Our generous supporters and donors

Foodbank relies on an amazing network of local, state and national partners to end hunger.

We truly value all our generous supporters and donors. There are many ways your organisation can support the work we do. We’d love to hear from you, so get in touch with our partnerships team today!

Our Victorian supporters and donors

We couldn’t help everyone without the help of our generous financial and in-kind supporters

AGIG AGT Foods Aesop Allianz partners Amazon Web Services AusNet Chobani Coates Coolibah Herbs Corrigan's Produce Farms DECJUBA Foundation Dicky Bill Farming Encore Tissue Flavorite Flavour Makers Fragapane Farms Gazzola Farms Pty Ltd Geelong Citrus Packers Kinetic Leslie Apted & Sons Pty Ltd Lineage Mildura Fruit Company Minimax Peters Port of Melbourne Presidian Prima Fresh Orchards Purearth Foods Red Gem Growers & Packers Rocky Lamattina & Sons Safcol San Remo Scalzo Foods Sharp Fruit SkyBus Stilo Fresh Unlimited Buying Power Vanguard Villawood Zenviron

Our national donors

Foodbank receives food and grocery donations from over 1,800 companies around the country, from multi-national corporations to small local businesses.

A&G Lamattina & Sons ALDI AMIC ANZ AUSVEG Alinta Energy Americold Arnotts Asahi Aussie Farmers Foundation Australia Post Australian Food Cold Chain Council Australian Food and Grocery Council Australian Fresh Produce Alliance Australian Government Australian Grocery Wholesalers Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology Australian Logistics Council BJS Insurance Brokers Beak & Johnston Bega Group Beiersdorf CSIRO Chep Coles Costa DHL Don Eco-Growth Fletcher International Exports Flight Centre Fonterra Food Company Food legal Fresh Markets Australia GFN GS1 Gallagher Bassett General Mills George Western Foods Good Food Partners Goodman Fielder Grain Growers Grain Trade Australia Haleon Australia Hello Fresh Henkel Hilton Foods Australia Huon Inghams International Fresh Produce Association JBS Kalfresh Kellanova Kenvue Kimberly-Clark Kraft Heinz LOreal Lactalis Linde Lineage Linfox Lite n’ Easy Loscam MDH Manassen Foods Manildra Group Mars Food Mars Petcare Mars Wrigley MasterFoods McCain McDonalds Metcash Microsoft Mitolo Family Farms Montague Morris Finance Mulgowie Farming Company National Farmers Federation Nestle NewCold Nu-Pure Beverages Openway Food Co. Oriental Merchant P&G PACT Group PZ Cussons Patties Group Pepsico Perfection Fresh Precise Pallet Management Primary Connect Primo Foods Private Label Manufacturers Association QBE Reckitt Red Rooster Refrigerated Warehouse & Transport Association Rinoldi Royal Canin SPC Sanitarium Saputo Simplot Sodexo Subway Sugar Australia SunRice Team Global Express Test 2 Test1 The Ascott Limited The Sorbent Paper Co. The a2 Milk Company Tip Top Toyota Manual Handling Twinings Unilever Usana Viscount Pooling Viscount Reuse Winc Woolworths Zambrero Zerella Zurich amazon i=Change iFoodDs

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Our Patron

The Honourable Margaret Gardner AC
Governor of Victoria

On 9 August 2023, Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC was inaugurated as the 30th Governor of Victoria.

Since taking up her position as the Queen’s representative and Head of State in Victoria, the Governor has been Patron of Foodbank Victoria.

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Want to work at Foodbank Victoria?

If you’re looking for a job where you can make a real impact, we’re always on the lookout for talented, passionate humans to join our Foodbank crew!

Check out our current vacancies

Need food relief?

Life happens to all of us and there is no shame in asking for help. We help feed over a million people every month throughout Australia.

To find food relief near you, please visit our Find Food page to find support near you.

To contact a Foodbank near you, please select what state or territory you are in:

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School Breakfast Clubs Program

The most marvellous way to start the day, is giving our kids a brighter future.

Every morning, Foodbank Victoria is helping turn sleepy yawns into bright smiles and loads of energy to learn by delivering a free nutritious breakfast to hungry students, ensuring those who can’t access enough food outside school will never miss out on what they need.

Since teaming up with the Victorian Government in 2016, our School Breakfast Clubs Program has grown from 500 primary schools to over 1,200 schools across the state – including primary, secondary, P–12 and specialist schools. That’s 55 million meals served to date with care, kindness, and a whole lot of love.

Every school puts their own spin on School Brekky Club, but one thing they all have in common is a passionate commitment to creating a friendly, fun environment with plenty of delicious, healthy options where everyone feels welcome.

