KERB partners with McCain for Streets Ahead launch
10 successful businesses will receive an investment from McCain of up to £10,000 each to help them ‘hit the kerb running’
KERB has announced a new partnership with McCain that will see it launch ‘Streets Ahead’, a one-day workshop, which is said to be “the first big move” for a new social enterprise that provides food start-up workshops to over 100 less-advantaged people, free of charge.
Following the one-day workshop, all interested participants will reportedly be invited to pitch their bright street food ideas to a panel, where 10 successful businesses will receive an investment from McCain of up to £10,000 each to help them “hit the kerb running”.
Other charity partners involved in the Streets Ahead initiative also include Food Behind Bars, The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (TERN), and The Connection at St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields, among others.
In addition, once the participants have completed the KERB Classroom course, 45 of the “most engaged” people will be invited to an Inspiration Day at Seven Dials Market for a chance to get to know some KERB traders, meet the team, and reportedly get hands-on advice and training from the KERB team.
Gavin Dunn, MD of KERB’s social enterprise, said: “What’s really exciting about the Streets Ahead programme is that we also have a one-day workshop for those who are most engaged.
“They will be invited to KERB’s flagship street food hall, Seven Dials Market, to immerse themselves in the industry, speak to some of the traders, have a session with me and the rest of the KERB team about what it takes to run a street food business and allow them to really get that face to face in-person connection.”
