supported
accommodation
foyer learning
education +
training
foyer health
foyer restaurant +
cafe at His Majesty's
Theatre
On National Social Enterprise Day in November 2006 Foyer Enterprise opened a Ben & Jerry's 'Partnershop' in Aberdeen's Bon Accord Centre. This social enterprise is the first franchise of its kind in Scotland. A 'Partnershop' is a unique concept; as well as selling ice cream, waffles, brownies, coffee etc we offer supported training and employment opportunities to unemployed young people aged 16-25 years. Supporting people into employment is at the heart of our services at Aberdeen Foyer.
The Trainee Retail Assistants are trained, as a minimum, in Food Hygiene and Customer Care with the possibility of accessing additional accredited training via Aberdeen Foyer's partnership with Aberdeen College. An Aberdeen Foyer Youth Worker will also support the trainees, where necessary, for non business related matters such as confidence building and motivation.
The success of many social enterprises relies on partnerships, either with the public or private sector. In addition to the support from Ben & Jerry's to set up the business, we are delighted that Shell has invested in the enterprise.
Ben & Jerry's
Bon Accord Centre
Aberdeen
visit Ben & Jerry's UK Web site
