Now help: 600,000 soups for people in need in Austria!

Now help: 600,000 soups for people in need in Austria!

Wien, Österreich - The winter donation campaign "Hot soup against social cold" has caused great commitment in Austria. Since 2007, restaurateurs have been dedicated to a soup on their menu of the social initiative and donate a euro on the Tafel Austria on their dose of the social initiative. According to OTS , over 150 restaurants have donated around 60,000 euros last season. This donation enables the provision of around 600,000 soups for people affected by poverty, which means an increase of over 20 % compared to the previous year.

Tafel Austria is the largest and oldest table organization in the country and has been providing people in need with rescued foods since 1999. In 2024, the organization distributed 1,578 tons of food to 75,000 people in around 160 social institutions. Alexandra Gruber, Managing Director of Tafel Austria, emphasizes the increasing need for food aid due to the inflation.

commitment to the gastronomy

The "Soup with Sinn" campaign meets a broad response in the catering trade, which ranges from the hood restaurant to the small Beisl. In the last soup season (November 2023 to February 2024) a total of 42,000 "soups" were sold, as reported on Tafel Austria . The prominent supporter of the campaign, actress Konstanze Breitbner, complains about the need for this campaign in a wealthy country, while at the same time thanks the catering instinct for her commitment.

Long-standing supporters of the initiative such as the Café-Restaurant Hummel (since 2008) and the Vestibül restaurant in the Burgtheater (since 2010) have taken on their role, while new participants such as the Gasthof Blasl in Oberösterreich and the Hotel-Restaurant Friesacherhof in Carinthia have also participated. Large companies such as Hutchison Drei Austria GmbH and OMV AG also participate in the widespread support for people in need.

Food waste of food

A central goal of the Tafel Austria is to combat food waste, which in Austria is around one million tons annually and thus causes enormous environmental and social costs. The Tafel Austria established a system in 1999 to save edible foods and make it available to people in need. A new initiative in this context is the "Tafelbox 2.0", which is presented as part of the new campaign. This box enables guests to take with them remaining dishes and should contribute to the formation of consciousness about food waste, but is also under

The next edition of the "Soup with Sinn" begins on November 1, 2025. The initiative remains a decisive part of Austrian gastronomy by not only helping people affected, but also making a contribution to reducing food waste.