{"id":3390,"date":"2021-06-11T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilstories.com\/autour-dun-cafe-avec-ilana-devilliers-01002\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T14:28:10","slug":"coffee-with-ilana-devillers-01002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilstories.com\/en\/coffee-with-ilana-devillers-01002\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee with Ilana Devillers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We had the opportunity to talk with Illana Devillers, founder and CEO of Food4All (F4A), first in the comfort of her apartment, then during a walk through the Luxembourg countryside. In this long-format interview, we spoke frankly with a passionate and wholehearted business leader about her early days in the fight against food waste, and about the values she holds dear and the challenges she faces as an entrepreneur. 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