11/11/2024

Mid November WIFI Newsletter – Latest news from Women In The Food Industry

Our latest newsletter from Women in The Food Industry has news of upcoming events for  November & December, free networking events at The Conduit for the food industry. Plus how to take part in a social media benchmarking exercise. 

Our latest newsletter from Women in The Food Industry has news of upcoming events for October and November events, free networking events at The Conduit for the food industry. Plus vote for our co-founder in The Staff Canteen Awards.  The best way to keep up to date with all of our news, opportunities, events, features and podcasts is to subscribe to our newsletter. You can view our Late October / November newsletter here. Last week we discovered that our co-founder Mecca Ibrahim had reached the finals for the Hospitality Hero category in The Staff Canteen awards. It would be wonderful if you could spare 30 seconds to vote. It's as simple as entering your name, your job title & your email address. The final round of voting closes at 5pm on 30th OCTOBER A huge thanks to all who came to our event “Women’s Safety in Hospitality,” on safeguarding women in hospitality workplaces and public spaces. This event at Halifax's flagship branch on New Oxford Street was extremely well attended and brought together hospitality professionals, HR leaders, policymakers, and advocates looking to create safer environments for women. Rather than working in silos, it provided an opportunity to come together to initiate change and make hospitality a safer industry for all. You can read a brief recap here. Food education, imposter syndrome, equality, social media platforms, sustainability are just a few of the topics Mex Ibrahim co-founder of Women in the Food Industry recently  covered in conversation with Jenny Jefferies on Black Cat Radio. Join our supporters The Conduit – a members club for social impact – for Food Systems networking drinks on Tuesday 12th November!  Our co-founder Mex Ibrahim is a member at impact community The Conduit & through a LinkedIn Group – The Food Systems Community is helping to bring together all those committed to a more sustainable future for the food industry. They are a great way to network with anyone interested in food systems and how they can be improved. Thanks to all who have attended since we began these drinks in May. This event on 12th November is free, and drinks are available to buy from the bar at a special 20% discount. If you haven’t already don’t forget to join the Conduit Food Systems Community LinkedIn Group to find out about more interesting food events taking place at The Conduit and beyond. Subscribe to our newsletter here As usual with newsletters, don't forget to click the link in the confirmation email to validate your email address. And PLEASE check your spam box if you don’t see the confirmation email. Thanks.

The best way to keep up to date with all of our news, opportunities, events, features and podcasts is to subscribe to our newsletter. You can view our mid  November newsletter here.

Christmas Canapes Festive Fireside Chats Eventbrite header - December 2024

Big news – it’s our Christmas Party on 3rd of December. Bubbles, wine, delicious food prepared by chefs Anjula Devi, Rebecca Marshman and the students of West London College, sampling of festive food & drinks, fireside chats and a charity raffle for a chance to win great prizes. It’s all happening on 3rd December. Find out more and book your tickets here.

We’ve 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. 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 and enjoy organic wine.

Their next event All I want for Christmas is Artisan Cheese takes place on Monday November 25th from 6pm-8.30pm and the panel will be discussing what makes artisan cheese so good & some of the best ways to serve at Christmas.

The fascinating panel of expert speakers will be hosted by writer & cheese podcaster Jenny Linford. The panel includes 3rd generation cheese maker Mary Quicke considered the godmother of artisan cheese, Bronwen Percival, Technical Director of Cheese at Neal’s Yard Dairy, 2nd generation cheese maker Jonny Crickmore of Fen Farm Dairy and Joe Schneider of Stichelton.  Discover how to get exclusive discounted tickets for just £10.

Conduit Food Systems Community Drinks October

Join our supporters The Conduit – a members club for social impact – for Food Systems networking drinks on Tuesday 12th November! 

Our co-founder Mex Ibrahim is a member at impact community The Conduit & through a LinkedIn Group – The Food Systems Community is helping to bring together all those committed to a more sustainable future for the food industry.

They are a great way to network with anyone interested in food systems and how they can be improved. Thanks to all who have attended since we began these drinks in May.

This event on 12th November is free, and drinks are available to buy from the bar at a special 20% discount.

If you haven’t already don’t forget to join the Conduit Food Systems Community LinkedIn Group to find out about more interesting food events taking place at The Conduit and beyond.

The State of Social - Benchmarking for the Hospitality Industry

Take part in Hospitality Benchmarking on Social Media Metrics

Our friends Kitch and KAM have launched State of Social – the first industry-wide benchmarking report dedicated to social media metrics for UK hospitality operators. 

The FREE report will capture critical insights on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, enabling marketing teams and business leaders to:

– Benchmark performance against competitors
– Make informed strategic decisions at board level 
– Back spending with data-driven metrics 
– Elevate social performance and solidify brand presence online

If you would like to take part you can find out more & securely submit your brand metrics here by 30th November 2024. Your data is housed securely, and will never be shared publicly with any other brand, supplier or service provider.

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