About Fridge Date Mates

Hi! I’m the founder of Fridge Date Mates, and I’m based on the Central Coast of Australia.

This little business started for a very simple reason:
I was throwing out food that didn’t need to be thrown out.

Like a lot of households, my fridge was full of good intentions, leftovers pushed to the back, opened cans I thought I’d remember, and containers I kept sniff-testing and second-guessing. I cared about reducing food waste, but relying on memory just wasn’t working.

What I realised was this:
I didn’t need more willpower, I needed better visual cues.

Why Visual Cues Matter

Life gets busy. When you open the fridge, you’re usually hungry, distracted, or in a rush. That’s not the moment your brain wants to remember when something was made, opened, or frozen.

I realised that if I could see the information clearly, at a glance, everything changed.

Once food was labelled with simple, obvious reminders, I stopped guessing.
And when I stopped guessing, I stopped wasting food.

That’s where Fridge Date Mates was born.

Designed for Real Life

Fridge Date Mates labels are designed to be:

• Easy to use

• Easy to read

• Easy to stick on in real, everyday fridges

They’re freezer-safe, simple to write on, and designed to work as a visual system, not just individual stickers.

Whether it’s leftovers, opened cans, meal prep, or freezer meals, the goal is the same:
help you know what’s in your fridge, what’s still good, and what needs to be eaten first.

Small Labels, Real Impact

Reducing food waste doesn’t require perfection, it just needs small, consistent habits.

For me, these labels made that habit stick.
And if they can help even one other household waste a little less food, they’re doing exactly what they were made for.

From My Fridge to Yours

Fridge Date Mates is built from a real, everyday problem, not a big idea board.

Just a fridge.
Just leftovers.
And a simple solution that actually works.

Thanks for being here, and for choosing to waste less with me.

- Fridge Date Mates 💛