Our social mission

Hey! Food is Ready is more than just an event catering service. For us, it is a movement to bring new voices to the table. Our aim is to promote diversity through food, showcase food cultures from minority ethnic groups, and support local cooks.

We help refugees, immigrants, stay-at-home parents, retirees, or anyone who loves cooking to use our platform to share their native cuisine, culture, and stories with the wider community and generate a meaningful income.

We believe that food and culture are connected, they are essential for building the foundations of communities and encouraging cultural assimilation.

Our social impact so far

85% of our cooks are women

We encourage people of all genders to be independent in their profession and reach their full potential as food entrepreneurs.

Over 40 countries and cultures represented

From Sri Lanka to Jamaica, our aim is to build intercultural understanding across the community by showcasing a greater selection of cuisine from all around the world.

Supporting Immigrants and Refugees

We provide weekly sessions for immigrant and refugee home cooks at local community centres in Newcastle. Alongside this, we set up a commercial kitchen for those who do not have access to facilities.

Role Modelling

As we founded the company while studying, we are passionate about inspiring other students. We have delivered talks on entrepreneurship at universities across the UK and regularly take on interns.

Our weekly session with female refugees and immigrants at our local Newcastle community centre.

Guest speaking at Hull University business school about how we started Hey! Food is Ready.

Highlight of our refugee cooks

Our environmental impact

We have delivered our food using environmentally friendly bike couriers. You can find out more about our wonderful Newcastle-based delivery service, Bud Couriers, here.

We are hoping to work with food waste charities across the North East and London to donate our leftovers from the event. If you are interested, please contact us at hey(at)heyfoodisready.com