This Parisian catering company is helping refugees build a new life by hiring them as cooks. The Migrant Cooks (or Les Cuistots Migrateurs) employs refugee chefs to make food from their native lands in an effort to expand empathy and improve understanding of French citizens towards refugees. The catering company has hired chefs from Chechnya, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Sri Lanka and Syria so far.
The caterers have done events including lunches, dinners, buffets, food festivals and street food stalls. French people are encouraged to recommend recent immigrants and refugees to contact the company for an audition.
This is just one example of how people and companies can help refugees and newcomers integrate into their new homes.
What's Driving This Trend
- Refugee Employment
- Opportunity to create catering and hospitality businesses that specifically employ refugees, providing them with valuable skills and income.
- Cultural Exchange Through Food
- A chance to develop businesses centered around showcasing cultural cuisines, promoting diversity and understanding.
- Socially Conscious Catering
- Potential for catering services to differentiate themselves by actively supporting social causes, such as refugee inclusion.
Who This Affects Most
- Catering and Hospitality
- Explore opportunities to create innovative catering businesses that prioritize employing refugees.
- Food and Beverage
- Develop offerings and platforms that facilitate cultural exchange and promote diverse culinary experiences.
- Social Enterprise
- Build socially conscious catering and food service businesses that contribute to positive social impact.