And we’re not stopping there! Thanks to new funding, we’re expanding even further – with every Victorian government school invited to join in by mid-2026.

Here’s what’s on the menu:

🥣 Healthy breakfasts delivered to schools to help students start their day with energy and focus.

🥪 Nutritious lunches, snacks and Home Food Packs for students who need a little extra support.

🍳 Family cooking classes at over 100 disadvantaged schools – because good food brings people together. 


 

But Breakfast Club isn’t just about what’s on the plate. It’s about what happens around it.

🍎 Healthy choices made easy: Nutritious options are always within reach, helping everyone in the school community make better food decisions. (The menu is assessed by the Healthy Eating Advisory Service FoodChecker to make sure items comply with the Department’s Canteens, Healthy Eating and Other Food Services policy)

🧑‍🍳 Learning by doing: Kids get hands-on with cooking, nutrition, and food literacy—skills they’ll carry for life.

🤝 Together is better: Breakfast becomes a shared experience, where friendships grow and smiles are served daily.

🌱 Role models in action: Staff and volunteers lead by example, showing what healthy eating looks like in real life.

🎨 Student-powered: From designing menus to running the club, students help shape the experience.

🏡 Families welcome: Parents and carers join in too, cooking and learning alongside their children.

Child Safe Commitment

Foodbank Victoria acknowledges that each member of its team, and of the community broadly, have a responsibility to understand the important role they play in developing and maintaining a child-safe culture and an environment that ensures the wellbeing and safety of children and young people. Foodbank Victoria is committed to providing the resources and support to its team members and the community so that child safety underpins its operations on all levels.

As an organisation which provides services for children in Victoria, including the School Breakfast Clubs Program, Foodbank Victoria is fully committed to implementing and complying with all aspects of each of the Victorian Child Safe Standards, and therefore National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, within our operations.

You can view Foodbank Victoria’s Child Safe Policy here.

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CHARITIES

Foodbank Victoria acts as the fridge and pantry to Victoria’s charity sector, providing for the state’s most trusted charities – including the Salvation Army and Vinnies. 

Through our network of nearly 500 charity partners across Victoria, we can reach people who need us most, delivering millions of kilos of food and other essentials every year.

Online Ordering Guides for Charity Partners


Please read these guides to learn how to place your order using the online ordering system.

Charity Partner User Guide for Yarraville
Charity Partner User Guide for CFC Delivery and Pick Up
Charity Partner User Guide for CFC Pick Up only
Charity Partner User Guide for Dandenong

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Open your browser and go to:
https://orders.foodbankvictoria.org.au

Or enter through the button below:

ORDERING FOR EXISTING PARTNERS

Username: Your username is the email address of the Primary Contact person associated with your account.

Password: When you sign in for the first time, please use the ‘Forgot Password’ function on the login screen to create your new password.

If you require assistance or have any questions after reading the Online Ordering Guides, please contact the State Network Team by email at community@foodbankvictoria.org.au.

Food for charities

In Victoria we support 500 charity partners, ranging from large service providers like the Salvation Army and St Vincent de Paul to small neighbourhood houses. From Melbourne to Mildura, Cann River to Kaniva, we work with charities wherever they are to support their local community. If you are a registered charity and interested in receiving food from Foodbank, please fill out our expression of interest form via the link below.

Please note, we receive a high volume of applications from prospective charity partners to receive our food. We will endeavour to contact you regarding the status of your application within two weeks of receiving your completed form. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact one of our Regional Coordinators by email at community@foodbankvictoria.org.au.

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Get to know some of our charity partners!

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WHO WE HELP

We believe everyone should have access to good quality food no matter their situation.

We work with 2,929 charities around the country to get food and groceries to those who could use a hand every year. We are also the largest supporter of School Breakfast Programs in Australia, regularly supplying to 3,220 schools nationally.

Find out how Foodbank works with the community to help those in need.

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Feeding 69,000 Victorians every single day.

Hello, we’re Foodbank Victoria.

Whether it’s everyday emergencies or in times of crisis, we’ve been providing vital food relief to vulnerable Victorians for over 95 years.

Through our network of over 1,200 schools and nearly 500 charities right across Victoria, we’ve distributed over 25 million meals in the last 12 months alone. Right now, we’re feeding 69,000 people every single day.

You could say we’re the fridge and pantry for some of Victoria’s most trusted charities – including the Salvation Army and Vinnies – working together to support those who need us most.

We’re also out on the road every week, so we can reach people in need directly with our fresh food markets and mobile supermarket buses. These programs mean families can come and collect enough fresh produce for an entire week – for free – allowing us to reach disadvantaged communities in each and every corner of Victoria. Our Community Food Centres in Ballarat and Morwell are also essential to making this possible, providing the critical missing link between Foodbank’s supply of healthy food, the work of our local charity partners, and those needing food relief throughout regional Victoria.

