Food Addicts Anonymous

What Food Addicts Anonymous does

Food Addicts Anonymous (FAA) is a private, member-supported nonprofit organization that operates a 12-step recovery fellowship for individuals suffering from food addiction. The organization frames food addiction as a biochemical disease occurring at the cellular level and prescribes a structured recovery methodology built on abstinence from addictive foods, the FAA Food Plan, the Twelve Steps, the Twelve Traditions, and sponsorship relationships. Its primary participants are individuals who have lost control of their eating, are preoccupied with food and weight, and have not been able to maintain healthy eating through willpower or therapy alone. No formal credentials are required to join; the program is offered free of charge to anyone seeking recovery.

FAA delivers its program through a globally distributed meeting infrastructure that includes face-to-face meetings (USA and international), virtual meetings via Zoom, free phone meetings, hybrid meetings combining physical and remote attendance, and the FAA Loop, a 24/7 asynchronous online meeting platform with weekly rotating topics. The organization funds its operations through voluntary member donations under the "7th Tradition" and through sales of FAA Literature (books, guides, and the 12 Principles of Service documentation) via an online shop. Its flagship community event is the annual World Convention & Retreat, now in its 34th year, supplemented by Traditions In Action workshops and Marathon Phone Meetings. Governance is exercised through a Board of Trustees, with Board, Committee, and Intergroup meetings documented on the members' section of the website.

The operating footprint is small: FAA employs approximately 5 people and operates a single World Service Office in Prima Vista, Florida. The organization has no proprietary technology platform, no API, no mobile apps, and no disclosed AI/data capabilities. Growth is driven by word-of-mouth, testimonials, and the annual convention rather than by paid marketing, and the organization explicitly does not use a transactional pricing model — all meetings are free, with donations entirely voluntary. There is no venture capital, private equity, or parent company ownership; FAA is independently self-governed under its Board of Trustees structure.

Name

Food Addicts Anonymous

Legal name

Food Addicts Anonymous

Website

https://foodaddictsanonymous.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Food Addicts Anonymous is a member-supported nonprofit that operates a global 12-step recovery fellowship for individuals suffering from food addiction, delivering its program through free in-person, virtual, phone, and hybrid meetings funded by voluntary donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Recovery Peer Support Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Eating Disorder Treatment Programs (HLAFACAK), Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

Keywords

• Food addiction recovery
• Twelve steps program
• Peer support meetings
• Addiction recovery fellowship
• Abstinence-based program

Headquarters

HQ city

Prima Vista

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Voluntary Donations (7th Tradition): The organization relies on voluntary donations from members through the 7th Tradition, which states that each group should be self-supporting through its own contributions. Donations are made through the FAA shop/donate page.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Food Addicts Anonymous runs a free, donation-supported Twelve Steps fellowship for individuals recovering from food addiction. Its core offering is a structured recovery program combining abstinence from addictive foods, a defined FAA Food Plan, sponsorship relationships, and Twelve Steps work, delivered through multiple meeting formats (face-to-face in the USA and internationally, virtual via Zoom, phone, hybrid, and the FAA Loop asynchronous platform). The organization also sells published FAA Literature and hosts the annual FAA World Convention & Retreat and Traditions In Action Workshops.

