Ronni Kahn AO is a social entrepreneur and founder of Australia's leading food rescue charity, OzHarvest.
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Ronni is a passionate advocate and activist renowned for disrupting the food waste landscape in Australia. She appears regularly in national media, serves in an advisory capacity to government and is a sought-after keynote speaker.
Her mission to fight food waste and feed hungry people is supported by some of the world's finest chefs.
Ronni is an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) and was named Australian Local Hero of the Year.
Her journey is the subject of the feature film, Food Fighter directed by Dan Goldberg.
In 2020 she co-authored her biography; A Repurposed Life, which was nominated for an ABIA award for Biography Book of the Year.
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Oz Harvest | Food Fight Trailer
The incredible story of OzHarvest Founder and CEO Ronni Kahn AO is the focus of ‘Food Fighter’ – an independent documentary available for screenings now. The inspirational film follows Ronni for 2.5 years on her mission to tackle food waste and feed those in need, both in Australia and abroad.Ronni Kahn, CEO and Founder of OzHarvest Address to the National Press Club
Ronni Kahn AO is a social entrepreneur and founder of Australia's leading food rescue charity, OzHarvest. Ronni is a passionate advocate and activist renowned for disrupting the food waste landscape in Australia. She appears regularly in national media, serves in an advisory capacity to the government, and is a sought-after keynote speaker. Her mission to fight food waste and feed hungry people is supported by some of the world's finest chefs. Ronni is an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) and was named Australian Local Hero of the Year. Her journey is the subject of a feature film, Food Fighter directed by Dan Goldberg. In 2020 she co-authored her biography; A Repurposed Life, which was nominated for an ABIA award for Biography Book of the Year.How I lead: Ronni Kahn AO, OzHarvest
Ronni Kahn AO founded food rescue charity OzHarvest in 2004 after realising how much food was going to waste in restaurants, shopping centres, conference rooms, airports, cafes and catering companies across the country. When liability laws threatened to derail her efforts, she changed the law. Today she is a hero to many and OzHarvest's distinctive yellow vans are beacons of welcome and hope across Australia, having rescued food for some 117 million meals.Ronni Kahn AO - Judge, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Australia 2021
Driven by a determination to find purpose in her life, the simple act of rescuing good food and delivering it to people in need quickly caught on, and in 2004 OzHarvest was born. Ronni Kahn is renowned for her boundless energy, infectious enthusiasm and not taking no for an answer! Her ability to inspire and motivate everyone she meets has seen OzHarvest grow from humble beginnings to become Australia’s leading food rescue organisation. Her journey in the fight against food waste became the feature of an independent film Food Fighter and in 2019 she was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia.
