Sysco GB has unveiled a £500,000 Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Pledge to help small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and charities across the UK access apprenticeship training and develop skills in their workforce.
The pledge builds on the foodservice supplier’s previous work in supporting apprenticeships. Over the past four years, the company has successfully transferred £350,000 of its Apprenticeship Levy, helping local employers to recruit new talent, upskill existing teams and strengthen capability in key sectors.
This latest £500,000 commitment looks to support long-term workforce resilience, with an aim of helping businesses respond to evolving customer needs, new technologies, and ongoing labour shortages.
The organisation is also hoping that companies applying for its Get Set Supply smaller supplier support programme, will also benefit from the Apprenticeship Levy Pledge.
“As the UK’s leading foodservice wholesaler, Sysco GB works closely with thousands of SMEs – many of whom play a critical role in hospitality, catering, food production, and logistics,” said Sysco GB HR director Katrina Simpson-Haines.
“We know how challenging it can be for smaller businesses to invest in training and development. By pledging £500,000, and building on the £350,000 we’ve already successfully transferred in recent years, we’re enabling more organisations to access the skills and talent they need to thrive.
“Apprenticeships change lives, drive productivity, and create opportunities across so many of our communities, and we are proud to play our part in supporting our partners across the country.”
Last month, Sysco called on the government to take greater action to address the employment challenges facing the wholesale sector.
Launching its paper, A Skills Strategy for the Wholesale Sector, Sysco said the key to solving the issues facing the sector included removing barriers to engaging new talent by allowing levy funding to support onboarding, work-readiness initiatives, and the wider costs associated with bringing new entrants into the workforce.
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