At bpesearch, we were delighted to learn of’ Rami Baitiéh, CEO of Morrisons, taking on the role of President at GroceryAid. Baitiéh has already witnessed work the charity has provided to the industry at close quartes, which along with his wealth of sector experience, passion and wider networks, makes him an excellent appointment.
GroceryAid is the highly respected charitable organisation that has been providing emotional, practical and financial support to grocery colleagues for nearly 200 years.
GroceryAid provides crucial support and assistance to those within the industry, addressing financial, practical and emotional needs.The organisation provides help to its community via three main strands: financial, emotional and practical. Examples include those such as health and wellbeing, personal issues, welfare benefits, career guidance, housing, and legal challenges. In fact, in its latest impact report, GroceryAid stated that in 2023, it provided more than 40,000 incidents of support to colleagues, a 44% increase compared to the previous 12 months. It also provided more than £3 million in financial grants, an 11% increase on the year before.
When it comes to emotional support, GroceryAid’s free and confidential helpline took more than 10,000 calls and delivered 1,282 Relate counselling sessions.
These figures highlight the extent of support those that work in the industry benefit from and further illustrate just how important GroceryAid is to those that it serves. As a proud partner to GroceryAid (their 100th, no less when signing up in 2023), in supporting their mission to champion the wellbeing of those in the industry, all at bpesearch wanted to offer the warmest of congratulations to Rami and wish him well in his Presidency as well as continued success to GroceryAid for 2025 and beyond.
bpesearch is proud to join forces with an organisation with genuine purpose that truly supports the industry and those within it.
