Stichting Voedselbank Haaglanden

What Stichting Voedselbank Haaglanden does

Stichting Voedselbank Haaglanden is a Dutch charitable foundation (stichting) established in 2003 that provides temporary free food assistance to low-income individuals and families across the Haaglanden region of South Holland, covering Den Haag, Rijswijk, and Zoetermeer. The organization operates six self-service Voedselbankwinkels (food bank shops) — located in Moerwijk, Centrum, Laak, Escamp, and Scheveningen (Den Haag) and in Zoetermeer — where pre-registered clients, referred by social workers (hulpverleners) and income-screened against 2026 norms (€335 per person per month residual), choose their own groceries on a weekly basis. Aid is capped at a maximum of five years. The foundation serves approximately 2,000 households (around 5,000 people) per week.

The operational backbone is a Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in Wateringen, equipped with cold and frozen storage, pump trucks, forklift trucks, and a refrigerated vehicle fleet. The RDC receives, sorts, and redistributes food to the foundation's own 6 shops and to 14 other Voedselbanken in the Zuid-Holland-West region. All operations are executed by approximately 440-450 unpaid volunteers, including the board; no compensation is paid beyond travel expense reimbursements. The technology stack is intentionally lean: a Warehouse Management System (WMS) shared across all national RDCs tracks intake, output, inventory, and picking lists, while client/donor communications run through standard email channels and the public website.

The foundation is funded entirely by donations — in-kind food from supermarkets, producers, and individuals, and monetary gifts from individuals and companies. It holds ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling) status (RSIN 812700616), conferring tax deductibility on donations, and is HACCP-certified with annual food safety audits. Named corporate partners include Jumbo, Albert Heijn (AH Online), Picnic, HAK, Borgesius, and Hoogvliet, supplemented by recurring civic partnerships such as the Lions Club Douwe Egberts Waardepuntenactie. The foundation is part of Voedselbanken Nederland, the national umbrella of 179 food banks, 500 distribution points, and 10 regional distribution centres, and received the Haags Keurmerk voor Vrijwilligersorganisaties in 2026.

Name

Stichting Voedselbank Haaglanden

Legal name

Stichting Voedselbank Regio Haaglanden

Website

https://voedselbankhaaglanden.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Voedselbank Haaglanden is a Dutch charitable foundation operating six self-service food bank shops and a Regional Distribution Centre, providing free weekly groceries to approximately 2,000 low-income households (~5,000 people) across Den Haag, Rijswijk, and Zoetermeer, run entirely by 440+ unpaid volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Assistance Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (42441), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Owned / Nonprofit Grocery Stores (CRAHALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Food Security, Agriculture & Nutrition Aid Programs (BPADABAD)

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Food assistance charity
• Surplus food redistribution
• Food waste prevention
• Charitable food distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Wateringen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Food Donations: Companies (supermarkets, producers) and individuals donate food (groceries, produce, non-food). This constitutes the primary source of inventory. No monetary revenue is generated from the food itself.
2. Financial Donations: Private individuals and companies make monetary donations (one-time or recurring monthly). Used to pay fixed costs (diesel, electricity, rent) and purchase food/non-food when donations fall short. All volunteers are unpaid.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Voedselbank Haaglanden provides free weekly groceries to approximately 2,000 low-income households (around 5,000 people) in Den Haag, Rijswijk, and Zoetermeer through six self-service Voedselbankwinkels. Eligibility is via social-worker referral and aid is capped at five years. The foundation also operates a Regional Distribution Centre in Wateringen that stores, sorts, and redistributes surplus donated food to 14 other food banks across the Zuid-Holland-West region.

