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28 February, 2025
Good food tastes even better when it does good, so next time you’re dining out, why not check out some of the social enterprises that are using hospitality to create fresh starts and second chances.
Primrose Hill’s newest eatery Home Kitchen serves more than just a fine dining experience, as the restaurant provides employment and training for people that have experienced homelessness. Similarly, Trampoline Café in Cambridge provides barista training and employment to refugees, helping them integrate into their new communities.
In the criminal justice system, there are The Clink restaurants, set within the walls of working prisons where meals are prepared and served by inmates working to gain skills and qualifications they need to make a fresh start. Meanwhile, outside the prison walls Tap Social serves ‘criminally good’ beer and bakes while helping to turn the lives of prisoners and prison leavers around by offering meaningful work and training.
And last but very much not least, The Long Table champions food as a right, not a privilege, running a ‘pay-what-you-can’ model to ensure everyone gets a seat at the table.
These businesses are proving that hospitality isn’t just about good food and good service – it’s about creating lasting impact, one meal at a time
By Lucy Bell