special schools, municipal social services (DE, FR) -Tickets for cinema or theatre at reduced prices (CH) -Offer advice from local social services on finding a job, access to medical care, manage a household budget etc. (FR, UK) -Workshops for producing jams, juices, soups and sold at retail outlets (FR) Key points for replication – Social interaction

10. No specific law (AT, DE, CH) Same responsibility as any other food company Signing of special contracts with donors (to take the full liability after transfer of the products) (AT) Information to the customers (AT) Guidelines: -On legal aspects of food donation (AT, DE) -Best practice guideline to facilitate food surplus redistribution (FR) -A set of guideline principles was set up by Food Redistribution Industry Working Group (UK) Key points for replication - Liability

11. Policy measures were already introduced: -to scrap purchase tax for donated surplus food (DE) -on products donated for free for redistribution; are not subject to VAT so long as the amounts and products are documented (CH) Fiscal incentive in FR: Companies benefit from a tax break of 60% of the donation, with a cap of 0.5% of the company turnover Key points for replication - Tax

12. Shopping rules: -restrict maximum amount spent per week (AT) -restrict maximum number of same items purchased (AT) -Allowed to shop once a week (CH) Opening times: -tendence to shorter opening times (AT) -Food redistribution once a week (AT, DE, CH) Mobile service: -Delivery service for non-mobile and handicapped people (DE) -Mobile market for rural areas (AT) Key points for replication – Others

13. Lack of data on performance of social supermarkets Potential indicators: Number of social supermarkets Floor area Number of customers Feedback from customers Quantity of products sold (Number of food aid coupons) Evaluation of social supermarkets

14. Develop one national-level umbrella network for each country Strengthen local connections and cooperations Provide a social environment for the beneficiaries, not only a supermarket Work closely with volunteers and workers to adapt Measure the impacts in a transparent way Lobby towards better social support Recommendations

15. Questions? Thank you for your attention! Silvia ScherhauferHortense Montoux BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Waste Management Vienna, Austria BIO by Deloitte Sustainability Services | Deloitte Conseil Nantes, France silvia.scherhaufer@boku.ac.atHMontoux@bio.deloitte.fr