Council on Culture

We recognize that to fully center diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work and values, we must foster a culture of belonging and create a restaurant and community where everyone feels connected and valued. In 2020, Farmers Restaurant Group (FRG) established the Council on Culture, a paid advisory group of community members, employees, and industry leaders who provide leadership, insights, and consultation on communications (internally and externally), talent recruitment, retention and career development, and community relations.

The Council on Culture meets bi-annually to help us define immediate and long-term measurable goals. It also creates a safe listening and learning environment and encourages the conversations that need to happen but, in many companies, don’t. Originally called our Council on Color, we changed our name in 2022 to Council on Culture at the recommendation of our members who felt it better represented the breadth of our efforts.

Members include people from within and outside our company to ensure we have a wide variety of perspectives and independent voices. We also have listening members from the Farmers Restaurant Group team who utilize the Council’s recommendations to develop company initiatives and report progress to the Council.