The movement was co-founded by Unilever Food Solutions in 2018 to improve the wellbeing of hospitality and foodservice workers. #FairKitchens now has more than 20,000 community members learning from each other and creating resilient businesses in the process.
Kate Woodhouse, vice president of human resources at Sysco International, said: “Sharing #FairKitchens resources and insights with both our teams and our customers is part of our commitment to having a positive impact with our customers, in our communities and on society.
“As a business we are committed to integrity and mutual respect, as well as ensuring diverse, inclusive, authentic and honest voices are part of the conversation. Together with #FairKitchens, we hope to change the narrative of what it means to work in hospitality and write new stories for people across the world.”
Both companies, which are owned by the world’s leading foodservice business Sysco, have a focus on supporting workers with their financial, physical and mental health.
Mark Irish, head of food development at Brakes added: “I am proud to be part of a terrific group of chefs within Sysco’s British businesses. At the same time as a chef by trade, I understand first-hand how challenging working in kitchens can be.
“As well as supporting our chefs, I am totally committed to working with #FairKitchens to spread the word as far and wide as I can. It is so exciting to be part of something, which will not only help today’s chefs, but could improve the wellbeing of generations of kitchen staff to come.”
Brakes and Sysco Speciality Group join existing #FairKitchens partners in the UK including Hospitality Action, the Craft Guild of Chefs, CH&CO and Care UK.