The Food Rescue concept is simple; our team collect food that is good enough to eat but not good enough to sell, and redistribute to local community organisations for use. Our team sorts, repackages and tailors it to the specific needs of each organisation. Food can come from a variety of sources including markets, supermarkets, distributors, cafes and manufacturers. We also have a fruit picking team that picks fruit from orchards or local homes.
Donors benefit by saving on waste disposal costs, and are recognised for being environmentally and socially responsible, staff morale is also increased as employees see food put to good use. Food Waste, a high generator of Green House gases is diverted from landfill.
It’s good for the community and healthy for our environment.
Recipient organisations are empowered in their work by the use of food and save on their operating costs.
Please contact us to see what can be arranged. E-mail office@goodneighbour.co.nz and we will get back to you as soon as possible for a chat.
Scheduled Donors
Donors who consistently have excess food may be put on our rescue route for daily, weekly, or other regular pick-ups.
Adhoc or One-Off Donors
You may have some one-off donations to make. That’s fine as well you can drop them to us:
Good Neighbour Depot, 39B Burrows Street, Tauranga.
We are open: Monday to Friday 9am to 2:30 pm
How about Food Safety regulations?
It is safe to donate. There are no regulations preventing businesses from donating surplus food. For details, download the New Zealand Food Safety Authority Donated Food Guidance. We are committed to complying with high standards of food safety.
Food that we can receive:
Food that we cannot receive:
The Food Rescue concept is simple; our team collect food that is good enough to eat but not good enough to sell, and redistribute to local community organisations for use. Our team sorts, repackages and tailors it to the specific needs of each organisation. Food can come from a variety of sources including markets, supermarkets, distributors, cafes and manufacturers. We also have a fruit picking team that picks fruit from orchards or local homes.
Donors benefit by saving on waste disposal costs, and are recognised for being environmentally and socially responsible, staff morale is also increased as employees see food put to good use. Food Waste, a high generator of Green House gases is diverted from landfill.
It’s good for the community and healthy for our environment.
Recipient organisations are empowered in their work by the use of food and save on their operating costs.
Please contact us to see what can be arranged. E-mail office@goodneighbour.co.nz and we will get back to you as soon as possible for a chat.
Scheduled Donors
Donors who consistently have excess food may be put on our rescue route for daily, weekly, or other regular pick-ups.
Adhoc or One-Off Donors
You may have some one-off donations to make. That’s fine as well you can drop them to us:
Good Neighbour Depot, 39B Burrows Street, Tauranga.
We are open: Monday to Friday 9am to 2:30 pm
How about Food Safety regulations?
It is safe to donate. There are no regulations preventing businesses from donating surplus food. For details, download the New Zealand Food Safety Authority Donated Food Guidance. We are committed to complying with high standards of food safety.
Food that we can receive:
Food that we cannot receive:
We would like to acknowledge and applaud those who support Good Neighbour food rescue. Without them food would be wasted, lots of greenhouse gases generated and our community would not be such a great place to live.
