Education, culinary skilling, and the communities that taught us how to cook.
Positioning
The Hemco Group non-profit foundation.
The group's philanthropic arm — focused on education, culinary skilling, and the communities where Hemco ventures operate.
Approach
The MVV Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the group, named for the founder's mother and run as a long-horizon practice rather than a charitable wing. Its remit is straightforward: return what we have learned to the city that taught us. That has translated, in practice, to culinary skilling for cooks and kitchen technicians from underserved communities; to scholarship support and school partnerships in the towns where Hemco operates; and to community kitchens designed and supplied at cost by the works.
The foundation does not seek public capital and does not run grant rounds. It is funded by a fixed share of the group's distributable surplus and by directed contributions from the founders. Programmes are designed and run with on-the-ground partners rather than from a distance. The expectation is that any one programme runs for two decades or longer.
“Returning what we've learned to the city that taught us.”
Capabilities
What MVV does.
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Culinary skilling
Apprentice-style training programmes for cooks, kitchen technicians, and back-of-house teams from underserved communities.
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Education
Scholarships, school partnerships, and infrastructure support in the towns where Hemco ventures operate.
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Community kitchens
Public-feeding kitchens at scale, designed and supplied by Hemco at cost.
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Civic partnerships
Working with local government and trusts on long-horizon programmes — twenty-year, not one-year.
Direct
For specifications, partnership enquiries, or to commission a project — write to us.
hello@hemcogroup.com