Comparing German and Italian food banks: Actors' knowledge on food insecurity and their perception of the interaction with food bank users.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate food bank actors' knowledge of food insecurity in Germany and in Italy, as well as interactions between food bank actors and food bank users. The study builds on a knowledge framework from an educational context and applies it to food banks.

Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a qualitative research approach.