EN ENGLISH OUR WEBSITES SHARE PRICE 3.85 € -0,36 % 25.09.2020 - 16:18 Rechercher sur le site Home Elior Group Activities Corporate responsibility Careers Finance Press Home Press Press releases Elior Group Solidarities backs the Refugee Food Festival 20 JUN 18 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Elior Group Solidarities backs the Refugee Food Festival For World Refugee Day, Elior Group Solidarities has forged a partnership with the Refugee Food Festival, an international touring event designed to promote the integration of refugees thanks to the universal power of food. PRESS RELEASE (PDF, 74.03 KB) Backed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Refugee Food Festival entrusts restaurant kitchens to refugee chefs in a bid to: foster a change in the public perception of refugees by valuing their talents and culinary heritage, speed up the professional integration of refugee chefs by offering them a springboard to employment, mobilize people by creating food-tasting events enabling them to discover and savor new tastes. For the 3rd edition of the festival and throughout the year, Elior Group will be welcoming refugee chefs into its restaurants, at Le Ciel de Paris and La Maison de l’Amérique Latine in Paris, as well as in its corporate and school canteens in Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille (France), Madrid (Spain), Bologna (Italy) and New York. With a long-term commitment, Elior Group is backing the Refugee Food Festival by mobilizing its skills to serve refugee chefs, providing them with a springboard to employment and raising the awareness of its clients and guests. Chief Executive Officer of Elior Group and Chairman of Elior Group Solidarities Philippe Guillemot stated: ”The Refugee Food Festival particularly reflects our daily values and commitments. With this project, our aim is to encourage our employees, guests and partners to assume more responsibility and to promote our vision of cooking and food which are conducive to integration and sharing.” At the same time, Elior Group Solidarities is also lending support to La Résidence, which was created by the Refugee Food Festival last year. Located right in the heart of Paris, La Résidence is a Refugee Food Festival restaurant and training center where refugee chefs can test and fine-tune their culinary talents before entering the professional catering stage. Every 2 to 6 months, La Résidence hands over the reins to a new refugee chef, with refugee status in France. This enables refugee chefs to promote and share the savors of their culinary heritage. Hailing from Syria, Iran and Georgia, all of the invited chefs are skilled professionals. By backing the Refugee Food Festival, Elior Group underscores its commitment to promoting the discovery of new savors, valuing the culinary heritages of the world and creating convivial events that bring people together, as well as the professional integration of people in need. Share Latest news Elior renews its commitment to the Global Compact in favor of society and the environment Responsible and committed caterer, Elior launches its new blog: Food For Good – We are what we cook Damien Pénin appointed CEO in charge of the education and healthcare markets of Elior France Elior rolls out the Nutri-Score label in school canteens, a first in contract catering Elior, nutritional partner of the Total Direct Energie cyclist team PRESS RELEASES BACK TO TOP Elior Group worldwide Contact Sitemap Our websites Terms and conditions Follow us Twitter Linkedin Instagram Youtube © 2020 Elior Group A cookie is a small piece of data sent from our Website's web server to your device's storage system. We use cookies to provide you with a user-friendly, safe and effective website, to collect analytics data, and, when relevant, to offer you services tailored to your needs and interests, e.g. by customizing your browser experience or displaying customized advertisement to you. Please see our cookies and privacy protection policy if you want to learn more about cookies. Allow all cookies & proceed Manage cookies