Company description Bon Appetit Management Company is an on-site restaurant company offering full food-service management to corporations, universities, museums, and specialty venues. Based in Palo Alto, CA, we operate more than 1000 cafés in 33 states for dozens of marquee clients. Our food is cooked from scratch, including sauces, stocks, and soups. (Salsa, too!) A pioneer in environmentally sound sourcing policies, we've developed programs addressing local purchasing, overuse of antibiotics, sustainable seafood, the food-climate change connection, humanely raised meat and eggs, and farmworker rights. Job description Fellows focus on raising awareness about social and environmental issues related to the food system at Bon Appetit accounts in his/her region, and serve as a resource to Bon Appetit chefs, managers and guests interested in understanding or strengthening sustainability related programs and/or launching new initiatives in their cafes. Chosen individuals will engage creatively with Bon Appetit campus communities: generating interest in food and sustainability issues and communicating Bon Appetit policies through farm visits, guest lectures, educational events and assistance with the implementation of sustainability-related programs.

Between campus visits, Fellows perform research to inform innovative programs that help maintain the company’s position as a leader in sustainability. The projects for this position are constantly changing, but past projects have included: reducing food waste, defining fair farm labor, creating a network of student gardeners and farmers at colleges around the country, providing support and resources to students interested in running the Real Food Calculator, and starting food recovery programs.

Fellowships are intended as an opportunity for recent college graduates of campuses that are served by Bon Appetit. The strongest candidates are those whom are active in sustainability issues during their time on campus and want to share knowledge of agricultural issues and the subject of sustainability in the food industry.

The Fellowship is generally a one year position with the possibility of extension by mutual agreement. The chosen applicants will work remotely from their choice on a short list of locations within their assigned region. We are currently seeking applicants for an east coast based Fellow (work from choice of Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, or DC area), a midwest-based Fellow (work from choice of Minneapolis, Chicago, or Cleveland), and a west coast based Fellow (work from choice of Seattle, Portland, San Francisco Bay area, or Los Angeles). When applying, please indicate which region(s) you’re applying for, and attach both a resume and cover letter to your application. 

(Not sure you grasp what the Fellowship is all about? Read more about a few of our recent Fellows: Peter Todaro, Claire Kelloway, and Shira Kaufman.) Compensation this position is : salaried, varies DOE Application instructions DeadlineFebruary 04, 2019