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We launched our pioneering initiative in 2019 because we wanted to create a place for each and every woman in…

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.

FAQs What are the Membership Fees? Annual membership is £25 and for women under 25 or students, it’s £10. How…

In a recent feature in TimeOut, our co-founders, Janie Ash and Mex Ibrahim join a handful of female owned small businesses across the world who are changing the way we eat and drink in 2021. The publication highlights 14 women who are revolutionising the food and drink industry right now.

We recently caught up with inspiring young chef Amber Francis, Senior Sous Chef at Bermondsey Larder (previously known as The Dairy Bermondsey), to discover more about the resilience of working in the restaurant world during lockdown. Plus as Youth Ambassador for The Craft Guild of Chefs, discover her thoughts on importance of training, development, women in the industry and her clear love for the hospitality world.

At Women In The Food Industry we are delighted to partner with The Craft Guild of Chefs. Established in 1965 as a Guild of the Cookery and Food Association, the Craft Guild of Chefs has developed into the leading Chefs’ Association in the UK and has many members worldwide. Look out for some exciting offers for our members and also news from the Guild’s annual National Chef of the Year Awards.  We spoke to three female members of the Guild about their experience, how the industry has been for female chefs / managers and what piece of wisdom would you give your younger self right now.

In a week of celebrations around International Women’s Day we were delighted to shine a  spotlight on leading female voices in food sustainability and the future of food. Our outstanding panel shared their journeys into sustainability and their hopes for how we could work towards a brighter future for not only the food industry, but for our health, young people’s education and our planet. Discover some of the big issues these bright lights covered.

Head of Hospitality for Lancaster University, Ros Wilkinson is a highly experienced Hospitality, Tourism & Meetings, Incentives, Conference and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism segment professional with experience in the Leisure Industry and Higher Education sector. Join Ros, with 5 other women in the food industry,  where you will hear her story at our panel discussion “Inspiring Women in Food” at our Lancashire Female Food Entrepreneurs event on January 30th

We are delighted to announce we are joining small business community Enterprise Nation, with other experts in the food industry  for coffee and conversation in Manchester on 4th April 2019 from 10am to 11.30am.  In the first in a new series of free networking meet-ups  by Enterprise Nation you can join us and  fellow food and drink business owners at Hatch, the home of independent food and drink in Manchester.