They are chefs, restaurateurs, pastry chefs…
They are committed to improving our world.
We are shining the spotlight on them and their actions.
So you can be inspired to take positive action!
Why Positive Mayo ?
Across the planet, chefs, restaurateurs and hoteliers are concerned about our world and how we can make it more united and sustainable.
By launching their own actions or supporting existing initiatives, all these players are TAKING ACTION in a POSITIVE and constructive mindset. All these commitments, large and small, are a source of ideas and energy in a positive spiral…
This site lists their actions and keeps you informed. It aims to be an inspiring crossroads that can help stir things up a little more each day.
We’re using the word “chef” here, putting famous and not-so-famous chefs, cooks, pastry chefs, hoteliers… all on the same footing.
We enlighten all those whose job it is to feed and welcome others, and who have developed a sensitivity to the quality of ingredients, to their fragile nature, to the need to share food and resources, to environmental protection, to the transmission of values and know-how, and so on.
Find out more about their commitments…
The range of areas in which human involvement is needed to make the world a better place is vast.
Depending on their individual sensitivity, everyone can find something to make them feel useful.
Here you will find a veritable anthology of actions, each one more exciting than the last.
Pacific Food Lab
Pacific Food Lab “is setting up an economic model that tests what our food system can be, based on the[...]
The Amazon Conservation Team
The Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) was founded in 1996, based on the conviction that the health of the Amazon rainforest[...]
Bondir.e
Passionate about their profession and determined to change the world for the good of all, some twenty female chefs have[...]
Tout le monde contre le cancer
The announcement of a cancer diagnosis disrupts the daily lives of patients and their families. The association Tout le monde[...]
Good Food Co
Since 2011, Good Food Co (Philippines) has been turning consumers into co-producers through an alternative food system based on ecological[...]
Souk El Tayeb
Souk El Tayeb is a Lebanese social enterprise founded in 2004 by Kamal Mouzawak to promote and preserve the country’s[...]
The Sustainable Restaurant Association
Since 2010, The Sustainable Restaurant Association (The SRA) has been setting the sustainability standard for the food and beverage industry,[...]
La Source
There are places that truly live up to their name. La Source is where everything begins. It is a culinary[...]
From Soil to Plate (Topraktan Tabağa Kooperatifi)
Initiated in 2018 by chef Ebru Baybara Demir, the Topraktan Tabağa social cooperative has continued to grow and multiply its[...]
Rise Against Hunger
Rise Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organization dedicated to ending hunger and malnutrition around the world. Founded in 1998,[...]
Food for Soul
Food for Soul is a cultural project founded by chef Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore to highlight the invisible potential[...]
World Vision France
Affiliated with World Vision International, a child sponsorship NGO and the leading non-governmental provider of drinking water, World Vision France[...]
BON POUR LE CLIMAT
Bon pour the Climate (”Good For the Climate”) is a French nonprofit organization founded in 2014 to accelerate the transition[...]
EALLU
First of all, it should be remembered that some 24 indigenous peoples around the world farm reindeer, a semi-domesticated Arctic[...]
Chef Ann Foundation
The Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) was created in 2009 by chef Ann Cooper, who believes that healthy school food is[...]
Gastromotiva
Founded in 2006, by chef and social entrepreneur David Hertz Gastromotiva is an NGO whose mission is based in four[...]
Addict’AIDE
Addict’Aide is a French information, prevention and support platform dedicated to all forms of addiction, whether substance-related (alcohol, tobacco, drugs,[...]
Organdonationsforeningen
Organdonationsforeningen (The Danish Organ Donation Association) is a non-profit patient organization in Denmark dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of[...]
The Burnt Chef Project
Kris Hall began taking black-and-white photographs to raise awareness of mental health issues in the hospitality industry. Around him, the[...]
Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion
Handicap International (known internationally as Humanity & Inclusion) is an international humanitarian organization founded in 1982, dedicated to supporting people[...]
World Central Kitchen
Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines[...]
Barnfonden
A Child Rights Organization with a Climate Focus Barnfonden is a child rights organization working to support children growing up[...]
