The nationwide REWE and nahkauf food bank bag campaign 2026 ends with a strong result: 397,889 donation bags worth a total of almost two million euros go to the more than 970 food banks in Germany - a signal of solidarity in economically challenging times.
For a fortnight, customers in more than 4,200 REWE and nahkauf stores as well as in the REWE online shop got involved in helping people who need support. The donated bags contained long-life foodstuffs that are particularly popular with food banks - including chickpeas, mushrooms, dumplings, pasta, pesto and tortelloni. The demand is high: in Germany, around 1.6 to 2 million people affected by poverty seek help from one of the more than 970 food banks every year; long-life products are donated comparatively rarely.
Peter Maly, COO of REWE Group, thanks customers for their strong commitment: "The enormous willingness to donate shows how much solidarity counts right now. With every single bag, our customers are making an important contribution to people who need support. At the same time, the work of the food banks deserves the greatest recognition - they face immense challenges every day to provide help directly on site." This year, REWE is once again donating additional goods worth 200,000 euros to strengthen the work of the food banks.
"Long-life food is one of the items that the food banks receive the least - at the same time, it is essential for our daily work. The REWE and nahkauf campaign helps us exactly where the need is greatest. In view of increasing demand and scarcer donations, this result is a strong sign of social cohesion," says Andreas Steppuhn, Chairman of Tafel Deutschland, categorising the result.
REWE has been supporting the food banks with regular food donations since 1996 and has been organising the annual food bank bag campaign since 2010.
