Food Magazine March 2015 | Page 82

FOODBANK AUSTRALIA
Foodbank guests serve a special midday meal at the Salvation Army ’ s William Booth House in Surry Hills to mark the official launch of the Foodbank Meat Program . ( From left ) Bernie McNally and Rob Lederer , Primo Smallgoods ; Geoff Starr , Foodbank Australia ; Gerry Andersen , Foodbank NSW ; Annie Chapman , Department of Social Services .

Essential protein is on the menu for Australians in need thanks to an innovative partnership between Foodbank , Australia ’ s largest food relief organisation , and Primo Smallgoods .

In a chain of collaboration which stretches right back to the cattle farm , donated livestock is being turned into sausages to form the backbone of nutritious meals for struggling Australians who might otherwise go without .
Fortnightly deliveries of sausages go from the Primo factory to Foodbank warehouses around Australia . Primo undertakes the manufacture of
82 March 2015