Women in the Food Industry Initiative #WIFI launches in London and Edinburgh Celebrating Women in the Food, Drink and Hospitality Space
Women in the Food Industry is providing a platform for thought leadership and relationship building for women working in Britain’s food, drink and hospitality industry ahead of International Women’s Day 2019
"Our shared mantra is we believe none of us is stronger than all of us and together, anything is possible. We want to champion all women in food industry and our heartfelt desire is to build a nurturing community and encourage women to help women." Women in the Food Industry co-founders
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2019, the inaugural Women in the Food Industry www.womeninthefoodindustry.com events will bring together a diverse mix of female food and drink leaders and entrepreneurs to discuss the issues impacting women working in food-related careers in United Kingdom.
Mecca Ibrahim from Nom Nom Nom and Janie Ash, from Better with Jam have launched this pioneering new initiative, Women in the Food Industry, starting with a series of events championing and discussing the issues facing women in the food industry.
A number of events, in London and Edinburgh will take place in the run up to International Women’s Day on 8th March with events planned for later in the year specifically in the North. Women in the Food industry is supported by major female influencers in the food world, including Asma Khan, the first British chef to feature on Netflix’s Grammy Nominated Chef’s Table; Michelin starred chef Frances Atkins; MasterChef chaampionship winner, Jane Devonshire; Executive Chef of the Allbright Collective, twice Roux Scholarship Finalist and Great British Menu Entrant, Sabrina Gidda and Great British Menu judge and Saturday Kitchen host, Andi Oliver.
Andi Oliver is chairing a panel on Women in Food and Drink on March 4 2019 and said “I’ve been wanting to be part of the excellent work these fabulous women have been doing for a while and we’ve managed make it all work out!” Asma Khan who is hosting a Supper Club on March 10 2019 said “I was deeply touched and absolutely amazed at the enthusiasm and dedication of the members of the Great British Chefs cookbook club to cook from my book. I wanted to meet the wonderful people who had been cooking from my book and cook for them for a change!”
Mecca, previously Head of Social Media & Marketing at Great British Chefs, has an impeccable food marketing reputation. Her team won Best Social Media at the Good Web Guide Awards in 2018 and she has a Post Graduate in Digital Entrepreneurship from City University. Janie’s journey to becoming one of North West’s leading female entrepreneurs has been colourful and varied, heading up a number of creative and marketing agencies – all the time building her reputation as a brand strategist with expertise in hospitality. She is also an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Lancaster University.
Janie and Mecca have the same goals for the iniative; “Our shared mantra is we believe none of us is stronger than all of us and together, anything is possible. We are a new kind of creative and marketing partnership made up of the best women we know and brought together by friendship and a love of food. We’re passionate about the narrative powers of food. Every powerful brand has a good story to tell because we all know a good story can engage us like nothing else. We want to champion all women in food industry and our heartfelt desire is to build a nurturing community and encourage women to help women.”
Women in the Food Industry is open to anyone working or with and interest in the food, drink and hospitality industry. Details of the events, 2nd March to 10th March 2019 from Women In the Food Industry, a pioneering new initiative championing and discussing the issues facing women in the food industry can be found here https://www.womeninthefoodindustry.com/events .
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- Mecca Ibrahim
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- Women in The Food Industry
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