The calculation model values structural access to food at €2,790 per household per year, expressing what a reliable year-round food supply is worth.
Food initiative calculation model: €2,790 per household per year in income security Read More »
The calculation model values the saving in the wallet at €2.63 per meal: the market value of the food provided minus the participant’s own contribution.
Food initiative calculation model: €2.63 saved per meal in the wallet Read More »
A food initiative can use the calculation model for €0: the instrument is free and publicly available, as an editable Excel file and in an online Google Sheets version.
Food initiative calculation model: €0 in usage costs under Creative Commons Read More »
In 2022, the diet-related prevention budget is €30.776m. That equals €2.97 per €1,000 in the broad reading and €19.44 in the narrow reading.
Per €1,000 in food-related healthcare costs, €2.97 to €19.44 goes to prevention Read More »
The calculation model distinguishes five types of food initiative: a distribution point, a social restaurant, a food connection place, urban agriculture and a food hub.
Food initiative calculation model: five types of initiative calculated Read More »
The presentation uses two 2022 readings: a narrow RIVM/VZinfo reading of €1.583bn and a broad food-related reading of €10.379bn in healthcare costs.
Food-related harm is €1.58bn to €10.38bn per year Read More »
Across eight impact categories, the food initiative calculation model works out the societal value of an initiative in euros per year.
Food initiative calculation model: eight impact categories per initiative Read More »
The combined societal value of thirty-two food initiatives in Amsterdam-Noord comes to roughly €15 million a year.
In 2022, the diet-related prevention budget is about €30.776m: 0.30% under the broad healthcare-cost reading and 1.94% under the narrow RIVM/VZinfo reading.
The Food Center van alone rescued about 22,735 kg of food in 2025; transport, refrigeration and coordination are direct impact levers.
