HOSPO Drinking Culture

Drinking alcohol during or after a shift has long been common practice among hospitality workers, especially male hospitality workers. However, attitudes toward alcohol are starting to change. As part of VicHealth’s Men’s Risky Drinking Initiative, “Hospo drinking cultures” seeks to amplify these changes through a series of short animated documentaries. The animated documentaries feature personal experiences of how men are navigating and changing hospitality drinking cultures to facilitate low risk drinking, alternative ways of winding down after a shift, and care between hospitality workers.

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WATCH THE ANIMATIONS BELOW

Martin

22 year old hospitality student and junior chef

Jamie

29 year old bar manager

Emmanuel

31 year old cicerone (beer expert) and bartender

Thiago

33 year old head chef

Paul

37 year old marketing chef