Product overview

Voedselbank Haaglanden is a charitable food bank operating 6 Voedselbankwinkels (food bank shops) across Den Haag and Zoetermeer, serving approximately 2,000 households (~5,000 people) weekly. The organization is anchored by its Regionaal Distributiecentrum (RDC) in Wateringen, which serves as both the intake and regional hub for the organization's own 6 shops and 14 other food banks in Zuid-Holland-West. Aid is delivered entirely through the self-service shop model (as of May 2026, having fully transitioned from distribution-point crate pickup), where customers choose their own food and non-food products in a dignified supermarket setting. All operations are staffed exclusively by over 440 unpaid volunteers, supplemented by volunteer programs covering logistics, retail, administration, communications, and food acquisition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Voedselbankwinkels (Food Bank Shops) Six self-service food bank shop locations in Den Haag (Moerwijk, Centrum, Laak, Escamp, Scheveningen) and Zoetermeer where pre-registered, eligible low-income clients self-select groceries and non-food products (hygiene, cleaning) from donated stock during assigned weekly time slots, providing a dignified supermarket-style alternative to traditional food parcel distribution.
• Voedselhulp (Food Aid) Temporary, free food assistance program providing weekly groceries to households living (well) below the poverty line in Den Haag, Rijswijk, and Zoetermeer. Aid is accessed via referral from a social worker, subject to an income norm (2026: €335 disposable income per person per month), and capped at a maximum of five years to encourage self-reliance.
• Regionaal Distributiecentrum (RDC) Haaglanden Regional Distribution Centre in Wateringen that serves as the intake, cold/freeze storage, and dispatch hub for donated food. Equipped with pump trucks, forklift trucks, and a refrigerated truck fleet, it supplies the foundation's six Voedselbankwinkels and redistributes food to 14 other Voedselbanken across the Zuid-Holland-West region.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helps ~2,000 households (~5,000 people) per week with food assistance
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jumbo SupermarktencoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 June 2026Jumbo supermarkets in the Haaglanden region (Anemoonstraat, Laakweg, Leyweg, Koornneef Scheveningen, Zoetermeer Rokkeveen, and Oosterheem) partnered with Voedselbank Haaglanden for in-store collection events on 26-27 June 2026, resulting in 507 crates of donated food products.
• Albert Heijn (AH Online)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAlbert Heijn (via AH Online) is listed as a sponsor, donating food products to Voedselbank Haaglanden as part of the local donations program.
• PicnicminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPicnic online supermarket is listed as a sponsor/donor of Voedselbank Haaglanden.
• HAKminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHAK is listed as a sponsor, donating food products to Voedselbank Haaglanden.
• BorgesiusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBorgesius is listed as a sponsor of Voedselbank Haaglanden.
• HoogvlietminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHoogvliet supermarket chain is listed as a sponsor of Voedselbank Haaglanden.
• Lions Club (Douwe Egberts Waardepuntenactie)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerLions Club annually collects Douwe Egberts (DE) reward points from residents, businesses, and associations. In the most recent campaign, over 1.5 million DE points were collected and converted by Douwe Egberts into coffee donations for Voedselbank Haaglanden customers.
• De Groente- en FruitbrigadecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Groente- en Fruitbrigade supplies fresh vegetables and fruit to Voedselbank Haaglanden as part of the national food sourcing network.
• Voedselbanken NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVoedselbank Haaglanden is an integral part of Voedselbanken Nederland, the national umbrella organization connecting 179 food banks, 500 distribution points, and 10 regional distribution centres across the Netherlands. National agreements with producers and suppliers are coordinated through this body.
• ArtestiqminorGTM or Marketing PartnerArtestiq is listed as a sponsor of Voedselbank Haaglanden.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Voedselbank Rotterdam: Regional food bank serving the Rotterdam metro under the same Voedselbanken Nederland framework, providing similar weekly grocery support to impoverished households. Comparable scale and operating model.
• Voedselbank Utrecht: Utrecht-area food bank following the same Dutch food bank charity model: volunteer-run, ANBI-status, weekly groceries to low-income households via shop-format or distribution points.
• FoodCloud: Ireland-based social enterprise connecting retailers' surplus food to charities via a tech-enabled platform. Comparable mission of food waste reduction and food poverty alleviation through supermarket partnerships.
• FareShare UK: UK's largest food redistribution charity, redistributing surplus food to a network of frontline charities. Comparable mission of intercepting retailer/manufacturer surplus to feed people facing food insecurity.
• The Felix Project (London): London-based charity that rescues surplus food and delivers it to schools and frontline charities. Comparable in collecting, sorting, and redistributing donated food to people in need via a regional hub model.
• Second Harvest (Canada): Canada's largest food rescue organization, redistributing surplus food to nonprofits serving people in need. Comparable in operating a regional logistics hub for food redistribution with charity and corporate donor network.
• Tafel Deutschland: Germany's national umbrella of 960+ local food banks (Tafeln) collecting surplus food and distributing it to those in need. Closest continental European analogue in scale and operating model.
• Voedselbank Amsterdam: Amsterdam-based regional food bank operating the same Stichting/ANBI charity model, with comparable shop or distribution-point service to low-income households. Closest functional peer in a different metro area.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: Largest hunger-relief charity in the US, a network of 200+ food banks with regional distribution centers. Comparable structurally as a federated food bank network with RDC-style logistics.
• Voedselbanken Nederland: National umbrella organization of all 179 Dutch food banks, 500 distribution points, and 10 RDCs. Directly comparable as the parent network Voedselbank Haaglanden belongs to, coordinating national supplier agreements and standards.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/voedselbankhaaglanden
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/voedselbankhaaglanden
• Instagraminstagram.com/voedselbankhaaglanden

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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