FoodForward SA Fact Sheet

1/3 OF ALL FOOD
PRODUCED IN SOUTH AFRICA
GOES TO LANDFILLS,
WHILE MORE THAN
FoodForward SA collects edible surplus food from
manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, and redistributes this
food to verified NPOs that collectively provide nutritious meals
to thousands of hungry people daily. We call this process
foodbanking. Since all the food is free, for every R1 donated,
FoodForward SA is able to maximise to R13,87 worth of food
value, making foodbanking as a model affordable and scalable.
14 MILLION
PEOPLE GO HUNGRY.
Meals Last Year
Cost Per Meal
11160 000
R1,08
NPOs Assisted
600
Food Distributed
People Fed
3 350 Tons
250 000
FOOD RESCUE:
FOOD MANAGEMENT:
We source, collect, sort, store and distribute within date
edible surplus food from our partners distribution centres.
We support emerging farmers, implement large-scale
feeding programmes, and offer a tasty and nutritious easy
to prepare meal
Virtual FoodBanking: We link Beneficiary Organisations to
retail stores for the daily collection of surplus fruit, vegetables and general groceries - via an online innovation called
the Foodbanking Platform.
We implement School Breakfast programmes on behalf of
corporate donors, providing in excess of 10 million
breakfast meals annually.
OUR BENEFICIARY ORGANISATIONS:
1%
2%
3%
5%
6%
7%
10%
15%
25%
26%
School/
Aftercare
Youth
Development
HIV/
Aids
Disability
Care
Skills
Development/
Programmes
Aged
Care
OVC/
Home-based
Care
Shelters
Organisation/
Institute
Support group
ECD/Creche
YOU CAN HELP!
FoodForward SA relies on the generosity of corporates and individuals to implement this cost-effective and
environmentally friendly solution to address hunger and food insecurity. Visit foodforwardsa.org for more information
or to donate and support the work we do.
OUR PARTNERS:
DIRECTORS
Crispin Sonn (Chairman)
Andy Du Plessis (Managing Director)
Tshepo Hope Modise-Harvey
Alan Gilbertson
William Mzimba
Ray Singh
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
Cape Town Market
110 Gunners Circle Epping 1
7460
POSTAL ADDRESS:
PO Box 564
Howard Place
7450
NATIONAL OFFICE
NPO Number: 025-709
PHONE: +27 (0)21 531 5670
FAX: +27 (0)86 584 6010
EMAIL: [email protected]
Section 21 Company Registration: 2000/014314/08
PBO Number: 130003715