Banco de Alimentos Buenos Aires

Name

Banco de Alimentos Buenos Aires

Legal name

Fundación Banco de Alimentos

Website

https://bancodealimentos.org.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Banco de Alimentos Buenos Aires is a nonprofit food bank that rescues surplus food from companies and redistributes it to 1,280+ social organizations across the AMBA region, serving 360,000+ vulnerable people daily through 7,000+ volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Bank / Hunger Relief Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Food rescue operations
• Hunger relief programs
• Charitable food distribution
• Volunteer logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Benavídez, Tigre

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Monetary Donations: Monthly recurring donations from individuals at tiered levels ($9,000, $14,000, $22,000 pesos) and custom amounts. Recurring monthly billing model.
2. Corporate Food and Product Donations: Donations of food, products, and hygiene/cleaning items from companies, supermarkets, and agricultural producers. These are the primary inputs for redistribution.
3. Corporate Logistics Donations: Companies donate freight/logistics services for both receiving and delivering food and products to social organizations.
4. Corporate Monetary Donations: Companies donate money to support operational costs and specific programs.
5. Corporate Volunteer Time Donations: Companies send employees to volunteer through corporate social responsibility programs.
6. Freight Cost Coverage: Acelerador de Alimentos program where donors cover logistics costs for organizations that cannot afford transportation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Banco de Alimentos Buenos Aires is a non-profit food bank that receives surplus food, products, and hygiene items donated by companies, supermarkets, wholesalers, and agricultural producers. Volunteers classify and store the donations at the Centro de Distribución Benavídez, and the organization then distributes them to a network of 1,280+ social organizations (community kitchens, children's homes, elderly homes, community centers, and school support centers) across the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, reaching approximately 360,000 people daily and delivering 6.58 million kg of food and products annually.

