Our mission is to empower women, shine a spotlight on what they are doing for the UK food industry and build a community of women who give each other support, confidence and strength.
About
We believe you can’t be what you can’t see. Championing and celebrating women in the UK food industry is at the heart of what we do. This is THE place for conversation, insight, news, events, podcasts, stories, networking and community support across all sectors of the food industry.
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With your help we aim to:
• Increase the awareness of all the roles women play in the industry
• Show the wide range of roles and opportunities for women
• Connect women across all sectors for conversation and support
• Be a resource and a place where women can get the help they need
We want to see a world in which the food industry treats women as equal, champions inclusion and diversity and actively helps women of all ages and backgrounds fulfil their dreams and ambitions to work in food. We also want to help move women up the ranks and become strong leaders and role models in the industry.
Led by co-founder, Mex Ibrahim with the valuable help of Ambassadors: Irini Tzortzoglou, Antonia Lloyd, Shelley Sofier and Emma White, we all share the heart-felt belief that collaboration is better than competition and we welcome the support of both men and women to help our aims.
Women in the Food Industry became a Community Interest Company (CIC) on 18th July 2023 and doesn’t exist to make a profit – we work towards a purpose, reinvesting any surplus money into achieving our goal.
Events
The Conduit Food Systems Community Drinks – Tuesday 12th November 2024
Join our supporters The Conduit – a members club for social impact – for Food Systems networking drinks on Tuesday 12th November! Meet the burgeoning community committed to creating a sustainable, just and prosperous future for food.
Tuesday, 12th November 2024
Ubuntu Lounge, 3rd Floor, The Conduit, 6 Langley St, London WC2H 9JA
Chocolate for Christmas: Craft vs Big Chocolate – Monday 21st October 2024
We have teamed up with our friends at Cookery School at Little Portland Street to bring you discounted tickets to their brand new series of monthly events. In Chocolate for Christmas: Craft vs Big Chocolate an expert panel will share their thoughts on how we should we be eating and savouring our chocolates this Christmas, to get the best out of them, and there will, of course, be samples to taste.
Monday, 21st October 2024
Cookery School at Little Portland Street
15b Little Portland Street
London
W1W 8BW
Challenges of The Restaurant Industry Post COVID – Panel at Restaurant & Takeaway Innovation Expo – Tuesday 15th October 2024
We are chairing a panel at Restaurant & Takeaway Innovation Expo 2024 exploring some of the challenges which still face the restaurant industry following COVID. Meet award-winning Head Chef Sally Abé and Aida Khan founder of SHOLA Karachi Kitchen to discover any pivoting & opportunities which took place in their businesses and their thoughts on the future for hospitality post COVID.
Wednesday, 16th October 2024
Keynote Theatre 4 at the Restaurant & Takeaway Innovation Expo 2024
Excel
Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL
Women’s Safety in Hospitality – Creating Safer Spaces – 14th October 2024 – Recap
Women in the Food Industry held an essential panel discussion on “Women’s Safety in Hospitality,” bringing together industry leaders and experts to explore the critical issue of safeguarding women in hospitality workplaces and public spaces. This event aimed to foster dialogue, share best practices, and develop actionable strategies to combat violence, harassment, and unsafe working conditions for women in the sector.
Monday, 14th October 2024
Halifax HQ
First Floor
118-132 New Oxford Street
London, WC1A 1HL
The Conduit Food Systems Community Drinks – Thursday 10th October 2024
Join our supporters The Conduit – a members club for social impact – for Food Systems networking drinks on Thursday 10th October! Meet the burgeoning community committed to creating a sustainable, just and prosperous future for food.
Thursday, 10th October 2024
Ubuntu Lounge, 3rd Floor, The Conduit, 6 Langley St, London WC2H 9JA
Celebrating Black History Month – Panel & Mini Food Fair – Monday 7th October 2024 Recap
Women in the Food Industry brought you an insightful panel event, with a showcase of snacks, & soft drinks from black female food founders. Attendees met an inspirational panel of women who are leveraging their food businesses to celebrate the heritage of black people & also discovered some of the challenges they faced as black women in the food industry and how they overcame them.
