Singapore’s first social enterprise cloud kitchen will provide jobs for vulnerable groups while helping heritage brands survive during the pandemic.
The Social Kitchen, co-founded by Mr Alvin Yapp and Mr Ang Kian Peng, was launched on 30 Jul.
Its flagship central kitchen started operations on 1 Aug, taking over the Y Cafe space at the YMCA in Orchard Road.
Its Project SG Makan initiative brings nine food and beverage (F&B) companies together to sell delivery-only and/or takeaway meals from the cloud kitchen.
These F&B partners – including Ming Fa Fishball, Gim’s Heritage, and Boufe Boutique Cafe – will hire and train persons from low-income families, single mothers, persons with disabilities and their caregivers and family members.
Social service agencies will offer employment support services. The Social Kitchen plans to open 50 kitchens across Singapore.
The social enterprise has also partnered YMCA in an initiative to hire persons with special needs.
Besides ordering food from the various eateries under The Social Kitchen, customers may also dine in at the flagship central kitchen.
Project Makan 2.0 – a collaboration involving The Social Kitchen, YMCA, and Shine Children and Youth Services – was launched on National Day to serve 15,000 meals to disadvantaged families.
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Source: The Straits Times, 31 July 2020