The organisation, which collects unused food from local restaurants and food providers and gives it to people in need, was established by former lawyer turned Foodshare chief executive Deborah Manning in 2012.
"Reaching the one-million meal milestone in just four years is a real testament to the uniqueness of Dunedin's close-knit community and something that needs to be celebrated by us and everyone who has made this possible,'' Ms Manning said.
"Dunedin should be very proud of being a community that takes a hard stance on both food waste and food insecurity.
"Our rapid growth is only made possible by the growing local support base of food suppliers, recipient agencies and individual volunteers.''
Foodshare takes surplus, quality, fresh food from 59 local donors, including supermarkets, cafes, bakeries and caterers.
It is then passed on to individuals and families who were in need in the wider Dunedin community.
The organisation had rescued close to $4 million of fresh fruit, vegetables and readymade meals, she said.
Ms Manning started the operation in 2012 with collections and deliveries from the back of her car.
Her vision was to reduce food insecurity in Dunedin "through a sustainable, accountable and proactive social venture'', she said.
FoodShare had more than 130 volunteers and distributed more than 45,000 meals each month. It had saved more than 370,000kg of food from ending up at a landfill.
