Foodbuy - The Buy Social Corporate Challenge Launch Event

About the Event

Foodbuy is set to become the first company in the food and drinks sector to join the Buy Social Corporate Challenge – a ground-breaking initiative which sees high-profile businesses use their everyday spending to transform lives. At this launch event we will be discussing social enterprises and outlining our plans for using our significant procurement spend and influence within the foodservice and hospitality industry to further embed social impact into the sector.

Buy Social Corporate Challenge

The Challenge, launched in 2016 by Social Enterprise UK (SEUK) and backed by the government’s Inclusive Economy Unit, brings together corporate partners from a broad range of industries with a collective ambition to spend £1 billion with social enterprise suppliers. As the profile of social procurement rises, more and more businesses are joining the Challenge to embed innovation, diversity and social value into their supply chains.

Social Enterprises

SEUK defines a social enterprises as a business that:

• Has a clear social and/or environmental mission set out in their governing documents
• Generates the majority of their income through trade
• Donates or reinvests at least 50% of its profits
• Is autonomous of the state
• Is majority controlled in the interests of the social mission
• Is accountable and transparent

Please bring photo ID with you to the event. This will be required by Citi Bank for registration purposes.