Food Rescue

Food rescue is the foundation of our cause and the first step toward connection, dignity and access to essential support for people experiencing food insecurity. In 2025, our fleet of iconic yellow vans and dedicated drivers rescued nearly 18 million kilograms of good food from landfill, redistributing it to communities across Australia.

Preventing food from becoming waste has a powerful environmental benefit. When food decomposes in landfill, it generates significant greenhouse gas emissions. For every kilogram of food rescued, one kilogram of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions is avoided. Through our food rescue activities this year, we helped prevent approximately 17,616 tonnes CO₂e from being emitted into the atmosphere.

Feeding communities

Working alongside 1,500+ frontline charities and community organisations, we delivered over 35 million meals to Australians doing it tough. Sadly, the need has never been greater, with most of our charity partners are asking for more food to meet demand as they see new people every day needing help. Our waiting list now has 1,200 organisations in need of food.

We’re working hard to ensure we address the ongoing demand, with significant growth in our operations, our fleet is now safer, bigger and increasing our impact every day. New local hubs in Sydney and Melbourne mean our drivers spend less time on the road and more time doing what matters – rescuing food and feeding communities.

Partnerships that deliver

This year, we deepened our partnership with Woolworths, training store teams across 500+ stores to understand the purpose and impact of the food we deliver, seeing increased volume and efficiencies as teams rallied behind the mission.

An unexpected windfall came in WA as the Ashes test finished early, leaving Optus Stadium with 50 pallets of edible food. The team worked quickly to get everything redistributed in record time.

While many of the charities we support close over Christmas, our team signed up to provide an essential service and bridge the gap in key locations. We rescued nearly 100,000 kgs over the holidays, delivering fresh produce and hope for those who needed it most.