Product overview

Banco de Alimentos Buenos Aires is a nonprofit food bank that operates a network of food rescue and redistribution programs rather than a single product. Its core services include receiving and classifying food donations from companies, supermarkets, and producers, then distributing them to social organizations across the AMBA region. Key programs include Desayunos Saludables (school nutrition breakfasts), Programa Legumbres (legume distribution with food education), Misión Entrega (volunteer-based delivery via app), and Kermeses Saludables (educational nutrition activities). The organization also facilitates monetary donations, corporate food donations, and corporate volunteer programs. Together these form an integrated food security ecosystem serving 1,280+ organizations and 360,000+ people daily with 7,000+ volunteers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Desayunos Saludables (Healthy Breakfasts) School-year nutrition program that delivers complete and nutritious breakfasts (dairy, cereals, fruits) to children through partner social organizations in the AMBA region. Target audience: vulnerable children served by community kitchens and school support centers.
• Programa Legumbres (Legumes Program) Long-term nutrition improvement program that distributes legumes to social organizations and provides food education workshops aimed at transforming consumption habits. Target audience: social organizations serving vulnerable populations across AMBA.
• Misión Entrega (Volunteer Delivery) Volunteer delivery service coordinated through a mobile app that connects donors with social organizations. Volunteers use their own vehicles to deliver food from the Benavídez distribution center to organizations unable to afford transportation.
• Acelerador de Alimentos (Food Accelerator) Fundraising and logistics-cost-coverage program that enables food delivery to social organizations unable to afford transportation expenses. Target audience: resource-constrained social organizations serving vulnerable populations.
• Kermeses Saludables (Healthy Kermesses) Educational game-based activities for children led by corporate volunteers, teaching nutrition concepts through interactive play. Target audience: children at beneficiary social organizations and corporate volunteer groups.
• Taller de Juguetes (Toy Workshop) Volunteer workshop producing educational toys and games that embed nutrition concepts for children, in collaboration with UPA (Unidos para Ayudar). Toys are delivered to playrooms at beneficiary social organizations.
• Clasificación de Alimentos (Food Classification Service) Food classification and quality control service performed by volunteers to ensure donated foods meet safety standards prior to redistribution to beneficiary organizations. Target audience: beneficiary social organizations and their end recipients.
• Distribución de Alimentos (Food Distribution Service) Central food and product distribution service delivering to social organizations (community kitchens, children's homes, elderly homes, schools, and rehabilitation centers) across the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area.
• Donaciones Monetarias (Monetary Donations) Monthly recurring monetary donation program with tiered amounts (ARS $9,000, $14,000, $22,000) and a custom-amount option to support food bank operations and food distribution. Target audience: individual supporters and corporate donors.
• Donación de Alimentos, Productos y Logística (Food, Product and Logistics Donation Program) Corporate donation program where companies, supermarkets, wholesalers, and agricultural producers donate surplus food, non-food products, hygiene items, and logistics services for redistribution to social organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 360,000 people reached daily through 1,280 social organizations
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• CLERA (Cámara de Legumbres de la República Argentina)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership for the Legumbres Program to promote legume consumption. CLERA invites agricultural producers to donate legumes according to harvest seasons. Program delivered 107,000 kg of legumes in 2025, tripling 2024 results, reaching 180 organizations and 36,415 people.
• Fundación Carrefour / CarrefourcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual international food collection campaigns at 18+ stores. 'Convertí tu vuelto en alimento' campaign raised funds from 380,000+ customers. Also donated first truck in 2014 and continues logistics support.
• Walmart ArgentinasecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerFood collection campaigns at three Walmart stores with 55 volunteers collecting 840 kg of food.
• Mercado PagosecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerIntegrated donation capabilities through Mercado Pago platform for easy digital donations.
• Burger King ArgentinasecondaryGTM or Marketing Partner'Whopper Solidario' campaign where percentage of Negroni Week and special sandwich day sales donated to the food bank.
• Bimbo ArgentinasecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerBimbo Global Race solidarity race with proceeds benefiting the food bank.
• Nestlé ArgentinasecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate volunteer teams visit distribution center for food classification activities.
• Nissan ArgentinasecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerSelected as participant in 'Nissan en Acción 2024' project.
• RipiosecondaryTechnology or IntegrationCryptocurrency donation platform partnership to expand alternative donation methods.
• KFC ArgentinasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRescue of Prepared Foods Program - recovers prepared foods from KFC locations for redistribution.
• Mercado Central / Mercado de PilarsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly rescue of fruits and vegetables from market facilities, significantly increasing produce recovery.
• Unilever ArgentinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner#UNIDOS EN RED campaign with Toyota combining corporate resources for food assistance. Also partnered on #Salvemoslacomida holiday campaign.
• Toyota ArgentinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner#UNIDOS EN RED campaign with Unilever for joint food assistance initiatives.
• Terma (with Lali Espósito)secondaryGTM or Marketing Partner'Cada Terma Ayuda' campaign donating water to vulnerable communities across multiple Argentine cities.
• La Serenísima / Mastellone Hnos.secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner'SUMEMOS LECHE AL DESAYUNO' program for milk donations, with votes converting to additional milk donations.
• Municipio de TigrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal agreement to assist 140 soup kitchens and feeding centers in the Tigre district through joint actions.
• Municipio de QuilmessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement where municipality covers transportation costs from food bank to 63 partner organizations in Quilmes.
• EdenorsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate volunteering for 25th anniversary campaign including food collection and classification.
• Johnson & Johnson ArgentinasecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate volunteering and Christmas solidarity activities with 150+ participants.
• Kimberly Clark ArgentinasecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate volunteers classified over 1,000 kg of non-perishable hygiene/cleaning products.
• Subway ArgentinasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Sandwich Day alliance with food donations from the sandwich chain.
• Novartis ArgentinasecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate volunteers participating in healthy kermesse educational activities.
• PepsiCo ArgentinasecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate volunteers participating in healthy kermesse educational activities.
• AvanCargosecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLogistics partnership facilitating freight transportation contracting for food bank operations.
• Banco MacrosecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner'Cuentas Sanas' financial education program for social organizations through Macro's financial literacy initiative.
• ScJohnson (S.C. Johnson & Son)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner'Buenas Prácticas' program for organizational strengthening of social organizations.
• ICBC ArgentinasecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate volunteers for healthy kermesse activities and toy workshops.
• Direct TV ArgentinasecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate volunteers for healthy kermesse activities and toy workshops.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• FareShare UK: UK charity that rescues surplus food from the food industry and redistributes it to charities and community groups. Directly comparable food-rescue model, volunteer involvement, and beneficiary organization structure.
• Banco de Alimentos do Brasil: Brazilian food bank network that rescues and redistributes food in good condition from donors to social organizations. Closely comparable mission, operational model, and corporate donor base.
• Red Argentina de Bancos de Alimentos (REDBdA): Umbrella network of Argentine food banks, of which Banco de Alimentos Buenos Aires is a member. Operates the same food-rescue-and-redistribution model across multiple Argentine cities and jointly campaigns on issues such as Ley Donal, making it the closest operational and structural peer.
• Banco de Alimentos de México (BAMX): Largest food bank in Mexico, collecting surplus food from companies and distributing it to social organizations. Highly comparable operating model, geographic scope, and beneficiary structure to Banco de Alimentos Buenos Aires.
• Banco Alimentare Onlus (Italy): Italian food bank association collecting and redistributing surplus food to charities serving people in need. Comparable nonprofit food-rescue model, volunteer-led classification, and partnership with retail and food manufacturers.

Others

• The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN): International membership organization that supports food bank development worldwide. Comparable in that it convenes the same food-bank category, including Banco de Alimentos Buenos Aires, and operates the FBLI forum where the organization was an Innovation Award finalist.

Broad incumbents

• Second Harvest (Canada): Canada's largest food rescue organization, redistributing surplus food to social service agencies. Comparable food-rescue mission and NGO-led distribution model, with broader national footprint than Banco de Alimentos Buenos Aires.
• Feeding America: Largest hunger-relief organization in the United States, operating a national network of 200+ food banks. Shares the food-rescue-and-redistribution model but at vastly larger scale and with broader geographic and programmatic reach than Banco de Alimentos Buenos Aires.

Emerging players

• FoodCloud: Ireland-founded social enterprise using a technology platform to redistribute surplus food from retailers to charities. Comparable food-rescue mission and social-organization network, with a stronger technology-led differentiation than Banco de Alimentos Buenos Aires.
• Olio: App-based platform that connects neighbors and businesses to share surplus food. Overlaps with Banco de Alimentos Buenos Aires in the food-waste-prevention mission but operates a peer-to-peer model rather than an institutional social-organization network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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