The Sydney Students Food Co-operative was founded in 1998 by students wishing to create a space where they could promote sustainable food choices.

Registered as a club with the Sydney University Union, the Food Co-operative moved into a small space on level 4 of the Wentworth building where it still operates from today.

The USYD Food Co-op has grown exponentially within the last three years both in terms of members and customers. This reflects current trends in sustainability, organic food production, waste reduction and a growing awareness of the threat of climate change. In 2007, the Co-op was threatened with closure when they were asked to vacate their premises with no suitable space to which the co-op could relocate. Fortunately, due to a highly successful campaign run at Sydney University including awareness stalls, lecture speakers and a petition with over 600 signatures the food co-op appealed to both Sydney University and the USU to keep the space and were successful.

In 2008, the food co-op hopes to revitalise its core member base and continue to grow as the only on-campus provider of sustainable, organic, packaging free, fair trade, vegan food available on campus.