End Food Waste Australia

FareShare utilise rescued food to develop nutritious, complete meals for vulnerable population groups, but found that with limited infrastructure, storing fresh and frozen food in remote areas was challenging. That’s why our Cooperative Research Centre is working with FareShare and the Department of Primary Industries (Queensland) to turn rescued food into nutritious, shelf-stable meals, using freeze-drying and retort technologies. This research is focused on ensuring meals stay nutrient-rich and culturally appropriate for remote communities - and early results are positive - and delicious! There's potential that this opportunity could rescue up to 150,000kg of food per year, while ensuring vulnerable communities receive great nutritional meals. Read more about this Transform project at: https://hubs.li/Q02__wwC0

What an incredible year 2024 has been for End Food Waste Australia! We’re taking a moment to celebrate the milestones and achievements as the year comes to an end. None of our successes would be possible without our dedicated team of food waste warriors, whose passion and hard work are behind each achievement. We also thank our partners across Australia and the globe, whose collaboration and support has amplified our impact. As we look to 2025, we’re energised and committed to our goal: Halving food waste in Australia by 2030.  We wish all our partners and supporters a wonderful festive season and a successful 2025.

In July 2024, Independent research revealed that only 6% of Australians* could recall seeing any information about household food waste. 🥦   Fast forward to today and thanks to The Great Unwaste campaign, nearly ¼ of the nation can recall seeing or hearing our campaign in action!  🍽️   Awareness is the first step in turning food waste around and we're so proud of the rapid impact we've made so far. We can't wait to keep building collaborative partnerships for even greater impact in 2025. Let's turn food waste around!     *Australian population age 18+ that are partially, equally or mainly responsible for food provisioning behaviours in their household. Data weighted by age x gender, and location to ABS population figures. Department of Climate change, Energy, the Environment and Water WRAP Food Innovation Australia Limited (FIAL) OzHarvest Foodbank Australia FareShare Mandy Hall Darci Buckerfield Sarah Hughes Sam Oakden Queensland Government Victorian Government CQUniversity Coles Group Compass Group Mars McCain Foods Sodexo Goodman Fielder SecondBite J.R. Simplot Company Yume Food Australia TooGoodToGo Metcash Climateers

What could be funded if food waste was eliminated at a 120-cover event? At what stage of food prep should caterers be looking at their food waste? What are three steps caterers can take to tackle food waste? 🍽️ We've released a Catering Toolkit - a must-read for caterers, big or small – who don’t want to let their profits go to waste. Quick to read and easy to understand, it offers a snapshot of what caterers can do to reduce food waste and save food, money and the environment. Developed by End Food Waste Australia in collaboration with industry and NSW EPA, the toolkit shows how getting started can be simple – with tips such as: 🥕 Monitoring food waste – to understand where it is happening 🧾 Standardising recipes 🐟 Using all parts of ingredients 🥦Why separating waste is key Small actions can make a big impact – on profits and on the environment. 👉 Download it here: https://hubs.li/Q02_mtq90

We had an amazing time hosting our local Member for Boothby, Louise Miller-Frost MP - B App Sc, MA, MPH, MBA, FAICD, at the End Food Waste Australia office this week. We were thrilled to share the important work we’re doing to tackle food waste across the entire food chain, including: 🍽️ Building knowledge and capacity on food waste reduction through our Cooperative Research Centre 🌍 Providing resources, advice and services to industries such as hospitality to help them take food waste action and save costs We were also able to share the incredible progress of #thegreatunwaste – our national campaign empowering households across Australia to reduce food waste, save money and create a positive impact on the planet. It was fantastic to have Louise join the #unwaste movement, complete with some new #thegreatunwaste kitchen essentials to help along the way.

Congratulations to Magill Estate Restaurant for taking home the Eco Eats Award at the Adelaide Dining Magazine Awards this past week! 🏆 End Food Waste Australia was so proud to sponsor this award, celebrating outstanding sustainable food practices in South Australia's hospitality scene. This award aims to inspire even more positive change across the industry —because ending food waste starts with all of us, including in our amazing hospitality sector. Congratulations once again Magill Estate Restaurant team! Photo credit: Jon Wah https://hubs.li/Q02-T7PR0

As Australia's leading national partnership charity ending food waste across the supply chain, we value initiatives that connect food, people and their environment - and that's why we love Slow Food South Australia's ethos of respecting food through sustainability and tradition, what great way to uphold those values by reducing your food waste! 🍝 We recently had the pleasure of attending their event at the Waite Research Food Innovation Lab for Consolato d’Italia ad Adelaide's Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, where our CEO Dr Steve Lapidge spoke about how reducing food waste is a 'no brainer' and a simple way for Australia to reduce food insecurity, save money and the environment. Our Great Unwaste Campaign Director Mandy Hall shared how reducing food waste in your kitchen at home can help make a larger impact, and how Australians are motivated to get involved and reduce the whooping 7.7 million meals that are wasted each day! 🍽️ Thank you Slow Food South Australia and Consolato d’Italia ad Adelaide for this excellent event! 

The Great Unwaste campaign has one clear goal: Helping Australian families reduce food waste 🥦 Fearless food waste warrior and End Food Waste Australia's Campaign Director Mandy Hall explains how we are helping every Australian reduce food waste, save money, and contribute to a more sustainable future... #thegreatunwaste #endfoodwasteaustralia #mandyhall

In a recent episode of the 'Dirty Linen' podcast, Sarah Hughes, our hospitality food waste reduction expert (and former pastry chef!) shares insights and practical tips from End Food Waste Australia's recent Cafe + Catering Sector Action Plans. Tune in to this enlightening conversation hosted by Dani Valent, journalist and all-around food industry legend. 🍴 Listen via the link below: "Working towards an Australia without food waste" - Dirty Linen Podcast #danivalent #dirtylinenpodcast #deepintheweedspodcastnetwork

Tune in this Saturday to find out more about how our research with RMIT University on date labelling and storage advice could inform the future of food labelling. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gwenaEtE #endfoodwaste #foodlabels