Our Community | About Us – The Restaurant Collective

Our mission is to empower restaurant owners, operators, and industry leaders to drive the sustainable growth of their businesses. We believe that by fostering a sense of shared responsibility and by working together on common challenges, we can shape a brighter future for the industry.

Our collective strength lies in the combined efforts of our Founders, Board, Members, as well as our trusted Strategic and Supply Chain Partners.

Together, we are dedicated to creating a positive trajectory of growth for the restaurant industry.

How it all started

The Restaurant Collective was established in May 2020, by Grace Harding from Ocean Basket and Natasha Sideris from the Tasha’s Group.

Their objective: to alleviate the pressure on the industry amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was imperative to unite the industry and collaborate with the government to ensure the effective implementation of National Disaster Management Regulations. By doing so, the responsible and sustainable trading for restaurants during unprecedented times was facilitated and thus, enabled.

Grace Harding from Ocean Basket

Natasha Sideris from Tashas Group

Dream it

“We developed protocols that we offered to restaurant managers. Our efforts to re-open the restaurants were heard, and the work we did to demonstrate that restaurants would be safe was greatly appreciated and recognised.”

Make it happen

“Within two weeks we realized that the fellow restaurateurs wanted to collaborate, share thoughts and cry on each others shoulders. The crisis of Covid-19 brought everyone together.”

Board Members

The Restaurant Collective is a registered non-profit company. Our board members are passionate professionals who contribute their time, skills and ideas free of charge.