Berliner Tafel e.V.

About us

Established in 1993, the Berliner Tafel is Germany’s oldest food rescue organization.

The Berliner Tafel collects unsold food from supermarkets and bakeries, sorts it and redistributes it to over 400 social programs and 48 food distribution points (LAIB und SEELE) throughout the city. Through our KIMBA program, we teach children the value of food and the benefits of good nutrition by offering vegetarian cooking classes to all of Berlin’s kids regardless of their parents’ income.

The Berliner Tafel reaches over 165,000 people every month supplying 660 tons of donated food as a supplement to those in need. Our volunteers collect surplus goods from large supermarkets and small grocers as well as directly from manufacturers. The Berliner Tafel has a sorting and storage facility as well as office space at the „Berliner Großmarkt“ (Wholesale Food Market) situated in Moabit, Berlin.

The Berliner Tafel operates without public funding and finances its mission through donations.