NZFN is the central connector for New Zealand businesses (producers, growers, manufacturers, wholesalers) to easily and efficiently move surplus food and essential items to where it is needed most.
Through NZFN, businesses who want to give back can connect more widely with communities across the nation.
Donated food is sorted and redistributed across our network of Food Hubs across NZ at no charge to donors or recipients. Where there is already a local relationship between Food Donors and local community charities, NZFN will maintain the volumes going to chosen charities, while enabling greater efficiency in the donation process.
Turning problems into positives
Surplus stock
- Over forecast
- Short-dated stock
- Damaged stock
- Cancelled orders
Reworking
- Errors in labelling
- Packaging removal
- Re-packing stock
2. Connect
One point of contact to arrange for delivery and if not possible we will work with you to retrieve.
3. Impact
Your one donation has the power to ripple across the country, reaching numerous communities through our vast network.
- Single point of contact to make it easy when you have food to donate.
- Reducing costs – NZFN distributes your product to those in need at no cost to you or recipients. Plus, you’ll avoid costs of alternative waste management.
- Fulfill Corporate Social Responsibility targets.
- Join a network of leaders committed to improving food security.
- Reducing your business’s carbon footprint through minimising food waste.
- Volunteering opportunities to get hands-on and boost staff morale. Find out more about volunteering HERE!
- Receive impact reports, showing you the positive environmental and social impact your business is making.
- Promotional opportunities.
YOUR DONATION
- You can send us an email to hello@nzfoodnetwork.org.nz telling us what you have to donate or fill in the adjacent form and we will come back to you.
- For more information on how to make a donation, Download our Flyer HERE.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please call our team on 0800 366 369
Bulk food donation form
Our founding donors...
Our Donors
Hear what our donor's have to say...
Partnering with the NZFN means we can continue to support our local communities to thrive, whilst also stream-lining our internal product donation process to minimise landfill and our impact on the environment
Having a consolidated approach to our donations enables us to be more efficient. The NZFN helps facilitate the process of getting our donations to individual charities and Foodbanks.
As an organisation we feel immensely proud to produce and market nutritious fresh fruit and vegetables to help feed Kiwis all over the country. It will take a coordinated and collaborative approach to address food insecurity in Aotearoa, and we’re proud to be partnering with the NZFN to help do this.
Sanitarium is committed to serve goodness in our communities and proud to partner with New Zealand Food Network, a vital organisation in ensuring donated kai makes it into homes of those in need across Aotearoa. Our support is part of Sanitarium’s community programmes, that is core to our purpose of promoting healthy eating choices and giving communities access to wholesome food, even when times are tough.
FROM HUBS & DONORS
Find out more about our current partnerships with Food Hubs and Food Donors right across New Zealand. Together, we're getting food to where it's needed most.
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Food Hub Spotlight - Nelson Environment Centre
Mushrooms with a Mission - How Mercer Mushrooms is Supporting Kiwis Nationwide With Their Surplus
Kellanova - Creating Better Days™
Find out how Kellanova NZ streamlined their intentional donation program with NZFN to create 'better days' across New Zealand.
Food Hub Spotlight - Fair Food
Learn about the long term impact that donations to NZFN are making in the community through Auckland based Food Hub, Fair Food.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Primarily we accept food and beverage donations in bulk. However, we do also accept other essential items such as cleaning & personal hygiene products, sanitary products, toilet paper etc, to support NZ whanau.
Full Pallet sized quantities or more is preferred. However, we will also accept a half-pallet donation if that is what’s offered.
NZ Food Network’s service is free of charge to both our Food Donors and our Food Hubs. For donors, donating bulk product through NZFN can often provide a saving versus the cost of dumping.