BM launches Salford support network

BM Caterers has launched a collaboration with Salford Loaves and Fishes and Elevate Salford to support people in the city into meaningful employment opportunities. The partnership includes providing cookery classes in partnership with Salford Loaves and Fishes, which supports homeless, isolated and vulnerable people. They will take place once a month with six attendees.

Meanwhile, BM will provide candidates from Elevate Salford’s skills programme with tours of its operations at a client site in Salford to give attendees an insight into work in the hospitality industry. Salford Loaves and Fishes will also be able to refer people they are working with in the community into the ‘workplace safaris’, placements and coffee training the support them into work. The tours will be open to four candidates every quarter.

Every few months, an attendee can then take up four one-day work experiences across different sections of BM’s operations, guided by an assigned ‘buddy’. Every other month, an attendee will also be offered the opportunity to receive barista training to achieve a foundation-level certificate. BM will support candidates into employment opportunities in the business where possible.

'Grow and thrive'
Michaela Mulvey, digital marketing manager for BM, said: “There are countless talented start-ups and small businesses across the north of the UK with incredible potential. With the right marketing guidance, they can grow and thrive, and I’m looking forward to offering that support.”

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