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Empowering Bakeries

The Bread Maker in the UK Employees People with Learning Disabilities

— February 15, 2012 — Social Good
The Bread Maker is a UK-based social enterprise that not only sells an assortment of bakery goods and catering services, but also employs people with learning disabilities.

The Bread Maker, located in Aberdeen, also offers wholesale goods and celebration cakes, and their programs include volunteering and apprenticeship opportunities.

"The bread maker’s social aim is to provide a range of meaningful employment, training, educational opportunities and social activities to adults with learning disabilities with a purpose of integration into the community," the website explains.

Currently the Bread Maker employs 20 adults in the bakery and coffee shop, as well as provides them with ongoing educational opportunities and encourages them to get involved in social activities within the community.

Contact Information
The Bread Maker website
The Bread Maker on Twitter
The Bread Maker on Facebook
Trend Themes
1. Social Enterprise Employment - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new business models that prioritize social impact by employing people with learning disabilities.
2. Integration Into the Community - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create platforms and initiatives that promote the integration of adults with learning disabilities into local communities.
3. Meaningful Training and Education - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design specialized training and educational programs that cater to the needs of adults with learning disabilities.
Industry Implications
1. Hospitality and Catering - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate inclusive hiring practices in the hospitality and catering industry to create more opportunities for people with learning disabilities.
2. Bakery Goods Manufacturing - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement inclusive employment practices in the bakery goods manufacturing industry to promote equality and diversity.
3. Social Services - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Expand social service programs to provide more employment and integration opportunities for adults with learning disabilities.
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