We believe that all Victorians should have regular access to healthy, culturally appropriate food. That’s why we work hand-in-hand with partners right across the food and grocery sector – from farmers and growers, right through to retailers – to source, rescue and purchase essential food and grocery items to help nourish our communities.

While supporting schools and charities across our network is at the heart of what we do, we’re also here when disaster strikes, as the state’s dedicated emergency food relief organisation. In times of crisis – whether it’s a bushfire, flood or pandemic – you can count on us to be here to help Victoria.

And we couldn’t do any of this without the support of our community. Every dollar donated is two meals created.

All we need is 3 minutes to show you all the work that goes on behind the scenes to help feed 69,000 Victorians every single day. Watch this video to see for yourself.

How do we get food out to 69,000 people every single day?

We're here to get good food to good people.

Here at Foodbank Victoria, our values aren’t just words on a wall – they’re the heartbeat of everything we do. They teach us how to lift each other up, how to create a workplace that feels like home, and most importantly – how to show up for our communities when they need us most.

Equality

Empowerment

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Sustainable development goals

Foodbank plays a vital role in helping Australia deliver on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — a global blueprint to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

Our work directly supports five of the 17 goals:

We support people experiencing hardship by providing essential food relief. We work with charities and schools across Australia to help build stronger, more resilient communities. By reducing the pressure of food insecurity, we help lessen the impact of poverty and give people the support they need to get back on their feet.

Foodbank is Australia’s largest hunger relief organisation. Our mission is for a hunger-free Australia. We work with the entire Australian food and grocery industry to source and distribute food to ensure everyone has access to good food. Achieving zero hunger is key to improving health, education and equality.

Food insecurity doesn’t discriminate and impacts many people in our communities. Our work helps bridge the gap by supporting those doing it tough have access to good, culturally appropriate food.

Australia produces enough food for the population three times over. We rescue and divert perfectly edible food and groceries from farms and growers to manufacturers and retailers to stop it from going to landfill. We are advocating the Federal Government to apply a National Food Donation Incentive.

Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. We work with growers, producers, charities, schools, governments and corporate partners to share resources and deliver real impact.

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HUNGER IN AUSTRALIA

The Foodbank Hunger Report 2024 revealed that 3.4 million households in Australia have run out of food in the last year. 

Here at Foodbank, we provide essential food and grocery relief to over one million Australians experiencing food insecurity every month. We collaborate with the entire Australian food and grocery sector, including farmers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and retailers, who donate and redirect surplus products to us. Our mission is to end hunger in Australia.

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Hold a Food Drive

Help fill Foodbank’s shelves – hold a food drive!

With thousands of Victorians relying on Foodbank’s support every day, it’s tough to source enough food to keep our warehouse shelves full – which is why every food drive makes a difference (big and small!)

Be a food hero and donate on your own, or rally everyone you know and kick off a food drive with your school, your workplace, or your local community group. 

Some of our most in demand items are…

  • Canned fruit, vegetables, seafood, soups and meals
  • Breakfast cereal
  • Pasta, noodles and rice
  • Long life milk and juice
  • Coffee, tea and spreads
  • Muesli bars, dried fruit and nuts
  • Sauces, seasoning, cooking supplies like flour, oil and sugar
  • Shampoo and conditioner
  • Soap and deodorant
  • Dental floss, toothpaste and toothbrushes
  • Tissues and toilet paper
  • Feminine hygiene products
  • Household cleaning items

All donations must be unopened, in their original packaging with full ingredient and allergen listing, and within their best before date. All food drive donations are sorted by our awesome team of volunteers and packed into mixed grocery hampers for our community – going onto feed thousands of Victorians.

Download this poster to get your food drive started

Food drive donations can be dropped off at our Yarraville warehouse during the following times:

Monday – Friday
8:00am – 3:00pm

4/2 Somerville Road,
Yarraville, 3013

Be a Food Hero

Hold a Virtual Food Drive fundraiser and ask everyone you know to donate a bag, basket or trolley full of food!

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Fundraise for us

Want to put up your hand to fundraise for Foodbank?

When $1 donated is 2 meals created, your donation means everything – which is why our fundraisers mean EVERYTHING to us!

Big or small, every effort adds up and helps us feed thousands of Victorians every day. Whether you want to fly solo or rally your friends, family or colleagues to fundraise for Foodbank, we’d love for you to get involved. Hold a food drive, run a marathon, plan a bake sale, you name it – you can do whatever you love to do to fundraise for Foodbank.

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Get in touch

Have questions about fundraising online, making a donation or holding a fundraising event for Foodbank? We’re here to help! Give us a call on 1800 943 005 or email supportercare@foodbankvictoria.org.au.