Five out of Five Stars? Visit to the Logistic Centre of the Czech Food Banks

One-third of the classes of the 2MO446 Food waste management course is enriched by the lectures by quest speakers – experts in food waste issues. That is why Mgr. Veronika Láchová, the director of the Czech Federation of Food Banks, could not be missing. Linked to the success of the innovation week, the Departmet of International Business organized her speech on November 16th, 2022 in the form of an excursion into the logistics centre of Food Banks in Prague – Dubeč.

Although the students had to get up early, as the programme began at eight o´clock in the morning, far from the Prague city centre, they have not regretted coming. The programme was worth it! Every participant rated the visit five stars out of five in the feedback. The students appreciated the possibility of helping sort food most of all. However, they also liked the detailed description of the functioning of Food Banks in the Czech Republic and its logistic and marketing context.

Mgr. Veronika Láchova is the coordinator of Czech food banks and is responsible for their national cooperation. She is responsible for managing the largest food donation initiative, and she also represents the Czech food banks on the national field. Mrs. Láchová is also the founder of Food Bank of South Bohemia – the fourth biggest food bank in the Czech Republic.

The course 2MO446 Food waste management offered by the Department of International Business and supervised by Ing. Veronika Mokrejšová, Ph.D., presents the issue of food wasting in the context of the current topic of sustainability. International aspects and business orientation are stressed. The lectures should prepare future business people for reflecting on this topic in everyday business processes, from logistics and warehousing through HR management and compliance to marketing and finance. Considerable emphasis is also placed on retailer-supplier relationships. The course concludes with the cooperation of businesses with NGOs. The course can be chosen by students from all the VSE (Prague University of Economics and Business) as an elective or field of study elective course.