The Burnt Chef Project®

📢 Calling all chefs 📢 Have you ever felt like you’ve had enough at work and considered quitting your job? How does this impact your work-life balance? Do you feel supported by your colleagues or management during tough times? We need your insights to better understand why chefs often think about leaving their roles and pursuing something new. Share your experiences and help us shed light on this important issue. Take part in our latest research survey in partnership with Bournemouth University Business School - “𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗴𝗼?” 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗳𝘀’ 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Have your say ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gkhHZxF7 #researchstudy

World Health Day | Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures 🌍 In hospitality, the pace is fast, the pressure is real - but so is the opportunity for change. This World Health Day, we’re focusing on the power of new beginnings - fresh regimes, improved routines, supportive workplace structures, and policies that prioritise people. Because when we invest in the wellbeing of our teams, we’re not just creating better days - we’re building hopeful futures. It's time to make space for:  ✅ Real breaks ✅ Open conversations ✅ Supportive leadership ✅ Balanced rotas ✅ Mental health resources We're reshaping our industry into one where thriving is the norm - not burnout. Let’s continue to shift the culture. Let’s lead with empathy. Let’s make space for wellbeing. Learn more about The Burnt Chef Project here: https://lnkd.in/dgg59Fsq #worldhealthday

A huge shoutout to our March fundraising heroes! 👏 The Contract Catering Awards raised an incredible £3,400 for The Burnt Chef Project through a prize draw at their annual awards dinner in London. 🍔 Glow Events made a delicious difference with a £644 donation from burger sales at their Tipi’s Restaurant. Your support is helping us tackle global mental health challenges in hospitality, build a more sustainable industry, and most importantly - save lives. 🖤 Want to make a difference? 👉 Join a fundraiser 💸 Donate 💡 Or launch your own fundraising challenge! Get involved here: https://lnkd.in/eubGcVZx

Nearly 47% of our UK support service users reached out due to stress or worry in the past year - rising to over 50% during the busiest months of October to December. These numbers speak volumes - stress in our industry is real, and it’s rising. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or just not yourself - please know that there are ways to manage stress, and there’s always support available. Here are a few small steps that can make a big difference: 💡 Give yourself time to pause and breathe 💡 Talk to someone you trust 💡 Set boundaries around rest and work 💡 Get outside or move your body where you can Our DMs are always open. Our support services are always here. No judgment. Just a safe space to talk. 🖤 𝗧𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: UK: Text 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗙 to 𝟴𝟱𝟮𝟱𝟴 International: Call +𝟰𝟰 𝟮𝟬𝟴 𝟵𝟴𝟳 𝟲𝟮𝟳𝟯 - To avoid international charges, simply request a call back. Find additional support numbers here: https://lnkd.in/eDz755DB #stressawarenessmonth #mentalhealthsupport

In a perfect world, there wouldn't be a need for intiatives such as The Burnt Chef Project®. But sadly the world is far from perfect. Initiatives such as The Burnt Chef Project are crucial to the hospitality industry, especially when it comes to supporting mental health, improving working conditions, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the industry. Here's what we're doing:  🧠 Addressing mental health challenges 👥 Fostering healthier workplaces 💼 Improving staff retention 🤝 Supporting all hospitality professionals - not just chefs 🌍 Creating a global shift in culture 📣 Raising visibility and burning the stigma Want to learn more? Visit our website here: https://lnkd.in/dgg59Fsq A huge thank you to Adam Simmonds and The Megaro for supporting our mission and striving for change 🖤

🔥 Spotting, Managing and Preventing Burnout 🔥 It can be tough working at night, so it’s important to look after your mental health and the health and wellbeing of your staff. If you work in the night time economy in Bristol, join our online training to learn how to spot the signs, manage and prevent burnout. Wednesday 14 May from 2pm to 5pm. https://lnkd.in/dhiHYaif Bristol Nights have partnered with The Burnt Chef Project to run the Thrive at Night workshops to help support night time workers in Bristol 💪

We won an award!! The Caterer The Burnt Chef Project® Thank you to our sponsors, training partners, fundraisers, business therapy clients, and supporters - without you our work would not be possible. Please know that every penny, cent, and euro, goes directly to supporting an amazing profession in need on a global scale and has directly helped, improved, and even saved, countless of incredible humans. We've reached 180 countries through various methods and we aren't stopping. If you want to see how you can help as we take on stigmas in a head-to-head battle on multiple continents then please drop me a message. 🖤 🧠

Resilience isn’t just about enduring - it’s about adapting, growing, and thriving in the face of challenges. 💪 Join Kris Hall MIH, Founder of The Burnt Chef Project®, as he sits down with Mouna Laaragat (Head of Success - The Grit Makers), Tom Cullen (Co-Founder - Zoplo), and Gosia Kalicka (Founder - Petite Giants) on THE GRIT MAKERS Podcast for a powerful conversation on what resilience truly means. 🎙️ Expect real talk, expert insights, and practical strategies to help you build resilience in both your personal and professional life. Listen in here: 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://lnkd.in/e3kAfcYs 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀: https://lnkd.in/exKSdb2F 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻: https://lnkd.in/ehBUUjmQ #resilience #mentalhealthpodcast

Instead of asking our teams “How stressed do you feel?”, consider asking them how time feels. 🕒 Watch this video as our Founder, Kris Hall MIH, explains why. #stress #employeeperformance #stressawarenessmonth

Congratulations to Naif Alshen of Westminster Kingsway winning day one of the competition, and a huge good luck to all the talented catering students competing in the CombiGuru Challenge Finals at Unox Casa HQ in Italy 🇮🇹 Remember, competition is about growth - win or lose, your journey matters. Stay focused, support one another, and take care of your mental wellbeing along the way. 🧠 The Burnt Chef Project® is proud to be a part this event, and our team have traveled to the competition to support and mentor the finalists during the competition and give them essential development skills and mental health tools they can use in the competition and beyond. Go smash it! 👏👨🍳 Unox UK Ltd