The Jamie Oliver Foundation’s mission is to raise awareness of the importance of nutritious food and cooking and their impact on the lives of everyone, especially children and other vulnerable groups. It does this through assistance in education, training and employment.

Fifteen Restaurant, and its pioneering chef apprenticeship programme, is one of the activites within the Jamie Oliver Foundation. It exists to inspire disadvantaged young people – homeless, unemployed, overcoming drug or alcohol problems - to believe that they can create for themselves great careers in the restaurant industry.

The Fifteen restaurants serve food of the highest quality made from the best ingredients:  their kitchens are where the apprentices learn their trade, and their profits help fund the programme.

Fifteen’s philosophy is to learn within the actual work environment, from experts in the field, surrounded by the produce, equipment and dishes that they will work with and be inspired by. Gradually, their levels of responsibility increase with the skill that they acquire through this direct participation in a fully operative business.  And with this grows their confidence and belief that they can achieve anything they want in their lives despite what setbacks they may already have experienced.

The Foundation is also driving forward our dream of building Fifteen into a global social enterprise brand inspiring young people all over the world. Fifteen Amsterdam opened in December 2004, Fifteen Cornwall in May 2006 and Fifteen Melbourne in September 2006.