Women Shaping The Future of Drinks – Speciality & Fine Food Fair – 9th September 2025

Women Shaping The Future of Drinks

Join us at Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2025 for a dynamic and inspiring panel exploring the transformative impact women are having across the drinks industry. Across a range of topics like pioneering low & no innovations to redefining luxury, sustainability, and storytelling, this session brings together trailblazing female founders, makers, marketeers and brand leaders. The women in this industry are not only reshaping what’s in our glasses but also how we think about community, culture, and conscious consumption.

As the drinks landscape continues to evolve, this conversation will unpack the challenges women face in a traditionally male-dominated field and highlight the bold ideas and leadership driving progress. Whether you’re a buyer, brand owner, or aspiring entrepreneur, this is your chance to gain fresh insight, ask the big questions, and be inspired by the women leading the way in one of the most exciting parts of the food and drink world.

Anna Chalov is the Co-Founder of Bemuse Limited, a B Corp-certified company that produces innovative non-alcoholic sparkling wine alternatives made with honey and all-natural, biodiversity-boosting ingredients. Bemuse emphasizes sustainability and ethical practices by sourcing ingredients that support bee populations and ecosystems. She was recognized as one of the top 10 Highly Commended entrepreneurs on The Telegraph and NatWest’s 100 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch list for her achievements. Anna champions female-led businesses, sharing insights on impact-driven entrepreneurship, highlighting barriers women face such as limited access to funding and networks and advocating for inclusivity to foster greater innovation.

Toni Osoba is a passionate voice at the intersection of wine, culture, and community. She is a Brand Ambassador for AMANDLA, a bold, Black female-founded and run wine brand that champions representation, excellence, and empowerment in the drinks space. She is also the founder of Toni’s Wine Club, an events-led business curating vibrant and inclusive wine experiences designed to make the wine world more welcoming and joyful.

Through her work, Toni has advised independent brands on go-to-market strategies, hosted sold-out wine tastings across the UK, and recently appeared on national television, championing a more fun, inclusive, and culturally relevant approach to wine.

Founder of the mindful drinking brand and creative consultancy La Maison Wellness, Camille Vidal has spent her career as a consultant and global brand ambassador most notably for St- Germain and the Bacardi family of brands. She is internationally recognised as a leading voice in the drinks industry and now combines her craft and expertise into the no/low ABV category. Vidal, and La Maison Wellness are now focused on their own mindful mission to guide brands and organisations to drink well and elevate wellbeing and mindfulness in hospitality and wellness.

Native to the South of France, Vidal is highly inspired by the French Joie de vivre. These days, you will find her travelling the world as an advocate for mindful drinking, cocktail creator, keynote speaker, creative consultant, yoga & meditation teacher and wellness supporter empowering people to live a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Author of two books How To Drink French Fluently and How To Spritz French, her expertise in the industry has helped her grow the home of the healthy hedonist and inspiration for living well; La Maison Wellness.

Mex Ibrahim is passionate about gender equality, co-founding Women in the Food Industry in 2019. The organisation supports women across the food sector, advocating for equality, inclusion, and leadership opportunities, and empowering women to achieve their career goals in the industry.

With expertise in sustainability, entrepreneurship, and ethical eating, Mex is a trustee of School Food Matters, a member of the Guild of Food Writers, sits on the advisory board of New Food Magazine and is an associate of the Royal Society of Public Health. Mex also runs her own successful freelance business in social media, content creation, and digital strategy.

About Speciality Fine Food Fair 2025

Speciality & Fine Food Fair, taking place on 9 – 10 September at Olympia London is shaping up to be a banquet of ideas, insight and discovery!

Whether it’s unearthing innovative and inspiring products from 200 new-to-market companies in the Start-Up Village, exploring new ranges in homeware and gifting, or debating the latest trends at our features, Speciality & Fine Food Fair will allow you to experience the finest products on the market in a way that simply cannot be done from sitting behind your desk.

Taking place annually at Olympia London, the Fair acts as a hub of inspiration for the artisan food & drink world and is a fantastic opportunity to hear and learn from top retail specialists, industry disruptors and entrepreneurs. Condense a year’s worth of product sourcing into an inspiring journey of discovery.

Whether you’re looking to get on top of 2026’s trends, make sense of AI and cybersecurity, or learn more about customer loyalty schemes, the Food for Thought stage is packed with sessions designed to spark fresh thinking and give you tangible tools to take back to your business.

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