Who does SecondBite help?

SecondBite, City of Sydney and Coles have banded together to provide vital food relief to vulnerable Sydney residents by donating and delivering the equivalent of 158,750 meals to individuals and families impacted by COVID-19.

How do I get to the SecondBite?

Contact Info

1. Head office. 93 Northern Road. Heidelberg West, VIC 3081.
2. Telephone. 1800 263 283.
3. Contact Us. [email protected].
4. Become Volunteer. [email protected].

What is the aim of SecondBite?

SecondBite rescues fresh and nutritious food that would otherwise go to waste and distributes it free of charge to over 1000 charities nationwide – thus reducing carbon emissions and reducing the food costs of charities.

Who owns SecondBite?

SecondBite began in 2005 with one couple – Ian and Simone Carson. Gathering a committed group of friends, they would visit market stalls in Melbourne at the end of a day, collect surplus food, and drop it to a local charity that ran a food program.

Who is OzHarvest?

Who We Are. Founded by Ronni Kahn AO in 2004 after noticing the huge volume of food going to waste, OzHarvest quickly grew to become Australia’s leading food rescue organisation. Food is at our core, saving surplus food from ending up in landfill and delivering it to charities that help feed people in need.

Where can excess food go in Australia to be used?

OzHarvest is a perishable food rescue organisation in Australia, collecting quality excess food from commercial outlets and delivering it, direct and free of charge, to close to 500 charities across Australia. They deliver 480,000 meals or 160 tonnes of meals each month.

How is SecondBite reducing food waste?

When was SecondBite created?

2005
Simone Carson and husband Ian co-founded SecondBite in 2005. With a group of friends, they would visit market stalls, collect surplus food and drop it to a local charity. A partnership with Coles six years later led to a rapid expansion.

Why was SecondBite started?

SecondBite was born 10 years ago, driven by a hatred of food wastage. “You go anywhere and people hate seeing things thrown out, so once they know you can actually do something with it, they want to help you,” Mr Carson said. They started with the Prahran Market, where the couple regularly shopped.

Is OzHarvest a good charity?

Registered charity information Established in 2004, OzHarvest is Australia’s leading food rescue organisation, stopping good food from going to waste and delivering it directly to more than 1,600 charities supporting people in need across the country.

How does OzHarvest get their food?

We collect good quality surplus food from a network of donors including supermarkets, cafes, delis, hotels, airlines and restaurants, then deliver direct and free of charge to charities nationally.

Who wastes the most food in Australia?

According to government data, young people aged between 18-24 and families with young children are the biggest wasters of food.

What does food bank Australia do?

Foodbank is Australia’s largest food relief organisation, operating on a scale that makes it crucial to the work of the front line charities who are feeding vulnerable Australians. Foodbank provides more than 70% of the food rescued for food relief organisations nation-wide.

Where does the food from OzHarvest go?

Who is the owner of OzHarvest?

Ronni Kahn AO
Ronni Kahn AO is a social entrepreneur and founder and CEO of food rescue charity OzHarvest.

What food is thrown away the most?

Top five most wasted foods (and ways to save them from the bin)

• #1 Bread. Over 240 million slices of bread are chucked away every year.
• #2 Milk. Around 5.9 million glasses of milk are poured down the sink every year, but it’s so easy to use it up.
• #3 Potatoes. We discard 5.8 million potatoes each year.
• #4 Cheese.
• #5 Apples.

Why do supermarkets throw away food?

Grocery stores sometimes throw away food simply because it’s getting close to the sell-by date. There are several companies working to reclaim out of date food.

What qualifies you for food bank?

At a fundamental level, food banks are there for anyone in the community who needs them. Often, food bank users are unemployed or unable to work due to a physical or mental disability. They may be single-parent families or waiting to receive benefit payments.