We don’t slow down at OzHarvest! With ABC Gives wrapped, we’ve finally taken a moment to look back on CEO CookOff — and this video captures it all. Our flagship fundraiser went national for the very first time, creating an unforgettable celebration of community, generosity and pure joy.
Across 7 cities, we hosted 9 events that brought together 29 celebrity chefs, 200 CEOs cooking for good, and 300 special guests from the charities we proudly serve.
And at the heart of it all: together we raised over $1.5 million, enabling OzHarvest to deliver more than 3 million more meals to those who need them most. Truly extraordinary!
We’re so incredibly grateful to every single person who played a part in bringing CEO CookOff to life — your energy, heart and support made this possible.
A special shout-out to our amazing partners: National Presenting Partner bp, Creative Production Partner AV1, Hotel Partner IHG Hotels & Resorts, and Kitchenware Supporter HexClad Cookware. 💛
What happens when you bring together legendary chefs, powerful business leaders and the communities we serve something extraordinary? 9 events, 7 cities, 30 chefs, 200 CEOs and business leaders, all united by 1 mission to cook, connect and create change. But the real magic happens at the table. Over 400 guests did not just receive a meal, they shared one as equals, as friends, as. Community this is what happens when we break bread together this is my third year of doing the CEO cook off and having spent 16 years in the kitchen working with these cool guys in the kitchen is is a lot of fun but you know the camaraderie of meeting other people around the the chopping board and cooking together is a a very rewarding experience. I guess Ronnies organisation we'll never know how many hearts they touch and how many mouths they actually feed because it's it just keeps. Impacting further and further beyond. I wish I could measure it, but it's infinite. Yeah, well, tonight it's about, say, fundraising. But also I'm meeting some of the clients of ours, Harvest that are going to be here. So we're going to serve in food for them and really also understand what are the needs that are happening in the community. And then as corporates, how can we help and support our service but also the charities? We didn't just reach our goal, we smashed it. We can deliver 3,000,000 more meals we raised. One and a half million dollars.
What an amazing effort, and congratulations on going national! 3 million meals is an incredible achievement.