Andy du Plessis

Managing Director, FoodForward SA

Andy du Plessis is Managing Director of FoodForward SA, in the role since 2013.

FoodForward SA is a food bank that redistributes surplus food from farmers, manufacturers and retailers to community organisations across South Africa. Under du Plessis the cost of a meal fell from R1,73 in 2013 to 56c ten years later, according to Daily Maverick.

In the job

  1. FoodForward SA reported that the South African Bureau of Standards had agreed to draft a national standard for food donations. Source

  2. FoodForward SA ran a training programme for community food gardens whose produce it buys back at a guaranteed price. Source

Sources

  1. foodforwardsa.org
  2. dailymaverick.co.za
  3. allafrica.com
  4. bizcommunity.com
  5. foodbanking.org

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