A fresh start
The bakeries, cafes, bars and restaurants employing staff with criminal records or history of addiction.
There are bakeries, cafes, bars and restaurants around the world which don’t just exist to serve up food and drink – they're on a mission to rebuild lives.
Ruth Alexander hears the stories of risk, reward and redemption from three businesses on three different continents:
At The Dusty Knuckle bakery in London, the trainee programme manager Charlie Atkinson explains why she thinks a cafe and bakery is the perfect place to foster team spirit.
Reporter Gideon Long visits La Trocha in Bogota, Colombia, a bar and cultural centre run by a group of former Farc rebels.
Rob Perez and Mindy Street of DV8 Kitchen in Lexington, Kentucky, US, talk about how they’ve won over customers.
Producers: Hannah Bewley and Sam Clack
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