CHEF NETWORK WORKING TOWARDS A BETTER INDUSTRY

Chef Network and, its training arm, Chef Network Skillnet will launch a series of initiatives and training events this Autumn aimed at creating a better industry. Kitchen Culture, Wellness and Sustainability are key themes across their online community platform and events, which employers and suppliers, as well as chefs, have the opportunity to be part of.  In September, Chef Network Skillnet will host a best practice visit on reducing Food Waste to Amass Restaurant in Copenhagen. Later that month it will host a joint seminar with IFSA on ‘Future-Proofing Foodservice – working in partnership for a more sustainable industry’. Chefs will share their vision for creating a kitchen that is kinder to the environment, while supplier members will have the chance to showcase innovations that assist with this aim.

Throughout October Chef Network will run a series of regional Round Table events to develop their Better Kitchen Workplace Charter, aimed at creating a set of peer-led guidelines that both employers and chefs themselves can follow to improve working life in the kitchen.

This work will culminate in a Kitchen Culture seminar for chefs, employers, suppliers and media in November, an event which will look at ways that we can make the industry a better place to train and work, but also explore the opportunities available to chefs and promote the profession.

Throughout the year, ChefNetwork.ie is sharing practical tips and blogposts from chefs on wellness in the industry and hosting regular monthly discussions on current topics, encouraging chefs to share ideas and learnings with each other on themes like reducing plastic use, food waste, food fraud to kitchen leadership.   Training courses from Chef Network Skillnet this Autumn, available at a subsidised rate to members, include Leading & Managing People (QQI accredited), Cost Management & Profit, and Wellness at Work, as well as a range of culinary topics.

To get the CHEF NETWORK SKILLNET AUTUMN TRAINING CALENDAR and get involved in the network as an Employer, email [email protected]

Chefs of all levels can sign-up to Chef Network free at www.chefnetwork.ie
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Suppliers who wish to get involved with or support these initiatives should contact [email protected].