12/01/2025
January 2025 WIFI Newsletter – Latest news from Women In The Food Industry
January 2025 WIFI Newsletter
Our latest newsletter from Women in The Food Industry has news of upcoming events for January, plus save the dates for International Women’s Day Events for 2025. News of how to get a year’s free membership of The Craft Guild of Chefs. Plus awards to enter in January and February.

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We have a few tickets left to join Women in the Food Industry in the events room at The Lucky Saint for an essential panel discussion on “Women of a Certain Age“. We will bring together industry leaders and experts to explore the critical issue of an ageing population and how older women are regarded in hospitality, the media and the food industry. This event aims to foster dialogue, share best practices, explore lived experiences, and develop actionable strategies so that women of ALL ages have the opportunity to thrive in the sector.
Find out more and book your tickets here.
Dates for your Diary


Tuesday 28th January 2025
New series of Great British Menu starts – as usual we will be interviewing all of the women taking part. The series is now in its 20th year and Michelin-starred Lorna McNee joins the judging panel. There’s also a brand new book to celebrate the series, look out for our review and your chance to win a copy!
A Year’s Free Membership to The Craft Guild of Chefs

We have teamed up with The Craft Guild of Chefs to offer our subscribers A FREE YEAR’S MEMBERSHIP of the leading chefs association in the UK. You can join at Chef, Associate or Student/Trainee level.
Visit our feature to discover the benefits and find out more.
AWARDS TO ENTER
There are a number of major awards to enter in January & February which could further your food business or culinary career. Take a look at the following:
The Roux Scholarship 2025
The premier cooking competition for young chefs in the UK
13th January: Deadline for registrations.
20th January: Deadline for applications.
Find out more about entering The Roux Scholarship here.
The Guild of Food Writers Awards 2025
Recognising outstanding achievement in areas where food writers, podcasters & broadcasters work and have influence. You do not need to be a member of The Guild of Food Writers to enter
20th January: Deadline for applications.
Find out more about entering The Guild of Food Writers Awards here.
International Salon Culinaire 2025
The International Salon Culinaire is one of the most esteemed culinary competitions in the world with a rich heritage of 122 years. The competition takes place alongside IFE Manufacturing, IFE, The Pub Show and HRC as part of Food, Drink & Hospitality Week on 17-19 March 2025 at Excel London.
14th February: Deadline for applications.
Find out more about entering International Salon Culinaire here.
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