Stichting Tilburgse Voedselbank

What Stichting Tilburgse Voedselbank does

Stichting Tilburgse Voedselbank is a Dutch charitable foundation (stichting) headquartered in Tilburg, North Brabant, that provides free weekly food packages to households living below the poverty line in Tilburg and surrounding areas. Approximately 700 households, totaling around 2,100 persons, receive packages containing durable, fresh, and frozen products at three local distribution points, with eligibility based on income and 'leefgeld' criteria and a maximum support period of three years. Clients are referred through social service organizations and welfare administrators via the Klantenteam.

Beyond its local client operations, the foundation functions as one of ten national Regional Distribution Centres of Voedselbanken Nederland, receiving food from national and regional supermarket chains and redistributing it to 29 or more local food banks across North Brabant and Zeeland, collectively serving approximately 7,000 households. The organization also operates the Dierenvoedselbank, an integrated sub-brand that supplies pet food to clients with dogs, cats, and small pets. All client-facing services are delivered free of charge, with a separate Steunfonds raising financial support and an educational program offering presentations and tours to schools and community groups.

The operating model is entirely volunteer-driven, with 18 staff and approximately 190 unpaid volunteers handling package assembly, retail shop operations, driving, logistics coordination, maintenance, and administration. Revenue is non-commercial and consists of food donations, financial gifts from individuals and companies, corporate sponsorships (including Lidl, Albert Heijn, Jumbo, and Douwe Egberts), government and EU subsidies, and lottery proceeds. The foundation holds ANBI (Public Benefit Organization) status, complies with NVWA food-safety requirements, and is a recognized training company (Erkend Leerbedrijf). Technology use is limited to a WordPress website, standard social media presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, and conventional email/phone contact channels, with no disclosed proprietary platforms, APIs, or AI/ML systems.

Name

Stichting Tilburgse Voedselbank

Legal name

Stichting Tilburgse Voedselbank

Website

https://tilburgsevoedselbank.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Tilburgse Voedselbank is a non-profit Dutch food bank foundation that distributes free weekly food packages to ~700 low-income households in Tilburg and serves as a Regional Distribution Centre routing food to 29+ local food banks across North Brabant and Zeeland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food bank / charitable food assistance services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

Keywords

• Food bank operations
• Charitable food distribution
• Hunger relief services
• Surplus food rescue
• Volunteer-driven aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Tilburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Gifts: The organization receives food donations from supermarkets, suppliers, and individuals. Financial donations come from individuals, companies, and organizations. All services to clients are provided free of charge.
2. Government Subsidies: Funding support from government bodies including municipality and EU programs. The organization is recognized as an ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling - Public Benefit Organization).
3. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors provide ongoing product donations and occasional financial contributions. Major sponsors include Lidl, Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Douwe Egberts, and many others.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stichting Tilburgse Voedselbank is a Tilburg-based food bank foundation that collects surplus food from supermarkets, producers, and donors, then assembles and distributes weekly food packages to households in Tilburg living below the poverty line. Service is provided free of charge to clients referred through local social services, with operations carried out primarily by volunteers.

Product overview

Stichting Tilburgse Voedselbank is a charitable food bank organization that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering consists of: (1) Voedselpakket - weekly food packages for households in financial difficulty, (2) Dierenvoedselbank - pet food assistance for clients with pets, (3) De Winkel - the distribution point for food packages, and (4) Regionaal Distributiecentrum - regional distribution center serving food banks across North Brabant and Zeeland. Supporting services include Steunfonds for fundraising and financial support, and educational presentations/tours for schools. All operations are conducted entirely by unpaid volunteers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dierenvoedselbank: Animal Food Bank - a subdivision providing pet food assistance to food bank clients who have pets, ensuring pets are also fed during difficult financial times.

Products and services

• Weekly food package distribution A weekly food package containing donated and surplus food items, assembled and distributed free of charge to households in Tilburg living below the poverty line and referred by local social services. Intended for low-income individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves approximately 700 households weekly (~2,100 persons)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, core and flagship.