Product overview

Food Addicts Anonymous operates as a peer-support recovery program centered on its Twelve Steps program. The organization offers multiple meeting formats to serve its membership: Face-to-Face Meetings held at physical locations, Virtual Meetings via Zoom, Phone Meetings for worldwide accessibility, Hybrid Meetings combining in-person and virtual attendance, and the FAA Loop for asynchronous 24/7 online discussions. Supporting resources include the FAA Food Plan for nutritional guidance and FAA Literature for recovery materials. The organization also hosts annual events including the FAA World Convention & Retreat and Traditions In Action Workshops. All offerings are unified by the program's approach of managing food addiction through abstinence from addictive foods, structured nutrition, and the Twelve Steps.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Face-to-Face Meetings (USA) In-person recovery meetings held at physical locations across the United States, providing community support for individuals recovering from food addiction. Offered free of charge and sustained by member donations under the 7th Tradition.
• International Meetings In-person recovery meetings held at physical locations outside the United States, extending the FAA fellowship to members worldwide. Free to attend and donation-supported.
• Phone Meetings Free telephone-based recovery meetings available to anyone worldwide on a scheduled basis, providing accessibility for members who cannot attend in person or virtually.
• Virtual Meetings (Zoom) Online recovery meetings conducted via Zoom that allow members to attend remotely using a Zoom, Gmail/Google, or Facebook account for login access.
• Hybrid Meetings Meetings that combine a physical location with virtual technology, allowing members to attend face-to-face, online via video, or by phone from the same gathering.
• FAA Loop A 24/7 asynchronous online meeting platform where members discuss weekly topics suggested by a leader and reply to the topic thread on their own schedule.
• Twelve Steps Program The foundational 12-step recovery program that members work through with a sponsor to manage food addiction through abstinence, structured nutrition, and spiritual principles.
• FAA Food Plan A structured nutritional food plan component of the recovery program that guides members in maintaining sound nutrition while abstaining from addictive foods.
• FAA Literature Published recovery materials, books, and guides available for purchase through the FAA online shop, supporting member recovery and program operations.
• FAA World Convention & Retreat Annual gathering bringing together members for recovery activities, workshops, and community building. The 34th Annual FAA World Convention & Retreat is scheduled for October 2026, with both in-person and online registration.
• Traditions In Action Workshop Educational workshop series designed to help members understand and apply the Twelve Traditions of the program in their daily recovery; Series 2 is scheduled for July 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• Many members experience miraculous lifestyle changes after withdrawal from addictive foods

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Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Noom: Noom is a digital weight-management platform using psychology-based coaching and a mobile app. It targets the same population as FAA (people struggling with eating habits and weight) but competes via technology and personalization rather than peer support.
• Eating Disorders Anonymous / Eating Disorder Hope: Eating Disorder Hope is an emerging online resource and support community for people with eating disorders, addressing a closely adjacent population to FAA's food-addiction members through online content and peer support rather than formal 12-step meetings.

Direct peers

• Gamblers Anonymous: Gamblers Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship for compulsive gambling that uses the same Twelve Steps, anonymous meeting structure, and voluntary donation model as FAA, making it a structurally identical peer in the addiction-recovery nonprofit category.
• Narcotics Anonymous: NA is a global 12-step fellowship using the same Twelve Steps/Traditions framework, free meetings, and 7th Tradition donations. Its operational model, meeting formats, and governance structure are directly comparable to FAA.
• Emotions Anonymous: Emotions Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship for emotional health that follows the same Twelve Steps/Traditions structure, free meetings, and self-supporting donation model as FAA, serving an adjacent behavioral-health need.
• Alcoholics Anonymous: AA is the foundational 12-step fellowship whose Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions FAA explicitly mirrors. It is the same organizational archetype — anonymous, volunteer-led, donation-funded recovery meetings — making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• Sex Addicts Anonymous: SAA is a 12-step fellowship applying the Twelve Steps to sex addiction, using the same anonymous, volunteer-led, donation-funded meeting model as FAA. It is a parallel behavioral-addiction peer in the same organizational template.
• Overeaters Anonymous: Overeaters Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship for compulsive overeating — the most direct peer to FAA, operating the same Twelve Steps/Traditions structure, free meeting model, and donation-based funding with face-to-face, phone, and online meetings worldwide.

Broad incumbents

• WW (Weight Watchers): WW is a large incumbent commercial weight-management program serving people who struggle with eating and weight — the same end-user FAA targets — but delivers through a paid subscription, app-based, points-based model rather than peer-support meetings.
• National Eating Disorders Association: NEDA is a large, established nonprofit addressing the broader eating-disorders category (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating). It overlaps with FAA's food-addiction constituency but operates through education, advocacy, and helpline services rather than 12-step meetings.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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