Skills, identity, opportunity
Free skill training, verified digital professional profiles, and connections to better opportunities. Tools to build real careers — not just find the next job.
Our Mission
Professionalizing India's kitchen workforce.
India's food industry employs millions — yet its workforce has no training infrastructure, no identity system, and no career path. RestroAid exists to change that.
AN INITIATIVE BY FORUM43
AN INITIATIVE BY FORUM43
Dignity, trained & verified
The Scale of the Problem
Millions work in India's kitchens.
Most are stuck in a cycle.
STAGE 01
No training
Over 50 lakh kitchen workers learn only on the job. No structured path, no certifications, no way up.
STAGE 02
No identity
Fifteen years of experience — nothing to prove it. No resume, no verified history, no documented skills.
STAGE 03
Job hopping
Invisible workers pull the only lever they have — switching kitchens for a marginally better wage.
STAGE 04
Unstable kitchens
Restaurants face constant attrition and inconsistent quality. Knowledge walks out the door. The cycle resets.
Our Theory of Change
We address root causes, not symptoms
Working on both sides — because neither can improve alone.
Workplaces worth staying in
Partnering with restaurants to create kitchens where trained workers thrive — knowledge-sharing on operations, recipes, food safety, and workforce practices.
An industry that professionalizes
Workers earn more and stay longer. Restaurants get reliable, skilled teams. Everyone in the ecosystem benefits — and dignity becomes the default.
Why We Exist
Dignity of labor is non-negotiable. A cook with fifteen years of experience should never have to say ‘trust me’ — their work should speak for itself.
That is why every RestroAid trainee leaves with a verified, portable professional identity.
Our Commitments
What we will deliver in Year 1
Clear, measurable commitments — progress published openly, not buried in a PDF.
- G·01Train 500 kitchen workersFree, hands-on batches — cooking, hygiene, portion & cost control
- G·02Verified profiles for every traineeA portable digital identity that travels with the worker
- G·03Partner with 100+ restaurantsRestaurants and cloud kitchens across the network
- G·04Achieve a 70%+ placement rateTrained workers matched into better opportunities
- G·05Measurably reduce attritionTracked at every partner kitchen, published openly
- G·06Expand to 3 cities by Year 2Prioritized by worker and partner demand
Join the Mission
Every partner and worker
brings us closer
Every restaurant that joins and every worker who registers moves the whole industry forward.
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