Grocery and liquor wholesaler, Metcash, has signed as a national donor to Foodbank, Australia’s largest hunger relief organisation.

By signing up as a national donor in all states, Metcash will be able to adopt a more strategic approach to developing and broadening its relationship with Foodbank. The new partnership will create the opportunity for Foodbank to be fully integrated into Metcash’s waste management and corporate social responsibility programs.

Metcash donated approximately 250,000kg of food to Foodbank last year, primarily in Queensland.

Andrew Reitzer, CEO of Metcash, said We are happy to now be signed up as a national donor to Foodbank after many years of food contributions via Metcash, in most state capitals. We hope to support and build both our rural and metropolitan contributions further as we continue to grow together into the future.

This signing means that Foodbank now has commitments from all the major wholesalers and retailers in Australia.