BM Caterers has launched a collaboration to support people in the city of Salford into meaningful employment opportunities.<\/p>\n
The collaboration\u00a0includes providing cookery classes in partnership with Salford Loaves and Fishes, which supports homeless, isolated and vulnerable people. The classes will take place once a month with six attendees.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, BM will provide candidates from Elevate Salford\u2019s skills programme with\u00a0tours of its operations at a client site in Salford\u00a0to give attendees an insight into work in the hospitality industry.\u00a0Salford Loaves and Fishes will also be able to refer people they are working with in the community into the \u2018workplace safaris\u2019, placements and coffee training the support them into work. The tours will be open to four candidates every quarter.<\/p>\n
Every few months, an attendee\u00a0can then take up four one-day work experiences across different sections of BM\u2019s operations, guided by an assigned \u2018buddy\u2019.\u00a0Every other month, an attendee\u00a0will 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.<\/p>\n
Budding food entrepreneurs, meanwhile, will be supported by BM\u2019s BLOOM start-up programme, equipping them with essential business knowledge, operational know-how and mentorship, to launch and run their own street food concept at BM Pop-Up Pioneers street food events, at BM client sites in and around\u00a0Manchester.<\/p>\n
One candidate will undertake the programme over an approximately six-month period, with around two people undertaking the programme each year.<\/p>\n
BM\u2019s BLOOM programme is structured with five modules to develop candidates\u2019 business skills: Business foundational skills such as budgeting and business planning; Leadership skills; Operational skills such as food safety, compliance and customer service; Opportunities for expansion and connecting with communities, suppliers and potential customers; and Mentorship and marketing guidance.<\/p>\n
Once\u00a0the programmes are\u00a0running, BM hopes\u00a0to\u00a0replicate the initiatives across\u00a0the wider business,\u00a0including at\u00a0other sites in Manchester, to offer more placements and training.<\/p>\n
Michaela Mulvey, Digital Marketing Manager at BM, said: \u201cThere 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\u2019m looking forward to offering that support.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marianne Kelly, Regional Operations Manager at BM, said: \u201cMaking a positive impact and supporting our local community is very important to us, developing the BLOOM programme will make a real difference and provide participants all of the tools, skills and development to start up their own business and make their dream a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sandrine Beaunol, Learning, Skills and Work Programme Manager at Salford Community & Voluntary Services (Elevate), said: \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to partner with BM to support and mentor our Elevate participants on their entrepreneurship journey. BLOOM offers a unique, expert-led opportunity for our community to develop skills and aspirations for sustainable food-based businesses. This collaboration is invaluable in our fight against poverty through income maximisation, and we\u2019re excited to see participants elevated through this programme.\u201d<\/p>\n
\t\t\tWebinar: Taking a unified approach to adopting Al in FM<\/b><\/p>\n
FMJ has partnered with global worktech leader, Eptura, to deliver a webinar on Thursday 26 June at 11am<\/b> to discuss Eptura\u2019s 2025 Workplace Index<\/b> that suggests that over a third of employers are proactively looking to increase office attendance which could result in a rise in the use of AI and cross-platform data analytics to help manage FM operations.<\/p>\n
The webinar will bring together experts from Eptura, along with FM thought leaders on the adoption of integrated solutions that unleash powerful data analytics capabilities, leading to increased productivity and reduced operational costs.<\/p>\n