South Africa's food rescue platform

Impact served
daily.

We connect restaurants and supermarkets with surplus food to verified NGOs — turning disposal costs into community impact and ESG proof.

Zero food wasted. No one goes hungry.

10.8M meals rescued186 partner organisationsJohannesburg · Cape Town
Cumulative impact
10.8M
Meals provided
+18% vs last month
5,420 t
CO₂ prevented
+22% vs last month
4.2 t
Food rescued
+16% vs last month
186
Partner organisations
+9% vs last month
The platform

How rescue works

Four steps. Surplus food moves from businesses to communities in hours, not days.

01

Donor lists surplus

A restaurant or supermarket logs surplus inventory — time, quantity, category — in under two minutes.

02

NGO claims & coordinates

Verified recipient organisations browse available donations, claim what they can collect, and confirm pickup logistics.

03

Food moves, fast

Collection windows are tight to protect food quality. The platform tracks status from listed to collected.

04

ESG report generated

Donors receive verified impact data — meals provided, CO₂ saved, food rescued — ready for B-BBEE and sustainability reporting.

For restaurants & supermarkets

Turn surplus into
proof of impact.

South African businesses face growing ESG scrutiny and rising disposal costs. The Giving Plate Group transforms both into a subscription that pays for itself.

  • Eliminate food disposal costs — list surplus instead of binning it
  • Verified ESG impact data for B-BBEE and sustainability reports
  • Brand visibility as a food rescue partner in your community
  • Automated impact certificates per donation event
  • Simple dashboard: list, track, report in one place
  • Tiered plans — from single-location cafés to multi-branch retailers
Start donating today
Starter plan
R 499/mo

Up to 5 listings per month · 1 location

Unlimited NGO matches
Automated impact reports
Collection tracking
Email support
Also available: Growth · Enterprise
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Available donations · Johannesburg
Mixed produce — 18 kg
Woolworths Sandton
ProduceCloses 14:30
Prepared meals — 45 portions
Marble Restaurant
MealsCloses 16:00
Bakery — 30 units
Checkers Rosebank
BakeryCloses 17:30
For NGOs & food banks

More food.
No cost. Ever.

The Giving Plate Group is free for all verified NGOs and food banks. Register once, and start claiming verified, quality-checked surplus food across your city.

  • Free access — NGOs pay nothing, ever
  • Browse available donations by category, location, and collection window
  • Claim surplus before it expires — real-time availability
  • Track your collections and demonstrate impact to your funders
  • Dignity-first design: partners, not recipients
  • Expand your capacity without increasing your costs
Register your NGO
Our mission

Good food. Good people.
Greater good.

The Giving Plate Group is a social enterprise built on the belief that South Africa's surplus food crisis and its food insecurity crisis are the same problem, just in different hands.

Impact before profit

Every product decision is measured against community and environmental outcomes first.

Radical transparency

Donors, recipients, and the public can see exactly how much food has been rescued.

Dignity in giving

The platform treats recipients as partners, not charity cases.

ESG integrity

We only generate impact claims we can verify. Every number is traceable.

Ready to start?

Join the food rescue movement.

Whether you're a restaurant, supermarket, NGO, or food bank — there's a place for you on the platform. Starting in Johannesburg, expanding to Cape Town.