Formally established in 2005, SecondBite was the idea of Ian and Simone Carson who decided they could no longer watch good food go to waste whilst people went hungry.
For the first year, SecondBite was 100% volunteer run; however, in late 2006 the surplus food supply and recipient demand meant that some serious coordination was needed. So once seed funding was secured, our first member of staff came aboard.
Times certainly have changed since the early days. Now those few humble boxes of surplus food have grown into 50+ tonnes of fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and deli items every month! To read more about our generous food donors, please click here.
We believe it’s the simplicity of our model that has led to this phenomenal growth. Keeping it simple has enabled us to be extremely flexible in our collections, thus maximising the quality and quantity of food collected and minimising waste.
SecondBite believes passionately in working collaboratively with other agencies. Not only does this conserve precious resources, but it also ensures that for today and tomorrow all community groups, large and small, receive the best possible service and a get a ‘fair go’ at receiving good quality fresh nutritious food.
