[cabraca]

afaik there are no state run food banks. In germany those are mostly non-profit ngos. One of them is 'Tafel Deutschland e. V.' that is operation since 1993. https://www.tafel.de/english-information/

edit: replaced "official" with "state run"

[the-dude]

What is the difference between an official food bank and a NGO?

AFAIK, all food banks in NL are NGOs.

edit: I wonder if the Tafel date of 1993 has anything to do with the reunification.

[cabraca]

hm yeah i misread. sorry. i meant "official" in the sense of provided by the german state.

[the-dude]

NP. I just want to note I never mentioned the state with regards to the food banks.