A civil society specialized in food, licensed by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (License No. 600) as the first food bank in the Kingdom and the Gulf region.

“Eta’am” (Saudi Food Bank) was established in 2011 in the city of Dammam under the name of the Charitable Association for Food in the Eastern Province with the aim of saving grace from waste. In the middle of 2021, a ministerial approval was issued to develop the association’s activity and objectives, and change its name to become the Saudi Food Bank Association (Etaam).

The headquarter is located in the city of Dammam in the Eastern Province, and it has branches in Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Ahsa, and Jubail Industrial, and mobile distribution units in Abqaiq Governorate, and Ras Al-Khair Center in the Eastern Province.

The “Eta’am” business model aims to build effective strategic alliances to benefit from the surplus food resources, and distribute them to beneficiaries, in addition to offering various packages of community initiatives specialized in the field of food support, and the provision of safe and sustainable food for people with special social conditions and people with limited income.

“Eta’am” logistics operations are managed with high efficiency through carefully qualified human cadres, developed logistical and marketing mechanisms, and modern technical tools, to contribute to providing the best services to customers with high quality.

Vision
To be a pioneer in the Kingdom and the Arab world in providing appropriate food to beneficiaries, according to a professional work system.

Mission
Achieving social solidarity in its comprehensive concept, by providing appropriate food support to beneficiaries, and building effective alliances to save food resources from waste.

Objectives
Providing in-kind food support to beneficiary families and people with limited income.
Providing assistance to those who are exposed to accidents and those who are about to get married in accordance with the specified frameworks.
Contribute to the preservation of food resources from wastage and the maximum benefit from the benefits of foods.
Contribute to achieving food security by providing sustainable food to the beneficiaries.
Encouraging studies and research that serve the specialized objectives in the field of food.
Innovation in providing the latest professional operating models in the non-profit sector.