2020
Shared beginnings
A kitchen at YMCA
The first kitchen and café brought food brands into a shared operation at YMCA’s Y Café, connecting food services with opportunities for work. [5]
Partners & impact
Good grows
when we share it.
A record of collaborations that connected food, people and enterprise. Each milestone below belongs to its stated year.
2020
New food possibilities
A plant-based collaboration
A collaboration with Unilever Food Solutions’ The Vegetarian Butcher launched on 9 December 2020 at The Social Kitchen’s then Jurong Bird Park outlet. [22]
2021
July 2021
A sweet gesture
Doughnuts for migrant workers
In July 2021, The Social Kitchen donated 850 cartons of doughnuts to ItsRainingRaincoats. ItsRainingRaincoats volunteers distributed about 30,000 doughnuts to migrant workers. [23]
2022
Employment through partnership
DBS Better World Café
DBS’s November 2022 announcement recorded job opportunities for people from The Social Kitchen at its employee café, with Chilli Padi Holding operating the kitchen. [19]
2023
A corporate café chapter
Bank of Singapore
The Social Kitchen’s café at Bank of Singapore launched on 4 April 2023, bringing the model into a corporate setting. [13]
2023
Food & packaging waste
Hungry for Change
The Social Kitchen joined DBS Foundation and NEA’s challenge as a corporate partner, exploring ideas around food and packaging waste. [9]
Recognition
Milestones in
doing good.
2023 · The Social Kitchen
President’s Volunteerism
& Philanthropy Awards
Organisations of Good Award (SME)
NVPC recognised the enterprise’s employment and training work. [18]
2023 · The Social Kitchen
Sustainability
Impact Awards
SME category winner
Recognition at the inaugural awards, documented by The Business Times. [2]
2022 · The Social Kitchen
Steward
Leadership 25
Inaugural cohort
Included in the list unveiled on 30 November 2022. [20]
2022 · The Social Kitchen
Champions
of Good
2022 edition
The Social Kitchen appears in NVPC’s official 2022 Champions of Good list. [24]
What we value
Behind the milestones,
there are people.
A chance to learn. A way to contribute. A food business that makes room for others.
These examples record past collaborations. For a new partnership or information about current services, start a conversation with our team.
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