Strong Foundations

 Fordhall Organic Farm in Shropshire is unique in many ways - it has 8,000 shareholders, a new Straw Bale Bunkhouse using concrete filled tyres as foundations and an amazing ethos helping the less fortunate in society.  Check out https://www.fordhallfarm.com/ as Great Cafes was so inspired by its mission we have become a shareholder.

Love to Live

 Cielo cafe roastery in Leeds and the Baraka Foundation with their six sites - Bravo.

 @cielouk

Cafe of the Year 2016

We gave our Cafe of the Year last year to a social enterprise in Norwich.  This year it is Lincoln's Rising Cafe run by charity BetelUK that gets our vote.

 See http://www.risingcafe.co.uk/ for more about how they help those with addictions

 The charity BetelUK deserve a huge vote of thanks for their work and the quality of the cafe

  Afternoon teas are their speciality with Classic, American Alliance, Over the Border, Cream and Kids

Simple items done well - hot dogs, sandwiches, light bites and salads

100% to Charity

 Fabulous Rising Cafe in Lincoln operated by Christian charity Betel UK who help folk with drug and alcohol addiction.  See http://www.risingcafe.co.uk/ for more information on their cafes in Lincoln and Coventry.

 This shows how social enterprises can make a difference and run a highly successful cafe

 Retro cost effective design and featuring those who the charity has helped

Go to Prison

 A real cafe find in Norwich - Cafe Britannia has a great location, good quality food and a really deserving social mission.

 Check it out at http://www.cafebritannia.co.uk/ and @CafeBritannia

Kitchen Garden + Social Enterprise

Clever link up at Burford Garden Company with their kitchen garden and a social enterprise, Aspire.

Create a Surprise

Upside-down cup at Create's restaurant in Leeds but the reveal is fun - a cube of flapjack.

Create is a social enterprise company "where good food and people matter".  A real case of corporate social responsibility or the Big Society in action.  Most impressive and they are expanding southwards from their heartlands in Doncaster, Sunderland, Manchester and the restaurant in Leeds.
http://www.foodbycreate.co.uk/