Episodes

  • Sam and Shauna from Hangfire BBQ on the Women In The Food Industry Podcast
    Apr 14 2024

    In this episode Mex - co-founder of Women In The Food Industry talks to the first ladies of UK BBQ - Sam & Shauna of the award winning Hang Fire BBQ & the BBC hit series Sam & Shauna's Big Cook Out & authors of best selling cookbook - The Hang Fire Cookbook Recipes & Adventures in American BBQ. They discuss what led them to quit successful careers to travel across America through the Southern States and return to Cardiff to start an amazing career in food.

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    44 mins
  • Claire Ogley The Vegan Society's Head of Campaigns on the Women in the Food Industry Podcast
    Dec 30 2023

    In this episode Mex, co-founder of Women in the Food Industry, talks to Claire Ogley, Head of Campaigns, Policy and Research at The Vegan Society, the world's oldest vegan organisation, about one of their busiest times of year, Veganuary. We uncover stats about vegans in the UK and the rise of plant-based foods and also theories on why more women are vegan than men! Claire also gives useful tips on how to move into a Communications role in the food industry.

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    20 mins
  • Bethan Thomas Co-Founder of HotTea Mama on the Women in the Food Industry Podcast
    Nov 20 2023

    In this episode, Mex, co-founder of Women in The Food Industry talks to Bethan Thomas, co-founder of HotTea Mama, an award-winning 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.

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    28 mins
  • Amanda Ross of Cactus TV on the Women in The Food Industry Podcast
    Oct 5 2023

    In this episode, Mex, co-founder of Women in The Food Industry talks to Amanda Ross, CEO & Co-Founder of Cactus TV, who amongst other shows have produced the multi-award winning show, Saturday Kitchen, for 17 years. Amanda is strong champion of women and discusses why this is important, plus she candidly explores her experience of working as woman in the TV world. 

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    20 mins
  • Lucianne Allen of Aubrey Allen chats in the Women in The Food Industry Podcast
    Sep 23 2023

    In this episode Mex, co-founder of Women in the The Food Industry talks to Lucianne Allen about how she made the move from being a barrister to running her family's successful butchery business - Aubrey Allen. It has been in her family since 1933 and supplies meat to some of the nation’s best-known chefs.

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    16 mins
  • Nicola from Tony's Chocolonely - 2023 - Women in the Food Industry Podcast
    Aug 10 2023

    In this episode Janie chats to Nicola Matthews from Tony’s Chocolonely a few years after our first interview with her in 2019. Janie charts the growth of the company since that podcast.

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    24 mins
  • Interview with Dawn Davies The Whisky Exchange - Women In the Food Industry Podcast
    Jun 7 2020

    Dawn Davies is Head Buyer at The Whisky Exchange. Women in The Food Industry co-founder Mecca Ibrahim caught up with Dawn to discover how she made the move from wine to whisky, and with over two decades of working in the drinks industry behind her, we learnt what she thinks of the trend towards low / no alcohol drinks. Also find out what motivates Dawn and her thoughts on gender difference in drinks!

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    23 mins
  • Nicola Matthews of Tony's Chocolonely - Women In the Food Industry Podcast
    Dec 7 2019

    Tony’s Chocolonely is a brand which aims to bring about slave free chocolate.  Women in The Food Industry co-founder Mecca Ibrahim caught up with Nicola Matthews, their Marketing manager in the UK and Ireland to find out more about Tony’s work, what they are doing to make their slave-free chocolate mission global and how they balance that serious mission with their bright, bold and somewhat crazy products. 

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    16 mins