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In this episode, Mex, co-founder of ⁠Women in The Food Industry⁠ talks to Bethan Thomas, co-founder & CEO of ⁠HotTea Mama⁠, an award-winning women’s wellness tea company (including several Nourish Awards), making teas to support better periods, pregnancy, motherhood and menopause. HotTea Mama was founded by Bethan and Kate Achilles following fertility struggles, subsequent pregnancies, and parenthood experiences. Bethan worked as a tea buyer for some of the UK’s biggest tea brands before setting up the sustainable tea business.

In the seventh of our series of Female Food Founders interviews we look the world of tea. Although tea is one of the world’s most popular beverages, it tends not to be treated with the same reverence we see given to coffee.  We met Kim Havelaar founder of Roqberry Tea who is on a mission to blend the rules when it comes to tea.  Our tea loving co-founder, Mecca Ibrahim, chatted with Kim about about the world of tea, how to become a tea sommelier and how to make a product stand out in a crowded market.

Fancy much more than a nice cup of tea? Want to know more about how tea is produced and taste a huge variety of teas? Interested in getting  immersed in the whole world of tea? Then you’ll love the FesTeaVal and our special Women In the Food Industry show offer of 25% off the ticket price.

Following the successful first year of  The KETTLE® Khoo Academy KETTLE® Chips and renowned best-selling author and TV presenter, Rachel Khoo, are thrilled to announce that the programme will be returning for a second year
to support aspiring people seeking a career in gourmet food.

Discover how people seeking a career in gourmet food can apply for a chance to be part of a six month mentoring programme & receive up to £4,000 in monetary support to help overcome key obstacles in career development in the industry, such as training fees, childcare costs and lack of income for cooking equipment.

Our latest newsletter from Women in The Food Industry has news of all our upcoming events for June & July. June is one our our busiest months for events ever including our first collaboration with the US.  Plus find out more about our brand new event in July on B Corps.

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.  

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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.

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.

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.

Our June Women in the Food Industry Yorkshire event was all about business growth and expansion. We explored the realities of scaling up without burning out or risking it all. You will have heard 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.

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.

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.