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.
Le Baobab
The Association Le Baobab was founded in 2014 through the initiative of nursing staff at the Children’s Hospital of Toulouse[...]
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[...]
UNESCO
The only United Nations organization with a mandate for education, science and culture, UNESCO develops and coordinates global standards and[...]
Black Women in Food
Recognizing that in the food and beverage industry, Black women are often rendered invisible, underfunded, and lack opportunities, Maame Boakye[...]
LINKEE
Linkee – Entraide Étudiante is the first food aid association dedicated to students in France. Founded in 2016 with the[...]
Le Cèdre Solidarity
The Le Cèdre Solidarity collective brings together hospitality professionals and committed citizens, united in their support for communities in Lebanon.[...]
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[...]
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[...]
Les Restos du Cœur
Is it still necessary to introduce them? Founded by Coluche in 1985, this association aims “to help and provide voluntary[...]
Tijuana sin Hambre
Born in April 2020, in the heart of the Covid pandemic, Tijuana sin Hambre has become a pillar in the[...]
Good Food Co
Since 2011, Good Food Co (Philippines) has been turning consumers into co-producers through an alternative food system based on ecological[...]
Gadens Børn
Gadens Børn is an association founded in 2012 by Pia Lindell Qwist, who became aware of what children left to[...]
Zero Foodprint
Zero Foodprint (ZFP) is a non-profit organization working to restore the climate, one hectare at a time. Working with business,[...]
Sărbătoarea Gustului
“Good for taste, good for health, good for the planet”. This is the mantra of Sărbătoarea Gustului, a Romanian association[...]
Gastronomía Social
Changing the world through food is the mission of the Social Gastronomy Foundation (Fundación Gastronomía Social). The association, co-founded in[...]
Electrolux Food Foundation
Established in 2016, Electrolux Food Foundation is an independent non-profit organization. Its mission is to encourage healthier, more sustainable food[...]
Docteur CLOWN
As a marginal, offbeat character, the clown is a distorting mirror who creates laughter, pleasure and astonishment, as he allows[...]
Chef Action Network
Chef Action Network (CAN) is a non-profit organization that mobilizes chefs and food industry leaders to tackle the urgent challenges[...]
Léon Bérard
The Centre Léon Bérard is a renowned cancer treatment center in Lyon. It was founded in 1969 by Professor Léon[...]
Team for the Planet
Founded in 2019 Team for the Planet is a company with a mission working against global warming by financing innovative[...]
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[...]
James Beard
The James Beard Foundation, a U.S.-based non-profit organization, was created in 1986 in honor of the famous chef and food[...]
Food XX Africa
In 2018, in South Africa, Studio H, a culinary design company, launched Food XX Africa with the aim of celebrating[...]
World Food Programme
They are often the first to arrive on the scene in emergency situations. The World Food Program, created in 1961,[...]
Comal Heritage Food Incubator
The Comal Heritage Food Incubator is an integrated program of the Focus Points Family Resource Center in Denver, USA. It[...]
Axfoundation
Axfoundation is an independent, non-profit organization that takes a concrete and pragmatic approach to building a sustainable society. Convinced that[...]
Food for All Africa
Marked by his encounter with a man who salvaged food scraps to feed people in need, and shocked by UNICEF[...]
Olivier Roellinger competition
The Olivier Roellinger Competition, co-founded by Ethic Ocean, the Lycée Hôtelier de Dinard, FERRANDI Paris and Relais & Châteaux, mobilizes[...]
Akashinga
Akashinga means “the brave ones” in Shona, Zimbabwe’s official language. These brave women are the rangers who fight every day[...]
Bake For Ukraine
Bake for Ukraine is a non-profit organization that shares traditional Ukrainian bread recipes and collects donations to help Ukrainian bakeries[...]
Arpejeh
The French association arpejeh supports disabled youth aged 15 to 30 in their educational and professional careers. It promotes their[...]
Refugee Food
Refugee Food was born out of a week-long festival held throughout France: restaurateurs open their kitchens to collaborate with refugee[...]
Social Gastronomy Movement
The Social Gastronomy Movement is a global initiative founded by David Hertz, a Brazilian chef and social entrepreneur, that uses[...]
Organdonationsforeningen
Organdonationsforeningen (The Danish Organ Donation Association) is a non-profit patient organization in Denmark dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of[...]
Credo Kompetansesenter
Inspired by the Geitmyra Matkultursenter for barn (Geitmyra Food Cultural Center for Children) in Oslo, Heidi Bjerkan founded the Credo[...]
Kelmarna Community Farm
Located in the heart of Auckland, New Zealand, Kelmarna Community Farm is an organic community farm that has been in[...]
Antoine Alléno
The Antoine Alléno association assists families who have lost a loved one under the age of 25 to road homicide,[...]
Ghana Food Movement
Ghana Food Movement was born out of the need for collaboration among chefs and food professionals in Ghana. These passionate[...]
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[...]
Ethic Ocean
Ethic Ocean mobilizes all professionals in the fishing and aquaculture sector by encouraging good practices in favor of preserving the[...]
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.[...]
Autisme 31
Autisme 31 is a family association that offers leisure activities for children, teenagers and adults with autism.It organizes exchange groups[...]
Media Social Factory
Inspired by the Cuisine Mode d’Emploi(s) model, Mathilde de l’Ecotais opened Media Social Factory in 2018, a school that trains[...]
FoodCycle
FoodCycle is a community dining charity that brings people together to share nourishing meals and conversation – tackling food insecurity,[...]
Mater Iniciativa
In 2012, Virgilio and Malena Martínez founded the Mater organization. The scientific approach to surveying Peru’s endemic species has evolved[...]
HopHopFood
Founded in 2016 by three citizens, HopHopFood, an association recognized as being in the public interest, fights against precariousness and[...]
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[...]
Epices
The association Epices, an acronym for Espace de Projets d’Insertion Cuisine Et Santé, was founded by Isabelle Haeberlin in 2013[...]
Stars and Women
Des Étoiles et des Femmes was initiated in September 2015 by La Table de Cana, the association Festin and Marseille[...]
Life Pink
LIFE PINK is a non-profit organisation committed to the fight against cancer, working to promote prevention, support people affected by[...]