Monday, 7th October 2024
Halifax HQ
First Floor
118-132 New Oxford Street
London, WC1A 1HL
The Status of Sourdough – Conversations Around The Cookery School Table – Monday 30th September 2024
We have teamed up with our friends at Cookery School at Little Portland Street to bring you discounted tickets to their event on Sourdough: “The Status of Sourdough”. Conversations Around The Cookery School Table is the place to enjoy lively discussions, networking with like-minded food lovers, and, as with all events and classes at Cookery School, the opportunity to taste some of their delicious food.
Monday, 30th September 2024
Cookery School at Little Portland Street
15b Little Portland Street
London
W1W 8BW
Balanced Beginnings: Optimise Your Hormone Health x Breakfast Club – Friday 27th September 2024- Recap
We held an inspiring panel discussion on how to optimise your hormone health with the right diet, exercise and lifestyle habits! Women in the Food Industry, The Ethical Deli Market from Todelli & FUTURE WOMAN brought you another sustainable and healthy breakfast club event at the social impact private member’s club The Conduit in Covent Garden! It was the place to discover how to optimise your hormonal health across different decades of your life.
Friday, 27th September 2024
The Conduit, 6 Langley Street, London, WC2H 9JA
News
13/10/2024
Dip In Brilliant Cookbook Review – Interview with Restaurateur & Author Dipna Anand
Dip In Brilliant is restaurateur Dipna Anand’s second cookbook which has recently been added to the digital cookbook subscription service ckbk. Women In The Food Industry co-founder Mex Ibrahim spoke to Dipna about her inspiration for the recipes and the culinary adventures you will find in the book. Dip In Brilliant showcases not only delicious Punjabi delights, but also some of Dipna’s quirky recipe creations and some of her mum’s magical recipes too.
10/10/2024
YNCOTY Award Winners – Young National Chef of the Year 2024 – 2nd & 3rd Place Taken by Two Women
The Young National Chef of the Year (YNCOTY) awards were announced on Tuesday 8th October at a lively ceremony at London’s Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square. Taking the runner-up spot was Rosie Welch from L’Enclume with Keira Carolan from Simon Rogan’s Henrock taking the third place spot. The VIP Awards evening took place in front of some of the industry’s biggest names.
06/10/2024
October WIFI Newsletter – Latest news from Women In The Food Industry
Our latest newsletter from Women in The Food Industry is packed with discounted Early Bird offers for our October events, FREE tickets for Restaurant & Takeaway Innovation Expo, free networking events at The Conduit for the food industry. Plus get an exclusive discount to a new event for Chocolate Week on 21st October.
20/09/2024
Following the announcement of KETTLE® Chips first-female chef, renowned best-selling author and TV presenter Rachel Khoo, KETTLE® is proud to launch The KETTLE® Khoo Academy. Discover how people seeking a career in gourmet food can apply for a chance to be part of a six month mentoring programme & receive up to £4,000 in monetary support to help overcome key obstacles in career development in the industry, such as training fees, childcare costs and lack of income for cooking equipment.
17/09/2024
The Conduit Food Systems Community Drinks – Thursday 10th October 2024
Join our supporters The Conduit – a members club for social impact – for Food Systems networking drinks on Thursday 10th October! Meet the burgeoning community committed to creating a sustainable, just and prosperous future for food.
15/09/2024
We are delighted to be chairing a panel at Restaurant & Takeaway Innovation Expo 2024 exploring some of the challenges which still face the restaurant industry following COVID. Meet award-winning Head Chef Sally Abé and Aida Khan founder of SHOLA Karachi Kitchen to discover any pivoting & opportunities which took place in their businesses and their thoughts on the future for hospitality post COVID.
11/09/2024
Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards 2024 – Meet the Women Achievers
The Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards 2024 concluded on 9th August with a ceremony at Fortnum & Mason. Nine talented young chefs were celebrated for reaching and important milestone in their careers. Following a challenging five-hour Graduate Awards final exam at the University of West London, those chefs who achieved the all-important pass mark. Our co-founder Mex Ibrahim celebrated with the women who reached the finals and the examiners involved.
05/09/2024
Georgia Sommerin – Becoming a mum for the first time and working in a Michelin-star kitchen
Returning to work after becoming a mother is a challenge for many women and particularly for first time mums. We have some advice and thoughts to share on balancing family and work, asking for help and more from Georgia Sommerin. She is Head chef at Home in Penarth and recently returned to its Michelin-star kitchen after having her first child.
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