At The Acorn Pantry Inc., we’re NUTS about saving you money on groceries and everyday items!
The Acorn’s aim is to reduce the financial stresses facing our community, and support people affected by higher costs of living and food insecurity. Our plan is simple. If we can provide groceries, fruit and vegetables, meats and bread products at reduced prices, this leaves more money in our community’s pockets for fuel, bills, medications, and other necessities.
The Acorn Pantry Inc is a registered charity and not-for-profit Incorporated Association. It’s our small team of volunteers who collect, prepare, display our products, and are ready to serve you on Pantry Days.
You do not need to hold any form of concession card to shop at The Acorn Pantry Inc.
Where does the food come from?
The Acorn Pantry Inc sources food and household goods from excess food distributors such as Food Bank Qld, Youfoods, and Fareshare. We also occasionally receive donations from the private sector.
Our shelf prices and bulk prices
The Acorn Pantry Inc aims to offer you a reprieve from the cost of living and try our best to keep our prices around 30-50% that of recommended retail pricing. We try our best, but sometimes our pricing is affected by what we are charged for the product.
As we stock our shelves on timely product donations and excess stock availability, no orders can be placed for specific items, but we will try our best to source what your family needs.
Use by, best before, and optimum practices for food safety.
While the majority of our food and products are ‘in date’, we do take advantage of the reduced prices we can bring to you when a product passes its ‘best before’ date.
A ‘best before’ date on a packaged food means that you can still eat it after that date but it may have lost some nutrition or quality.
Not surprisingly, a ‘use by’ date means exactly that: you must use or freeze the food by that date for optimum taste, nutrition, and safety.
Please be assured that frozen meats displaying ‘expired’ use by dates have been frozen before their expiry date.
Depending on the type of meat, freezer storage life times vary between 2 – 12 months from their labelled expiry date.
Please ask us for a cold food storage chart for optimal storage information, or search freezer storage life for your own peace of mind.
The Acorn Pantry Inc store is currently based at 68 Fernbrooke Blvd, Redbank Plains, and is open for shopping and hamper collections every second Saturday from 8am – 3pm. Please be mindful of the local community when parking your vehicle, and please don’t stop near the roundabout exits! We are currently working with council to secure a more suitable location.
We accept cash, Pay ID, EFTPOS and internet bank transfer.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Questions?
Please contact us here.
