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Supporting charities
We support a number of national charities
at corporate level, as well as encouraging
our employees to fundraise for a number of
local charities. Our corporate charities are:
Hospitality Action
Hospitality Action offers vital assistance to all
who work, or have worked, within hospitality in the
UK. We have been a long standing supporter of
Hospitality Action, running a range of campaigns
to raise awareness and funds for the charity. One
of the great initiatives which we were involved
with this year was supporting the 'Back in Business
Challenge' where our employees 'donated' miles
that they spent doing activities such as walking,
running, cycling or swimming with every mile being
matched by £1 from Bidfood. The team clocked
up 4,665 miles which we rounded up to a £5,000
donation to Hospitality Action. This money helps
to provide a lifeline to people who have fallen on
hard times, or are dealing with physical or mental
health conditions and need financial support.
The Springboard Charity
Springboard helps disadvantaged and unemployed
people of all ages, backgrounds and walks of life to
gain the skills, knowledge and experience needed to
flourish in a lifelong career in the hospitality, leisure
and tourism sector. Our Group Sales & Marketing
Director Andy Kemp sits on the Board as a Trustee
of Springboard UK, and our Sales and Marketing
Director Tim Adams sits on the fundraising
committee. This year we have supported a number
of fundraising activities at Springboard, including a
'Day at the Races' which raised over £10k. We have
also renewed our annual sponsorship for Future Chef
which is a schools-based programme that supports
the development of key life skills whilst inspiring
young people to pursue an exciting career within
the world of hospitality. Bidfood plans to spearhead
Springboard's virtual race in October - last time we
did this in 2021, we raised over £12k for the charity.
Inspiring
the next
generation
Our mission
We improve health and
employability outcomes
for people in our
communities