Sushi, pizza or lunch order days with a supplier rebate
A lunch supplier delivers ordered lunches to school and returns a share of each order to the school.
Typically raises
$200
$50–1,000 per seasonest.
About $16 per organiser hour
Based on one school term of lunch orders
Is it right for us?
- Money
- Under $500
- Work
- An afternoon
- Helpers
- 1–2 people
- Lead time
- 2–3 weeks
- Red tape
- None
Common: sushi and pizza days are routine at most schools
- People
- 1 coordinator
- Organiser time
- 10-15 hours over a term (1-2 hours per lunch day, estimate)
- Lead time
- 2-3 weeks (estimate)
- Up-front cost
- Nothing up front. None; families pay the supplier
- Risk
- None.
How it works
The money, as an example sum
Sell at $5 a pizza, keep about $1 of each, so 200 pizzas = $200. That’s about the typical result.
Using the figures on this page. Your prices and costs will differ.
Where the money figure comes from
Estimate per term. Stated rebates: Ezlunch 10% of lunch orders (via Kindo); HELL Pizza school lunches $1 of each $5 pizza (Family Times listing, undated). Sushi Day runs a school fundraising programme (terms not published on the page found).
Last checked October 2026. Ran this? Tell us what you raised and we’ll use real results to improve the figures.
Step by step
- Choose a supplier and ask for its written rebate.
- Agree delivery time and labelling by class.
- Set order cutoff.
- Promote via newsletter and payment app.
- Hand out on the day.
- Check the rebate statement.
Getting the word out
Even a well-run plan fails if nobody hears about it. There are two asks, and the first one goes out first.
- Ask for help
- Someone to sign the group up and remind families each term.
- Ask people to buy
- Families to order or shop through it, again and again.
- When to start
- Ask for helpers first, as soon as the date is set. Start the public ask about 3–4 weeks out, and book newsletter and paper notices before that: small newsletters close early.
Where to put it
- Asking people yourselfMost yeses come from someone asking directly. Give every member a short message they can send to family and workmates.
- Email lists and group chatsYour members’ email list and the class, team or church group chats. Short, with one date or one link.
- School, club and church newslettersYour own newsletter is free and read by the families most likely to say yes. Check when it closes.
- Local Facebook pages and community groupsPost in your town’s community page and local groups (check their rules), and share from your group’s own page.
The full guide to getting the word out: every channel from flyers to the evening news, with lead times and costs.
What you’ll need
- Place
- Not neededNone needed
- Landowner’s permission
- Not needed
- Council permit
- Not needed
- Food rules
- Not neededNo food sold
- Alcohol
- Not neededNo alcohol sold
- Gambling rules
- Not neededNot gambling
The supplier is the registered food business, so the school has no food rules to meet. Confirm the rebate in writing.
What you can get donated
None needed.
Tips
- Ezlunch notes daily logins for lunch orders bring parents into the school payment shop (Kindo page).
Watch out for
- Rebate figures change; confirm current terms in writing.
Sushi, pizza or lunch order days with a supplier rebate: checklist
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Before
While it runs
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The supplier is the registered food business, so the school has no food rules to meet. Confirm the rebate in writing.
* General fundraising information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Money figures are examples and estimates, not promises. Check current official requirements before you commit. About this guide