Save Food.
Save Money.
Save Community.
ResQBox Food connects you with local restaurants, cafes and bakeries — rescuing surplus meals at 50% off or more. Great for your wallet. Great for the planet. Great for the community.
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“Good food, made with care, deserves a better ending than a bin.”
Every day, restaurants across Australia throw out perfectly good meals — not because they're bad, but because no one came in time. ResQBox Food is the simplest fix we could think of: a way for the food to find someone who'll eat it.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Australia wastes 7.6 million tonnes of food every year.
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Tonnes of food wasted in Australia annually
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Cost to the Australian economy each year
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Tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions from food waste
1 in 6
Australian adults experiencing food insecurity
Most of this food is perfectly good. It just doesn't get eaten in time. ResQBox Food is here to change that — one rescued meal at a time.
Sources: End Food Waste Australia, Foodbank Australia, DCCEEW. Figures reflect publicly reported national estimates.
HOW IT WORKS
Two apps. One mission.
Whether you want to eat well for less or rescue your unsold meals, getting started takes minutes.
For Customers
- 1
Browse — Discover Mystery Boxes from restaurants near you.
- 2
Order — Pay in seconds through the app, often half-price or less.
- 3
Pick up — Collect your meal during the pickup window.
For Restaurants
- 1
List — Post unsold meals before closing time, in a few taps.
- 2
Sell — Reach hungry locals who want quality food at a fair price.
- 3
Hand over — Customers collect during your chosen pickup window.
REAL FOOD, REAL VARIETY
From every corner of Australia.
Bakery goods. Hot curries. Fresh pasta. Sushi. Kebabs. Pastries. Pizza. Whatever your local kitchen makes — when it doesn't sell, you'll find it on ResQBox.
WHY RESQBOX
Built for restaurants. Loved by locals.
Lower commission, more freedom
We charge restaurants less and let them set their own prices. More of every dollar stays with the people who made the food.
Hyper-local, neighbourhood first
We start in your suburb, not your city. Find rescued meals from places you already walk past.
Filters that respect everyone
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and more. Built into the app from day one, not bolted on later.
WHAT'S IN A RESQBOX?
Real meals from real kitchens.
Every box is different. Restaurants list food they've prepared during the day for normal sale but haven't sold by closing time. Bakery goods, pastas, sushi, kebabs, stir-fries, hot curries — whatever your local kitchen makes.
Most boxes deliver significantly more value than what you pay for them.
BUILT FOR AUSTRALIA
Built in Australia. For Australia.
We're an Australian platform on a mission to change how the country handles surplus food. Less waste in landfill. More money in family budgets. More dignity for the kitchens doing the work.
From the cafes of Carlton to the bakeries of Bondi, every restaurant in the country has unsold food at the end of the day. ResQBox Food is the simplest way to make sure it doesn't go in the bin.
MORE THAN A MEAL
Every rescued box helps build a better neighbourhood.
Independent restaurants stay in business. Families eat well for less. Less food ends up in landfill. The maths is simple. The impact is real.
Independent restaurants and the people who eat at them — that's what makes a neighbourhood. ResQBox Food is built to keep both thriving.
GET STARTED
Two apps. One simple idea.
Pick the one that's right for you.
I want to eat
Find meals waiting to be rescued in your neighbourhood. Pay less. Eat well. Help a local stay open.
I run a restaurant
Recover revenue from food you'd otherwise throw out. Set your own prices. Keep more of every dollar.
“Every night, kitchens across the country throw out perfectly good food.”
Let's change that — one meal at a time.