WORKING WITH YOU TO BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT AND PROFITABLE FOOD SYSTEM.
If you grow, make, move, sell or buy food you are an important part of ending food waste.
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what we’ve achieved – Impact Report 2024
We’ve gathered 3 years of data from Australian Food Pact Signatories, and the results speak for themselves. Businesses that commit to the Pact are making a real difference—tracking their waste, taking action, and reaping the rewards.
- Since 2022, we’ve helped our Signatories achieve a 13% decrease in food waste—that’s 16,000 tonnes – compared with 2022
- We’ve repurposed 982,000 tonnes of ‘food not sold’, reusing it in meaningful ways, such as redistribution through food rescue charities to feed those in need, and upcycling into innovative products
- We’ve helped business’s bottom line, saving Signatories $57 Million by reducing food waste by 16,000 tonnes, and $2 million in landfill levies
Our 2024 Australian Food Pact Impact Report, showcases the incredible progress made by our Signatories. By accessing the support and expertise of End Food Waste Australia, they’re transforming the way food is handled across the supply chain.
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A shared vision brings shared rewards.
The Australian Food Pact brings organisations together to develop and share solutions and implement change at scale.
Download BrochureWe are working with leading food businesses to:
- Reduce food waste and related emissions
- Maximise food donation and help reduce hunger in Australia
- Collaborate on food chain transformation and innovation
- Take sustainability leadership
how can we help your business
Businesses are supported by our passionate team of experts to develop tailored food waste action plans, focusing on pre-emptive food waste prevention, donating surplus food, and food system transformation, collaboration, and innovation.
We can help:
- Tackle food waste.
- Improve profitability.
- Measure and quantify food waste and food waste action.
- Apply innovative solutions.
- Identify value-add and upcycling possibilities.
- Be more competitive.
- Facilitate across supply chain collaboration.
- Lower environmental impact.
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Metcash redistributes
surplus to purpose
A new staff-led initiative at Metcash National Office is capturing small surpluses that do not fit established food donation channels and redistributing them for community impact. In the first four months, this small but mighty initiative diverted nearly 1,000 kg to a local charity providing free pantry items and meals for community members doing it tough.
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THE HUMBLE CRUMB:
MAXIMISING VALUE WITH GOODMAN FIELDER
Goodman Fielder’s Clayton site transformed 1.3 million loaves of surplus bread into breadcrumbs last year, helping make the most of every loaf. The breadcrumbs, sold to foodservice businesses, show how simple, practical solutions can unlock value from food that would otherwise go to stockfeed and help keep more nutrients in the human food supply chain.
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AUSTRALIAN RETAILERS DRIVING FOOD WASTE REDUCTION
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20 tonnes of fresh produce donated in less than 12 months – Simon George & Sons share recipe for ramping up food donation
Simon George & Sons and FareShare partnered through the Australian Food Pact to divert an incredible twenty tonnes of premium fresh produce, creating more than 50,000 high-quality, nutritious meals for people facing hardship in Australia, within the first twelve months of partnership.
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Simplot chips away at on-farm potato loss, with an Australian-First measurement project
Simplot, home to iconic Australian brands including Birds Eye, Edgell and John West, has taken major steps to reduce food waste. Through initiatives up and down their supply chain, Simplot has now halved their food waste compared to the baseline established when they first signed on in 2021.
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Sodexo Shares a Taste for Less Waste
Australian Food Pact Signatories Sodexo Australia serve meals to tens of thousands of people every day. We spoke to Tim Hartley, chef, and Director of Food Services at Sodexo Australia, about designing menus that minimise waste and maximise taste. He shares great insights into precise food engineering, engaging catering teams, collaborating on food waste initiatives and the simple but critical ingredient: making delicious food that people want to eat.
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New Impact Report reveals: Australian Food Businesses Cut Food Waste by 13%, with CO2 Reduction From Landfill Equal to 200,000 Cars off the Road
February 17, 2025
Learn MoreSector Action Plans.
Browse our Sector Action Plans for the breakdown of specific food waste sectors, and how we are targeting them with customised strategies.
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Our research.
We have a world leading Cooperative Research Centre. As global thought leaders, we are always looking for the next generation of future leaders.
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Food Rescue.
Don’t let all your hard work go to waste. We’ve partnered with four of Australia’s leading Food Rescue Charities to play an important part in feeding those in need.
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