Tag: Foodbank

Foodbank elects new Chair

Foodbank Australia has elected Duncan Makeig as its Chair of the Board, succeeding Tony Froggatt. Having served on the Foodbank Australia Board since the start of 2023, the former Managing Director of...

PepsiCo’s Quaker Oats joins Foodbank partnership

PepsiCo owned business Quaker Oats has donated 70 pallets of oats to Foodbank. The announcement sees the extension of PepsiCo’s existing partnership of more than 20 years with Foodbank. Quaker Oats Senior Manufacturing Manager...

DoorDash and Foodbank tackle food insecurity in SA

DoorDash has teamed up with Foodbank to pilot Project DASH in South Australia. Project DASH is promoted as DoorDash’s initiative to empower food banks, food pantries, and other social impact organisations to deliver...

Aussies skipping meals to feed pets

Pet owners living in food insecure households are resorting to self-sacrifice to protect the welfare of their pets. According to a report published today by Foodbank Australia to mark National Pets Day, 24%...

Foodbank sources record volume of food

Foodbank Australia has revealed that it sourced a record 51 million kilograms of food and groceries in 2023, the equivalent of 92 million meals. According to the ‘Foodbank Hunger Report 2023’, food insecurity...

Sydney conference explores food waste research

The 2023 Fight Food Waste Research Impact Conference was held in Sydney last week (22-23 November). Hosted by the newly branded End Food Waste Australia (a strategic rebrand bringing Fight Food Waste...

Zambrero hits 70 million meals donated to those in need

Zambrero has reached a new major milestone as part of its Plate 4 Plate social mission, distributing over 70 million meals to help end world hunger. According to the company, Plate 4 Plate...

SPC partners with Foodbank

SPC partnered with Foodbank last week to supply key pantry staples to vulnerable Australian individuals and families. Together, with the support of supply partners Visy and Rinoldi, they produced 230,000 cans of spaghetti...
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