FareShare facility expansion and refurbishment

Project Description

CLIENT

Founded in 2001, FareShare runs Australia’s largest non-profit kitchens in Melbourne and Brisbane. They turn rescued and donated food, along with produce from their farms, into millions of nutritious meals for those in need. These meals are donated to charities like soup vans, homeless shelters, women’s refuges, and First Nations organisations.

PROJECT SCOPE

Wiley installed a large commercial kitchen at FareShare’s Morningside facility in Queensland. This new kitchen, designed in collaboration with FareShare’s food specialists, allowed them to increase their meal production to 5 million per year.

BUSINESS VALUE TO CLIENT

Key improvements include space for a third kitchen, expanded cold storage, additional blast chiller capacity, and optimised process flow pathways. Staff and volunteers now benefit from a new multi-functional area that accommodates social gatherings and sponsorship events. The refurbished first floor offers expanded administrative facilities, with modern, comfortable offices and meeting rooms, accessible via a new stairway and passenger lift.

Sustainability has been improved through the installation of more efficient solar PV inverters paired with reclaimed and reused solar panels, enhanced building insulation, an on-site composting facility, and upgraded refrigeration and lighting systems.

The merger of FareShare and SecondBite was finalised toward the end of the refurbishment, creating a modern office space that enhances collaboration between the two teams and their merged board members. FareShare has streamlined its operations, boosted efficiency and significantly increased its capacity to provide more meals to those in need.