Overview
- The three-day appeal runs November 28–30 with drop-offs at roughly 8,000 sites across France.
- About 110,000 volunteers are collecting food and hygiene products for redistribution.
- Donations will be routed through more than 6,000 partner associations to assist about 2.4 million people.
- The network targets at least 10,000 tonnes this weekend, equal to around 20 million meals, to replenish near-empty shelves.
- Public giving usually covers about 10% of annual supply, with the wider 128,000-tonne total supported by recoveries from retailers, industry and farmers plus state and EU programs.