Partners

One of Scarf's values is quality. We've always strived to serve the best products at Scarf Dinners and events, and provide awesome training to our eager trainees. Thankfully, there are plenty of big-hearted businesses who also believe in our mission and demonstrate support through the donation of beautiful products and valuable services.

These generous businesses currently provide in-kind products and services, helping us to ensure that Scarf Dinners and events are top-notch! Some of them even provide training sessions and tastings, so that Scarf trainees can learn about the best products from passionate experts.

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Partners who currently provide in-kind training are Five Senses Coffee, Stomping Ground Brewing Co. and Complete Hospitality Training (Responsible Service of Alcohol and Food Handling Certificates).

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Interested in becoming a Scarf Partner?

Partnering with Scarf means more than just supporting a worthwhile social enterprise. It means your product served in Melbourne’s best restaurants, and a media profile with a difference. Your products make Scarf possible, so you get a mountain of gratitude. But they do more than that. In the hands of passionate learners, your products become touchstones for a new generation of hospitality professionals.

Please get in touch if you’d like to become a Scarf partner! Email: [email protected]

Cover Photo: Peter Tarasiuk

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