Overview
- The Gran Recapte/Gran Recogida campaign began Friday with two days of in‑person collection in Catalonia and coordinated national efforts across thousands of stores.
- Barcelona’s Banc dels Aliments is seeking to match last year’s €6.1 million to sustain aid for about 230,000 people each month after moving its dates forward to align with the national drive.
- FESBAL set a goal equivalent to 10 million kilos to support more than one million people, and the Fundación Reina Sofía opened the campaign with a €20,000 contribution.
- Mercadona is taking checkout donations in 1,590 stores nationwide and will add 10% to the total raised, with its collection window running through November 16.
- The campaign debuts a virtual supermarket for product donations, while regions set local targets such as Cantabria’s aim of over 100,000 kilos and more than €100,000 supported by 1,000 volunteers.