Version: 2022-05__Heidelbeere

FS-GLOSSARY

English term	German term	abbreviation	description
pick-up rate	Abholquote		The pick-up rate is visible internally for all users in the profile and represents the reliability of the food saver. In the case of not showing up for a registered pick-up and notification of this violation, the pick-up rate drops.
pick-up time	Abholung		Appointment at which foodsavers will pick up food at a store.
working groups	Arbeitsgruppen	AG	Taking care of specific tasks within foodsharing. They can be supraregional (eg AG Wiki, AG Quiz, AG graphic files), but also exist in federal states and local regions.
store	Betrieb		Place where food is sold (eg a supermarket, a bakery, a restaurant, a farm, a canteen, a stall at a weekly market or hustle and bustle, a central warehouse) and which is or was intended for cooperation.
operating chain	Betriebskette		Business structure with more than 3 companies. Chains and relevant branches are only addressed in consultation with the respective Key Account Manager or the company chain group.
store page	Betriebsseite		Page on the foodsharing platform for a particular cooperation. Are all essential arrangements and information about a company are there. It is visible to all food servers of the company and the ambassadors.
store managers	Betriebsverantwortliche	BV (BIEB)	Is responsible for a cooperation.
region	Bezirk		Smallest organizational unit for foodsavers and cooperations; responsible for all cooperations with companies located in the region. Foodsharepoints are assigned to a region. A region is organized by one or more ambassadors and may include one or more cities, counties or parts thereof. Also states are (higher) regions.
Ambassador	Botschafter*in	AMB / BOT	Coordinates all affairs of a region (ie also of a federal state or state): Foodsaver, cooperations, pick-ups, meetings, fair-Teiler; usually also events, press etc.
introductory pickup	Einführungsabholung	EA	Requirement for receiving the foodsaver pass (at least 3 EA) ffter passing the quiz. The purpose of this course is to get acquainted with the progress of pick-ups in practice, to clarify open questions, and to check compliance with the rules of conduct.
food basket	Essenskorb		Anyone can set up food baskets on the online platform to offer food for free distribution to other foodsharers or food savers.
Foodsharepoint	Fairteiler	FT	Place where all people (even without registration on foodsharing.de) can bring food for free and pick up.
Foodsaver		FS	User on the online platform, who has passed the Foodsaver-Quiz and is allowed to pick up groceries at cooperative companies.
Foodsharer		FSh	Users on the online platform. Can offer or pick up food baskets and use foodsharepoints.
key account manager		KAM	Negotiated with an operating chain and represents our "face" for this chain. Communicates information between the operators and the chain.
Food	Lebensmittel	LM	Everything that nourishes people physically.
local report group	Lokale Meldegruppe	LMG	Edits reports of rule violations for a region.
Mediation team	Mediationsgruppe	MT	Can be consulted between people to help start a communication and resolve a underlying conflict.
(local) arbitration board	(lokale) Schiedstelle	LS	Appeals against decisions on reports of rule violations. Decides on deletion of contributions in the region's forum.
rule violation	Regelverletzung	MR	Rule violation messages are an important tool to address problems, inconsistencies and misunderstandings before they escalate into bigger conflicts. It is always preferred to first resolve things personally if it is possible.
Mumble			Speech conference software for foodsharing conference calls on foodsharing's own Mumble server (open source, IP telephony).
quiz			A prerequisite for becoming a foodsaver, company manager or ambassador. There is one quiz for each of these roles.
legal agreement	Rechtsvereinbarung		A statement accepted by all the foodsavers, which contains, among other things, legal requirements for the distribution of food to private persons and releases the companies from their liability for food-to-food products.
sleepyhead	Schlafmütze		Virtual sign of a foodsaver that he is currently not or little active. It can be changed in your own profile.
verification	Verifizierung		The process of activating as foodsaver, which includes passing the foodsaver-quiz, introductory pickups, checking the personal data, and issuing of the foodsaver-passport
trust banana	Vertrauensbanane		On the foodsharing platform, a banana can be given by every user to every other user. It should only be given if one considers someone to be completely trustworthy as a food-saver and he / she adheres to all rules of conduct.