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nationally recognised accreditations in professional cookery.
Women in Food We launched this programme to attract more female chefs into our company, as we are very aware of the low numbers of female chefs in the UK – around 18.5%. Our business has 36%, which is good, but we felt we could do a lot better and are looking to achieve 50% female chefs by 2020. We found that many woman aren’t
attracted to the sector for a range of reasons – long working hours and highly pressured environments in the restaurant trade made it difficult for those who have family commitments or wish to work flexibly. Also, like in many sectors, women are less likely to be promoted. But we believe contract catering
offers much more flexible working opportunities. As well as promoting the benefits of the sector, we are also putting in place tailored training and mentoring programmes, that will support female chefs in their career development.
Case study Gemma Evans, executive chef, Chartwells (Education division of Compass Group)
After achieving her diploma at Westminster Kingsway College, Gemma worked for a number of high-profile chefs and restaurants including Aldo Zilli and the famous Pétrus restaurant when it received its second
Michelin star. However, she sought a different direction in contract catering. Gemma joined us as a sous chef at a high-profile client site and moved to head chef and then executive chef within three years. She now oversees a large Academy contract within our education sector and works alongside the central team to support with wider company events. Gemma won a gold medal at the culinary world
Olympics in Erfurt in 2012 – the only woman in the UK to have done so. “Compass Group is a fantastic organisation which offers growth to employees who are hungry for new adventures,” she says. “We all have challenging days at work, but I’m proud to say I work for Chartwells and love supporting our employees and clients to deliver brilliant food all the time.”
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