Banco de Alimentos Perú

Name

Banco de Alimentos Perú

Legal name

Banco de Alimentos Perú

Website

https://bancodealimentosperu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Profit Food Bank Services

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

Keywords

• Food rescue services
• Food bank operations
• Hunger relief programs
• Food waste reduction
• Community nutrition programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Isidro, Lima

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Monetary Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals via website, bank transfer, Yape, and PayPal. Monthly donation plans starting at S/10 (approximately 6 days of food rations for one person).
2. Corporate Food Donations: Companies donate food products that have lost commercial value but remain fit for consumption, receiving official donation certificates for tax benefits under Peruvian Law 30498.
3. Corporate Social Projects: Companies partner with BAP to design and fund high-impact social and environmental projects targeting vulnerable communities, with aligned SDG outcomes.
4. Merchandise Sales: Sale of solidarity products (Bolso Alimentatón at S/.20, Bolso Corporativo) through the BAP store, with proceeds supporting food distribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Banco de Alimentos Perú is a non-profit food bank that recovers surplus food from companies, supermarkets, agroindustry, restaurants, hotels, and wholesale markets, and redistributes it to vulnerable populations through a network of 1,770+ social organizations across 19 regions of Peru. It also operates capacity-building programs for community organizations, high-impact SDG-aligned social projects with corporate partners, emergency response during crises, an online donation platform, and a solidarity merchandise store.

Product overview

Banco de Alimentos Perú operates as a nonprofit food bank offering a portfolio of interconnected social programs centered on food rescue and recovery. Its core programs include food and product rescue (recovering food from companies, markets, and supermarkets), capacity building for vulnerable communities, high-impact SDG-aligned social projects, and emergency response. Supporting these are campaign programs such as the annual Alimentatón, the 'El Hambre No Se Elige' awareness campaign, and the Cucharones Luchadores program for communal kitchens. The organization also operates an e-commerce store (Tienda) selling solidarity merchandise, a donation platform accepting multiple payment methods, and a corporate volunteering program. All offerings work together to address food insecurity across 19 regions of Peru.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programa de Rescate de Alimentos y Productos Logistics and social program that recovers food products from companies, agroindustry, supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, and wholesale markets (e.g., Gran Mercado Mayorista) and redistributes them to families in food insecurity. For corporate donors, includes issuance of donation certificates with tax benefits under Peruvian Law 30498.
• Fortalecimiento de Capacidades (Capacity Building) Formative program for communities in BAP's network, strengthening capacities in food handling, management, financial literacy, and soft skills. Delivered to community kitchens (ollas comunes), shelters, and social organizations.
• Proyectos de Alto Impacto (High-Impact Social Projects) Co-designed social and environmental projects with corporate partners, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Includes baseline diagnosis, solution co-creation with communities, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Respuesta a Emergencias (Emergency Response) Immediate emergency response to carry support to affected populations, activating national response plans during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Cyclone Yaku.
• Programa Cucharones Luchadores Social support program benefiting 500 communal kitchens (ollas comunes) and over 32,000 Peruvians in food insecurity, including food rescue, capacity building, and infrastructure improvement for community kitchens.
• Donaciones (One-time and Recurring Monetary Donations) Monetary donation platform accepting soles and US dollars via bank transfer (BCP), Yape mobile payment, and PayPal. One-time donations at preset amounts (S/ 20, S/ 50, S/ 100, S/ 150) and monthly recurring donation plans tied to specific food ration outcomes.
• Tienda - Productos Solidarios BAP (Solidarity Merchandise Store) Online store selling solidarity products including the Bolso Alimentación and Bolso Corporativo, with each purchase of the Bolso Alimentación contributing 9 food rations. Proceeds support BAP's food distribution programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 200 million food rations delivered over 10 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Sporting CristalmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2024Sporting Cristal signed a convention with BAP to contribute to nutrition and development of the club's youth academy. BAP provides approximately 327 youth footballers with 5–7 tonnes of rescued fruits and vegetables daily from Gran Mercado Mayorista.
• Centro Comercial MinkacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024First center commercial alliance for BAP, establishing a permanent 25m² food collection point within Minka mall's market zone. Locals donate fruits and vegetables through BAP's collection system. Estimated 2,000 kg of food collected monthly in the first 3 months, benefiting 1,500+ people.
• ISIL, UTEC, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Universidad Científica del SurminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Universities serve as strategic allies for BAP's volunteer program. Students and graduates can participate in voluntary internships (minimum 20 hours/week) and training activities, enhancing both the organization and students' professional development.
• Gloria (Grupo Gloria)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Corporate partner in multiple campaigns including NaviDar and emergency responses. Giuliana Guazzotti, Corporate Brand Manager at Gloria, noted that BAP provides a great opportunity to cooperate with food security by reaching family tables that most need quality products.
• Alimentatón 2024 Corporate AlliesmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Alimentatón 2024 allies include: Apuesta Total, Plaza Vea, Latina, Rimac, Gloria, Arca Continental Lindley, Marina Emsal, Procter & Gamble, Punto Visual, Complejo Agroindustrial Beta, Agrisil, Fresqua, 72 Digital, Latin American Outdoors, Streetmedia, Lima Visual. Multiple corporate donors contribute funds and products.
• Ayudín (Procter & Gamble) & PlazaVeamajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2023Joint campaign 'Platos Brillantes, Sonrisas Nutridas': for every Ayudín liquid purchased at PlazaVea stores across Peru from Nov 15 to Dec 15, one food ration was donated to BAP beneficiaries.
• Supermercados PeruanosmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2023Supermercados Peruanos (operator of PlazaVea) partners with BAP across multiple campaigns including Alimentatón, serving as food donation collection points in all stores with QR code scanning at registers.
• Mondelez International & Tottus (FIELD brand campaign)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 August 2023Fourth edition of 'Producto Solidario' campaign with FIELD brand products sold at Tottus stores nationwide, with a percentage of sales donated to BAP. Goal: deliver 130,000+ food rations to 3,000 people. Previous editions delivered 400,000+ rations.
• PepsiCo / Lay's PerumajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2023Papatón 2023 initiative: PepsiCo/Lay's donated more than 16,000 kg of potatoes purchased from Huánuco farmers, redirected to BAP's network of ollas comunes and comedores populares. Slogan: 'Hoy más que nunca, estamos unidos por la papa, unidos por el Perú'.
• Lay's (PepsiCo), Wong & Metro (Cencosud)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2023Month-long campaign: for every Lay's product purchased at Wong and Metro stores and online, one food ration was donated to BAP. Goal: deliver 140,000+ food rations to 8,000 people.
• Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos DíascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2023Supporting the 'Nutriendo Corazones' project in Manchay, Pachacamac, and San Juan de Miraflores districts, targeting 7,200 people through 200,000 tonnes of food and 600,000 rations over one year.
• Save the Children PerucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Save the Children and BAP implemented the joint project 'Ollitas, juntas le ganamos a la crisis alimentaria' supporting 117 ollas comunes across 7 districts, serving 9,099 vulnerable people with food, nutrition training, and food safety education. Also partnered to deliver 11+ tonnes of food to communities affected by Cyclone Yaku and floods in La Libertad, Lambayeque, and Lima (2024).
• Don Vittorio (Alicorp) & TottusmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 September 2022Alicorp's Don Vittorio pasta brand partnered with Tottus for the 'Producto Solidario' campaign. Products marked with the campaign seal sold at 31 Tottus stores in Lima and Callao, with proceeds supporting BAP's mission.
• Club Alianza Lima & Club Universitario de DeportesmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2022BAP signed conventions with Peru's two largest football clubs to provide approximately 60,000 kg of food and hygiene products monthly to youth academy members (male and female), impacting up to 250 young athletes who often arrive at training without having eaten breakfast.
• Fundación RomerocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Long-standing strategic ally helping BAP reach more vulnerable populations and critical food insecurity situations. María Luisa Serra, Director of Communication at Fundación Romero, described BAP as a key ally in their social mission.
• Conservation Allies (USA)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorU.S.-based NGO that supports BAP's foreign donations, redirecting international donors to BAP and offering U.S. taxpayers a fiscal benefit for their contributions.