• Lions Club Hart van BrabantsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 June 2026Service organization that organized a padel tournament raising funds for the food bank.
• Heerkens van Bavel BouwsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 November 2025Construction company that donated €2,400 by asking employees to choose between Christmas packages or donating the value to charity, doubled by management.
• EtossupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 August 2025Drogist chain donated 100,000 diapers to Voedselbanken Nederland to celebrate reaching 100,000 Instagram followers, distributed through regional food banks including Tilburg.
• LidlcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 May 2021Major sponsor and food donor. Customers can donate deposit bottles year-round. In 2021, Lidl donated €350,000 to food banks through customer deposit donations. Lidl was the first supermarket to start weekly vegetable and fruit donations nationally in 2013.
• Albert HeijncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor supermarket chain sponsor providing food donations including special holiday support with Albert Heijn cards worth €10-20 for food bank clients.
• JumbocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor supermarket chain sponsor providing food donations.
• Douwe EgbertscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSavings points program where customers can donate Douwe Egberts points that are redeemed for coffee packages for food bank clients.
• Meesterbakker van IerselsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBakery sponsor providing bread donations.
• Gemeente Tilburg (Municipality of Tilburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner providing funding support, recognition as ANBI organization, and alignment with municipal poverty support programs.
• Vereniging Voedselbanken NederlandflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational umbrella organization for Dutch food banks. Tilburgse Voedselbank is one of 181 local food banks and one of 10 national distribution centres. National criteria for food assistance are set within this organization.
• Vereniging Voedselbanken Regio Brabant-ZeelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional federation of food banks in North Brabant and Zeeland, established 24-12-2018. Tilburgse Voedselbank performs RDC activities for this regional federation.
• Stichting Steunfonds Tilburgse VoedselbankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated support foundation for financial and material support to the Tilburgse Voedselbank. ANBI certified, collects donations and legacies.
• Stichting MOV UdenhoutsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerMission Development and Peace foundation from Udenhout that regularly supports the food bank through lottery proceeds and food collection campaigns.
• MVO ClubsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerActive club from Berkel-Enschot-Udenhout and Biezenmortel parishes that organized annual fundraisers and collected €700 plus 92,000 Douwe Egberts points.
• Van SpaendoncksupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal company in Tilburg that provided generous sponsorship contribution.
• Van Raay EvenementensupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent company that donated oliebollen stall proceeds during Tilburgse Kermis to the food bank.
• Mill Hill CollegesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSchool in Goirle that organized sponsor cycling events raising €2,860 for the food bank.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stichting Voedselbank Amsterdam: Large urban Dutch food bank in the same national network, serving low-income households with weekly food packages. Direct functional peer on client eligibility criteria, package composition, and referral-based intake.
• Voedselbanken Nederland: National umbrella organization of which Tilburgse Voedselbank is a member; coordinates 181 local food banks, 515 distribution points, and the 10 regional distribution centres including Tilburg. Directly comparable mission, governance, and donor base.
• FareShare UK: UK food redistribution charity that rescues surplus food and redistributes it to charities and community groups. Closest European cross-border peer in terms of volunteer-run food redistribution operations serving low-income populations.
• Stichting Voedselbank Den Haag: Another local food bank in the same Voedselbanken Nederland network, serving households in The Hague region. Operates an essentially identical model with weekly food packages, volunteer workforce, and supermarket surplus redistribution.
• European Federation of Food Banks (FEBA): European umbrella network of food banks across 30+ countries. Tilburgse Voedselbank is implicitly linked via Voedselbanken Nederland's FEBA membership; directly comparable mission of surplus food redistribution for social assistance.
• Stichting Voedselbank Rotterdam: Another member food bank in the Dutch Voedselbanken Nederland network, founded at the original 2002 Rotterdam location. Operates with the same volunteer-driven model distributing free weekly food packages to households below the poverty line.
• Food Banks Canada / Banque alimentaire Canada: National Canadian food bank network distributing to a provincial and local member-bank structure. Directly analogous to Tilburg's role within Voedselbanken Nederland — same multi-tier model with regional hubs distributing to local affiliates.

Emerging players

• The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN): International non-profit supporting the development of food banks in countries where they did not previously exist. Comparable peer at the capacity-building and knowledge-exchange layer that complements Tilburg's operational model.
• Stichting Leger des Heils Nederland: Major Dutch social services organization providing food, shelter, and welfare support including food assistance programs to vulnerable populations in the Netherlands. Partial overlap in target population and service delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: Largest US hunger-relief organization operating a national network of 200+ food banks. A much larger incumbent operating with a broadly comparable model (corporate surplus capture, regional distribution hubs, member food banks) but at national-US scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/voedselbanktilburg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-tilburgse-voedselbank
• Instagraminstagram.com/tilburgsevoedselbank

Compliance4 records

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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