12,000 school meals

With a donation of €25,000, we will be able to provide more than 12,000 school meals in the 2025/2026 school year. This will give children growing up in poverty the chance to start the day with energy, confidence, and a sense of belonging. We also help during the holidays by providing breakfast in the classroom and bags of treats to take home.

Wobbe van Zoelen, founder and owner of Anne&Max: “Every day, we provide delicious breakfasts and good coffee for people who can afford them. However, there are also many children who go to school without breakfast, which can have a huge impact on a child's life and opportunities. As a company, we are part of society. We believe that everyone should enter the classroom with a full stomach during the most important phase of their lives. We cannot change the world, but we can contribute to a foundation that helps children, schools, and parents with respect and enthusiasm.”    

Max, if dreams are hungry, breakfast helps. Anne 

A fair chance

The Fair Start Foundation ensures that children in the Netherlands can still participate. They work together with schools and organizations and provide breakfast and lunch every day. Kristel ter Bruggen, founder of the Fair Start Foundation: "In the Netherlands, one in eleven children grows up in poverty. Many of them go to school without breakfast, which has a direct impact on their health, concentration, and learning ability. Thanks to the support of partners such as Anne&Max, we can work together to ensure that these children can also start their day with a healthy and nutritious breakfast. Because a good breakfast should be a given for every child , just like equal opportunities."

Breakfast bag for students. 

More than a smile

Our 30 living roomscreate a place every day wherepeople share what matters, with each other, and now also with children who desperately need it. "For me, entrepreneurship is always about more than just a smile," says Wobbe van Zoelen. "It's about small choices that together make a big difference. That could be a ddirect trade espresso , but also a good, healthy meal for a child who otherwise go to school without breakfast. Ultimately, it's all about the same thing: doing good and taking good care, especially for the generation that still has so much room to grow.” 

Will you join us?

Giving is even more fun when you do it together. That's why you can contribute too: add one extra euro to your order or scan the QR code in our living rooms. Together, we can ensure that more children get a fair start in life.