Scale indicators9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Banco Alimentare: Italian food bank foundation and a fellow GFN member that recovers surplus food and redistributes it to charitable organizations serving people in need. Highly comparable in operational model, GFN membership, and reliance on volunteer-driven community distribution.
• Foodbank Australia: Australia's largest food-relief organization and a GFN member that collects surplus food from producers and retailers for redistribution to frontline charities. Highly comparable in mission, certification status, and corporate partnership model.
• Banco de Alimentos México: Mexico's largest certified food bank operating an analogous food rescue and redistribution model targeting vulnerable populations. Highly comparable in mission, regulatory environment (Latin American food-donation tax incentives), and beneficiary network across comedores and community kitchens.
• Second Harvest / Food Banks Canada: Canadian national food bank network coordinating food rescue, donor relations, and redistribution to a regional food-bank member network. Comparable as a GFN-affiliated network operating a similar corporate-surplus-to-community-kitchen pipeline.
• Banco de Alimentos de Chile: Chilean food bank operating the same rescue-and-redistribute model with corporate donor partners and a network of beneficiary social organizations. Comparable in scale, regulatory environment, and Latin American corporate-partnership approach.

Emerging players

• Olio: For-profit food-sharing platform connecting neighbors and businesses to redistribute surplus food. Relevant as an emerging digital competitor addressing the same food-waste / food-insecurity problem through a fundamentally different (tech / consumer-app) distribution model.
• FoodCloud: Ireland-founded social enterprise that connects retailers with surplus food to charities via a digital platform. Comparable in mission but operates a tech-enabled, more digitized model that represents an emerging alternative to traditional food-bank operations.

Regional players

• Red Argentina de Bancos de Alimentos (ABAPRA): Argentine network of regional food banks operating under a similar food-rescue-and-redistribution model across multiple Argentine provinces. Comparable as a regional Latin American peer operating in a neighboring market with similar food-insecurity and food-waste dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: The largest hunger-relief organization in the United States, operating a nationwide network of 200+ food banks with a similar model of corporate food rescue and redistribution to community partners. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same category, though at vastly greater scale and with more developed infrastructure.

Others

• The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN): International membership organization of food banks — including BAP as the only certified Peruvian member. Relevant as the certifying body, peer network operator, and ecosystem convener that defines the standards BAP follows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/balimentosperu
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCw59hKGEnzyd5NODdGMa4wQ?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/bancodealimentosperu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/banco-de-alimentos-per%C3%BA
• Instagraminstagram.com/bancodealimentosperu
• TikToktiktok.com/@bancodealimentosperu

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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