Ecole du Bayon
L’École du Bayon is an NGO based in Siem Reap, in the Angkor temple region. For more than 28 years,[...]
Seafood Watch
Seafood Watch is an organization based in Colorado, USA, that promotes sustainability in the fishing and aquaculture industry. Its mission:[...]
KOCK PÅ GÅNG
Kock på Gång (Chefs in the Making) is an innovative Swedish initiative that uses cooking as a tool for social[...]
HopHopFood
Founded in 2016 by three citizens, HopHopFood, an association recognized as being in the public interest, fights against precariousness and[...]
UNESCO
The only United Nations organization with a mandate for education, science and culture, UNESCO develops and coordinates global standards and[...]
New Trails
First Nations face unsustainable social problems. At the start of the chain, there’s poverty, food insecurity, disease and lack of[...]
British Dyslexia Association
The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) is a UK charity founded in 1972, dedicated to advocating for, supporting, and empowering people[...]
We’re Smart
We’re Smart® World is an international organization dedicated to promoting a healthier, more sustainable, and plant-forward food system, at the[...]
Funleo
Because chef Leonor Espinosa believes in the social impact of gastronomy, in 2008 she created Funleo, a non-profit organization dedicated[...]
“fit4future” foundation
The fit4future foundation has been committed to experiment-based health promotion for children since 2005, focusing on physical activity, nutrition and[...]
Olivier Roellinger competition
The Olivier Roellinger Competition, co-founded by Ethic Ocean, the Lycée Hôtelier de Dinard, FERRANDI Paris and Relais & Châteaux, mobilizes[...]
La Tablée des Chefs
Founded in 2002 in Canada by Jean-François Archambault, La Tablée des Chefs aims to educate young people about healthy eating[...]
Life Pink
LIFE PINK is a non-profit organisation committed to the fight against cancer, working to promote prevention, support people affected by[...]
Let’s Chow
Let’s Chow is a non-profit organization founded by chef Jordan Foley to help U.S. military veterans and their spouses get[...]
Stars and Women
Des Étoiles et des Femmes was initiated in September 2015 by La Table de Cana, the association Festin and Marseille[...]
Junkfood
Junkfood is a Copenhagen-based non-profit organization dedicated to providing nutritious meals to the homeless and needy. In addition to serving[...]
Gönül Mutfağı (The Heart’s Kitchen)
Created by chefs Türev Uludağ and Ebru Baybara Demir, Gönül Mutfağı is a solidarity initiative aimed at providing hot meals.[...]
Fiorano for Kids
Created by chef Cristina Bowerman and a group of wine-loving friends (and their children aged 0-12), Fiorano for Kids is[...]
Sărbătoarea Gustului
“Good for taste, good for health, good for the planet”. This is the mantra of Sărbătoarea Gustului, a Romanian association[...]
Cuisine Mode d’Emploi(s)
The concept: free training courses in cookery, bakery, restaurant service, seafood products and pastry-making for people who have missed out[...]
Marie Curry
“Cooking is one of the few things women take with them into exile. It’s a transferable skill that makes it[...]
FONDS LA PANIERE
The Fonds La Panière is a shareholder foundation created by the Cantenot family, founders of La Panière, to preserve a[...]
Pompiers Solidaires
Pompiers Solidaires (Solidarity Firefighters) is a French humanitarian NGO composed of volunteers with diverse skills. It operates in France and[...]
The CHEF Radio Podcast
The CHEF Radio Podcast interviews are “conversations with those who shape the way we eat today”. Created by chef Eli[...]
Des Saveurs et des Aîles (Flavors and Wings)
Launched in 2021 by the NGO Entrepreneurs du Monde, the association Des Saveurs et des Ailes (DSDA) is concerned with[...]
Autisme 31
Autisme 31 is a family association that offers leisure activities for children, teenagers and adults with autism.It organizes exchange groups[...]
Chef Action Network
Chef Action Network (CAN) is a non-profit organization that mobilizes chefs and food industry leaders to tackle the urgent challenges[...]
Social Gastronomy Movement
The Social Gastronomy Movement is a global initiative founded by David Hertz, a Brazilian chef and social entrepreneur, that uses[...]