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.
The CHEF Radio Podcast
The CHEF Radio Podcast interviews are “conversations with those who shape the way we eat today”. Created by chef Eli[...]
Grandma Sita
Grandma Sita is a purpose-driven food education initiative founded by Chef Grandma Sita, dedicated to building a zero-waste, plant-based kitchen[...]
VIE Endowment Fund
Nadia Sammut created the VIE Endowment Fund in 2023 to promote a positive food model that regenerates living things, is[...]
Slow Food
Founded in reaction to fast food and fast life, the Slow Food movement has continually evolved since the late 1980s.[...]
Stars and Women
Des Étoiles et des Femmes was initiated in September 2015 by La Table de Cana, the association Festin and Marseille[...]
Axfoundation
Axfoundation is an independent, non-profit organization that takes a concrete and pragmatic approach to building a sustainable society. Convinced that[...]
fit4future foundation
Since 2005, the fit4future foundation has been committed to promoting children’s health through hands-on learning, with a focus on physical[...]
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.[...]
Souk El Tayeb
Souk El Tayeb is a Lebanese social enterprise founded in 2004 by Kamal Mouzawak to promote and preserve the country’s[...]
Docteur CLOWN
As a marginal, offbeat character, the clown is a distorting mirror who creates laughter, pleasure and astonishment, as he allows[...]
Wings of Change
Wings of Change was founded in 2018 by Afsana Amarsy, of Indian origin born in Madagascar. Her vision was to[...]
Cap’Handicook
” Cape for capability. Cape for excellence “The ambition of the Cap’Handicook competition, launched in 2019 by chef Nicolas Cadet[...]
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[...]
Tortellante
Tortellante is a therapeutic laboratory delivering vocational and qualifications where on-the- spectrum teenagers and adults learn to make fresh pasta[...]
Basque Culinary World Prize
Can food change the world?The Basque Culinary World Prize firmly believes it can. Since 2016, this one-of-a-kind award has honored[...]
L’école comestible
“We dream of a world that gives everyone the right to eat well, and where all children have access to[...]
Soeur Angèle
To know Sister Angèle is to grasp her intention behind the creation of her foundation in 2015. The Sœur Angèle[...]
Pacific Food Lab
Pacific Food Lab “is setting up an economic model that tests what our food system can be, based on the[...]
Beans is How
Affordable, nutrient-rich, great for the planet, easy to store and cook…What if beans were the food of the future—a key[...]
Gastronomía Social
Changing the world through food is the mission of the Social Gastronomy Foundation (Fundación Gastronomía Social). The association, co-founded in[...]
Ecole du Bayon
L’École du Bayon is an NGO based in Siem Reap, in the Angkor temple region. For more than 28 years,[...]
New Trails
First Nations face unsustainable social problems. At the start of the chain, there’s poverty, food insecurity, disease and lack of[...]
Amas da Terra
AMAS DA TERRA est un mouvement collectif informel né en Galice, initié notamment par la cheffe Lucía Freitas. Il rassemble[...]
Chef Action Network
Chef Action Network (CAN) is a non-profit organization that mobilizes chefs and food industry leaders to tackle the urgent challenges[...]
The Edible Schoolyard Project
The Edible Schoolyard Project, a non-profit organization founded in 1995 by Alice Waters, was born of the idea of transforming[...]
Compagnie fruitière endowment fund
After a decade of action in the fields of health, education, culture and sustainable development, the Compagnie Fruitière Endowment Fund[...]
Le Cèdre Solidarity
The Le Cèdre Solidarity collective brings together hospitality professionals and committed citizens, united in their support for communities in Lebanon.[...]
Rise Against Hunger
Rise Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organization dedicated to ending hunger and malnutrition around the world. Founded in 1998,[...]
UNESCO
The only United Nations organization with a mandate for education, science and culture, UNESCO develops and coordinates global standards and[...]
Bake For Ukraine
Bake for Ukraine is a non-profit organization that shares traditional Ukrainian bread recipes and collects donations to help Ukrainian bakeries[...]
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[...]
Made By Dyslexia
Made By Dyslexia is a global non-profit organisation founded by dyslexic people, with the mission to change the way the[...]
Fondation Paul Bocuse
La Fondation Paul Bocuse est une fondation reconnue d’utilité publique engagée pour la transmission des savoir-faire, la formation des jeunes[...]
Food XX Africa
In 2018, in South Africa, Studio H, a culinary design company, launched Food XX Africa with the aim of celebrating[...]
Sala Baï
Supported by the Agir pour la Cambodge foundation, Sala Baï is a free hospitality school which aims to train 150[...]
Les Petites Cantines
Diane Dupré La Tour came up with the idea of creating a friendly canteen after local residents reached out to[...]
Olivier Roellinger competition
The Olivier Roellinger Competition, co-founded by Ethic Ocean, the Lycée Hôtelier de Dinard, FERRANDI Paris and Relais & Châteaux, mobilizes[...]
Geitmyra matkultursenter for barn
The Geitmyra matkultursenter for barn is a culinary center for children in Norway. Initially based in Oslo, the association is[...]
Social Gastronomy Movement
The Social Gastronomy Movement is a global initiative founded by David Hertz, a Brazilian chef and social entrepreneur, that uses[...]
Akashinga
Akashinga means “the brave ones” in Shona, Zimbabwe’s official language. These brave women are the rangers who fight every day[...]
The Global Food Institute at George Washington University
Inspired by the idea that food can help solve the challenges facing our world, such as hunger and poverty, public[...]
Arpejeh
The French association arpejeh supports disabled youth aged 15 to 30 in their educational and professional careers. It promotes their[...]
Afuté & Biscornu
The project originated with Olivier Tran, the father of a child with severe autism spectrum disorders. Wanting to offer a[...]
Le Baobab
The Association Le Baobab was founded in 2014 through the initiative of nursing staff at the Children’s Hospital of Toulouse[...]
Organdonationsforeningen
Organdonationsforeningen (The Danish Organ Donation Association) is a non-profit patient organization in Denmark dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of[...]
Les Enfants Cuisinent
Les Enfants Cuisinent (The Children Cook), an association founded by Olivier Chaput in 2011, promotes healthy, tasty food among children[...]
This Is About Humanity
Every year, thousands of families find themselves separated/reunited at the border between Mexico and the United States. This Is About[...]
World Food Programme
Since 1962, the UN-affiliated World Food Programme has distributed millions of meals worldwide. This humanitarian organization intervenes in emergencies to[...]
Epices
The association Epices, an acronym for Espace de Projets d’Insertion Cuisine Et Santé, was founded by Isabelle Haeberlin in 2013[...]
Pompiers Solidaires
Pompiers Solidaires (Solidarity Firefighters) is a French humanitarian NGO composed of volunteers with diverse skills. It operates in France and[...]