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.
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Events
Business Growth & Expansion – Panel & Lunch at The Grand, York – 24th June 2025
Our next Women in the Food Industry Yorkshire event is all about business growth and expansion. Join us as we dive into the realities of scaling up without burning out or risking it all. Hear from inspiring female entrepreneurs who are in the thick of growth, have built successful large-scale operations, or have navigated the path to a profitable exit.
Tuesday, 24th June 2025
The Grand, York
Station Rise
York,
North Yorkshire YO1 6GD
London Premiere of Award-Winning Film, A Fine Line – VIP Reception & Panel – 23rd June 2025
Celebrating Women in Food & Film with Chefs Asma Khan, Sally Abe, Chantelle Nicholson and Director/Producer Joanna James with a wine reception, film premiere & panel discussion. Join us for the UK premiere of the award-winning documentary A Fine Line, hailed by Vanity Fair as the “Best Documentary by a First-Time Filmmaker,” celebrating world-renowned women chefs while tackling gender inequality.
Monday, 23rd June 2025
Cineworld The O2 Greenwich
Peninsula Square
London
SE10 0DX
Fertility, Food & Hormones : what everyone should know now – 19th June 2025
The Conduit, social impact private member’s club in partnership with Women in the Food Industry, The Ethical Deli Market from Todelli & FUTURE WOMAN presents Fertile Ground – a fresh, engaging discussion about how food, lifestyle, and our changing environment are impacting fertility.
Thursday, 19th June 2025
The Conduit, 6 Langley Street, London, WC2H 9JA
Celebrating Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2025 at MM Mayfair – 16th June 2025
Join us at Women in the Food Industry for two unmissable panel events and a mini food fair with sustainable food producers. From exploring current and future regenerative food systems, to hearing from women where sustainable food is at the heart of their businesses – you will leave with a host of ideas and inspiration to celebrate Sustainable Gastronomy Day.
Monday, 16th June 2025
First Floor,
Mercato Mayfair
St Mark's Church
North Audley Street
London W1K 6ZA
Fermentation & The Gourmet Gut – Tasting & Panel – 31st March 2025
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 Fermentation & the Gourmet Gut you can enjoy discounted tickets for an expert panel of chefs, doctors and producers discussing the history of ferments and their culinary uses alongside health. Enjoy the panel with kombucha, organic red wine and fantastic fermented nibbles to match
Monday, 31st March 2025
Cookery School at Little Portland Street
15b Little Portland Street
London
W1W 8BW
Recap – Bringing Women To The Table – Women in Food & Politics – 10th March 2025
On Monday 10th March 2025, from 6pm there was a FREE International Women’s Day collaboration between Women in The Food Industry and Centenary Action.
Inspired by the suffragettes and suffragists, Centenary Action was established by Professor Helen Pankhurst CBE, granddaughter of Sylvia and great-granddaughter of Emmeline, in 2018 to mark the centenary of some women getting the right to vote and to take action over the following 10 years to deliver a gender equal parliament by 2028.
Monday, 10th March 2025
Tomorrow Group
London Johnson Building
77 Hatton Garden
London
EC1N 8JS
Recap – Celebrating Women in The Food Industry Panel & Lunch at The Grand, York – 5th March 2025
The first-ever Women in the Food Industry (WIFI) Yorkshire event is set to be an inspiring and empowering gathering, bringing together some of the region’s most accomplished women in food and drink. This new event will feature an exceptional line-up of speakers, each sharing their personal journey to success.
Wednesday, 5th March 2025
The Grand, York
Station Rise
North Yorkshire
YO1 6GD
Recap – Strong in Sustainability + Standing Up – International Women’s Day Panels – 4th March 2025
Women in the Food Industry held two inspiring panel events on 4th March for International Women’s Day. Discover how three women, who now work in the food industry, have experienced the challenges of working in predominantly male environments. How did they make themselves heard & stand up for their views? You also met three experts in sustainability who are showing how the future of our food systems depends on a diverse & empathetic workplaces and leadership.
Tuesday, 4th March 2025
Halifax HQ
First Floor
118-132 New Oxford Street
London, WC1A 1HL
News
27/05/2025
June Newsletter 2025 – Women in the Food Industry events
June Events Newsletter 2025 – Women in the Food Industry events. Our latest newsletter from Women in The Food Industry has news of all our upcoming events for June – it one our our busiest months for events ever including our first collaboration with the US.
The best way to keep up to date with all of our news, opportunities, events, features and podcasts is to subscribe to our fortnightly newsletter.
02/05/2025
Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards 2025 Winners Announced
The Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards are one of the most eagerly awaited events in the food writing & broadcasting calendar. The award winners for 2025 were announced on 1st May 2025 and recognised excellence in food and drink writing, broadcasting and photography. For thirteen years, the awards have championed those who help others to enjoy, explore, experiment, and discover more about food and drink, through their writing, photography, and commentary. Once again women proved how well they shine in food and drink writing and broadcasting.
26/04/2025
Meet Alex Price Head of Wine at Plates – The UK’s first Plant-based Michelin Star restaurant
This year Plates became the first UK plant-based restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star, after siblings Kirk and Keeley Haworth opened in July 2024 in Old Street, East London. After speaking to Keeley about how Kirk & herself built up their success, Women In the Food Industry Ambassador & Writer, Antonia Lloyd, interviews Plates, Head of Wine, Alex Price, about her creative approach to the wine list.
18/04/2025
The British Library Food Season 2025 Events featuring Women In The Food Industry
The British Library Food Season is in the 7th year of their highly popular talks on food, all inspired by their extensive food-related collections. The season is a must-attend event for food lovers, industry professionals, and academics alike. Whether you’re passionate about food history, keen to learn from culinary pioneers, or simply eager to indulge in new tastes and trends, there’s something for everyone. The events launched on 17th April and run until early June 2025. Here we highlight some of our favourite events and are delighted to announce we have very kindly been given FREE tickets to some of the events for Women In The Food Industry newsletter subscribers.
13/04/2025
Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards 2025 Shortlist Announced
It’s one of the most eagerly awaited dates in the food writing & broadcasting calendar. Recognising excellence in food and drink writing, broadcasting and photography, for thirteen years, The Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards have championed those who help others to enjoy, explore, experiment, and discover more about food and drink, through their writing, photography, and commentary. It’s an area that women do very well in and this year is no exception. Meet those shortlisted for 2025.
07/04/2025
Free membership to The Craft Guild of Chefs
We have teamed up with The Craft Guild of Chefs to offer all of our members a free year’s membership of the leading chefs association in the UK. Login to discover the benefits and find out more.
07/04/2025
Meet the Trailblazers behind Plates – The UK’s first Plant-based Michelin Star restaurant
This year Plates became the first UK plant-based restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star, after siblings Kirk and Keeley Haworth opened in July 2024 in Old Street, East London. Together they’ve built up Plates into an award-winning restaurant with a sustainable, dynamic, innovation business model at its core. Women In the Food Industry Ambassador & Writer, Antonia Lloyd, interviews Keeley on how they’ve built their success, their summer launch of Plates farm and retreat in the south west of France.
04/04/2025
The shortlist for the Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers 2025 was announced on 3rd April 2025. Part of the global World Food Photography Awards, this award aims to encourage and celebrate women photographers. This year Women In The Food Industry were delighted to be involved in the judging advisory panel. We are particular fans of the Claire Aho Award and are delighted to share the photos by UK photographers shortlisted in this category.
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