OzHarvest is the first perishable food rescue organisation in Australia that collects quality excess food from more than 2,000 commercial outlets and delivers it, direct and free of charge, to more than 900 charities across the country.
We provide much needed assistance to vulnerable men, women and children across Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Newcastle and Perth as well as regional areas through our OzHarvest Food App.
OzHarvest is the only food rescue organisation in Australia collecting surplus food from all types of food providers including fruit and vegetable markets, supermarkets, hotels, wholesalers, farmers, stadiums, corporate events, catering companies, shopping centres, delis, cafes, restaurants, film and TV shoots and boardrooms.
OzHarvest was founded in November 2004 by Ronni Kahn, who was named Australia’s Local Hero of the Year in 2010 and appointed as an Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia (General Division) in the 2019 Australia Day Honours.
OzHarvest has four pillars that direct the work that we do:
Rescue
Eliminating hunger and food waste by redistributing quality surplus food.
Educate
Educating and raising awareness about food waste, food rescue, food security and sustainability. Protecting and improving the environment, promoting nutrition education and providing hospitality training and mentoring for disadvantaged youth.
Engage
Embracing the community through volunteering, corporate team building exercises and public events.
Innovate
Finding new was to combat food waste and hunger and to mobilise everyday Australians to take meaningful action. We pride ourselves on having created a unique for-impact, food rescue model which is being implemented and adapted across the globe.
We provide much needed assistance to vulnerable men, women and children across Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Newcastle and Perth as well as regional areas through our OzHarvest Food App.
OzHarvest is the only food rescue organisation in Australia collecting surplus food from all types of food providers including fruit and vegetable markets, supermarkets, hotels, wholesalers, farmers, stadiums, corporate events, catering companies, shopping centres, delis, cafes, restaurants, film and TV shoots and boardrooms.
OzHarvest was founded in November 2004 by Ronni Kahn, who was named Australia’s Local Hero of the Year in 2010 and appointed as an Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia (General Division) in the 2019 Australia Day Honours.
OzHarvest has four pillars that direct the work that we do:
Rescue
Eliminating hunger and food waste by redistributing quality surplus food.
Educate
Educating and raising awareness about food waste, food rescue, food security and sustainability. Protecting and improving the environment, promoting nutrition education and providing hospitality training and mentoring for disadvantaged youth.
Engage
Embracing the community through volunteering, corporate team building exercises and public events.
Innovate
Finding new was to combat food waste and hunger and to mobilise everyday Australians to take meaningful action. We pride ourselves on having created a unique for-impact, food rescue model which is being implemented and adapted across the globe.
Location: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +61 1800 108 006
Founded date: 2004
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| 16.10.2017 | Reduce food waste in your small business | This week we celebrated World Food Day, a global initiative by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations aimed at raising awareness of hunger and the need to ensure food security and nutrition for all. World Food Day prov... |
| 20.01.2017 | Joanna Sader – Insulin for Life Global | website twitter facebook instagram youtube Jo Sader is a board member and volunteer for Insulin for Life Global, a non-profit that raises awareness and supports Insulin for Life affiliates around the world. Insulin for Life collects insulin... |
| 01.11.2016 | Giovanni Ravone – Cofounder of HowAboutEat | website facebook twitter Giovanni started his professional career in Financial Services at Citigroup in New York before working for RBS and Lloyds Banking Group in London within Private Banking and Financial Markets. He eventually moved to ... |
| 25.03.2016 | Katy Barfield – founder of Yume | website twitter facebook Katy Barfield is Australia’s leading food waste warrior and instead of just talking about the issues, she has dedicated the past 10 years to doing something about it. As the Founding CEO of food rescue organisation ... |
| 11.03.2015 | Kim Pearce – co-founder of The Possibility Project | Kim is a former high school Economics teacher who had a mid-class epiphany that the subject was based entirely on a mindset of ‘scarcity’ – resources are limited, needs and wants are unlimited! And that was never going to help solve the pro... |
| 23.01.2015 | Michael and Richard- founders of Troopr | Richard Ing is CEO and Co-Founder of troopr and a fitness-instructing, corgi-loving traveller. His favourite holiday destination is Japan. Michael Lieu is COO and Co-Founder of troopr and a DJ-ing, snowboarding world adventurer. His favouri... |
| 10.10.2013 | Hollie Gordon – founder of Milaana | Hollie Gordon is a young Australian working to increase community engagement through Social Enterprise. Originally hailing from Brisbane, she developed a passion for social entrepreneurship and community engagement during her post-high scho... |