Foodbank Australia

foodbank is the largest food relief organisation in australia and the pantry to the country’s front line welfare agencies, providing 40 million meals a year to people in need and saving 30 million kgs of food from ending up in the landfill. we are a non-profit, non-denominational organisation that acts as a conduit between the food and grocery industry and over 2500 charities providing emergency relief in the form of food and groceries in the community. combined with the environmental benefits of food not going to waste, the social return created per kilogram of food is $23. that means that in a single year the return to society of our combined efforts is $571 million. over 700 companies donate food, fresh produce & groceries. contributions include stock that is close to expiry, has incorrect labelling or damaged packaging, is excess to requirements or is from slow moving or deleted lines; as well as just straight donations. we are also able to call on food industry assistance for ex