Compass chef Rob Kennedy announced as chef ambassador for Brakes' Meals & More charity
Chef Rob Kennedy, culinary director for Compass Group UK & Ireland working across Compass' Chartwells group, has taken on a new role with foodservice supplier Brakes to promote the company's Meals & More holiday Hunger charity initiative.
Brakes Group is a firm believer in the key role that industries play in society, alongside government and local communities and is committed to being a positive influence in the sectors, environments and communities that it operates within.
In the early 2000s, eradicating child poverty by 2020 was government policy and enshrined in law. However, following the global economic crisis, the government cut funding to support this social issue. In the last five years, a combination of the struggling economy and changes to policy has led to a significant increase in child poverty, which is defined as the inability to enjoy the basic rights to a healthy life, including: not having three meals a day; not having adequate housing; not having access to activity and learning; and an unsafe or insecure family unit.
