Foodbank acts as a conduit between the food and grocery industry, and the welfare sector. Food and grocery manufactures, producers and growers deliver their donations to Foodbank warehouses, where the food is sorted and then collected and distributed by welfare agencies throughout Australia.

The food is used to prepare mass meals or for distribution in food parcels.  It helps feed over 88,000 Australians a day, half of them children and many of whom would otherwise go to school without breakfast or to bed without dinner. Over 2,500 welfare agencies rely on Foodbank to help them feed almost two million vulnerable Australians every year. They count on Foodbank to provide a reliable source of essential foods and help stretch their budgets further.

Foodbank guarantees:

- A commitment to protection of donated brands and product integrity
- The same standard of food safety as applies to the food industry
- Best practice warehouse, handling, stock control, storage and distribution procedures
- Assurance that donations will not be sold, exchanged or bartered
- Single access to 2,500 member charities who will distribute the donations
- Monitoring of welfare agencies which distribute donations, to ensure brand protection for donors.

Foodbank is a national organisation with distribution centres in all state capitals, the Northern Territory and ten regional centres including Bendigo, Dandenong, Mt Gambier, Whyalla, Riverland, Albany, Geraldton, Bunbury, Mandurah and Kalgoorlie.

For more information visit www.foodbank.com.au