Women

Top female pub chef to feature on Great British Menu

11-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Charlotte Vincent, the Five Bells Inn, Clyst Hydon, Devon’s head chef, is set to make her television debut on BBC 2’s Great British Menu next week, just two months after the pub was crowned one of the UK’s top gastropubs.

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Wells celebrate female staff

08-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Wells have celebrated International Women’s Day today (8 March) through showcasing stories of the company’s female staff.

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Top female chefs share success stories for International Women's Day

08-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

To celebrate women across the on-trade this International Women's Day (8 March), The Morning Advertiser asked top female chefs to share their stories and opinions of gender equality in the sector.

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Revolution Bars Group champions women with new senior appointments

08-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Revolution Bars Group has tipped the balance of its executive team to a female majority with two new hires, in a bid to show a positive shift towards diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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BBPA launches showcase to celebrate International Women's Day

07-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has announced the launch of its showcase of the women working across the sector to celebrate International Women’s Day (Tuesday 8 March), with the aim of recruiting more women to the sector.

Woman at Night Taskforce to address issues facing women at work in 'milestone' moment

26-Nov-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A Women at Night Taskforce will address issues facing women in the leisure, music and entertainment industries after a report published today revealed the gendered discrimination women faced at work.

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Campaign to boost diversity launched

27-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

A new campaign to level the playing field for professional women across the sector has been unveiled.

'When likeminded women come together it is very powerful and supportive'

12-Jul-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Members of the Brilliant Woman Boardroom 2019 programme from the pub sector – and the scheme’s founder Jackie Moody-McNamara – share their thoughts on the challenges facing women in the hospitality sector

Pub companies review late-night working practices following Sarah Everard's death

18-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

While the Government has outlined a controversial pilot scheme to send plain-clothed officers into pubs and clubs, recent events have compelled a number of hospitality firms to review late shift practices on the other side of the bar.

Undercover cops – welcome support or slippery slope?

17-Mar-2021 By Ed Bedington

The proposal that undercover police are to be sent into pubs as part of a pilot women’s safety initiative is a thorny issue and far from black and white.

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'Vast improvements' for women working in pubs

08-Mar-2021 By Debbie Baisden, the Rayleigh Arms, Terling, Essex

My younger self did not take any notice of such events as International Women’s Day.

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Transforming a ‘temporary favour’ and disrespectful drinkers into a ‘dream come true’

08-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Justine Lorriman of the Royal Dyche in Burnley, tells The Morning Advertiser (MA) how she turned taking on a pub with a ‘bad reputation’ in her early twenties into the best decision she ever made.

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Time to ‘step up’ and showcase female talent in drinks and hospitality

08-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Managing director of the 2020 UK Gin Producer of the Year, Carmen O'Neal distills why she believes International Women's Day has taken on added significance during the Covid-19 pandemic, and why collaboration is key to women continuing to unlock...

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Rising stars: the next generation of women leading in the pub sector

08-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

To celebrate women across the on-trade and showcase the opportunities the next generation are grabbing with both hands, The Morning Advertiser has asked some of the most inspiring people in the sector to share their stories so far.

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Women who've made their mark in the pub sector

08-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

To champion and celebrate women in the on-trade, at all levels and across a variety of job functions, The Morning Advertiser ​has collected the life stories and advice from some of the most inspiring people in the sector.

MA to celebrate next generation of pub trade leaders for IWD 2021

01-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

To celebrate International Women’s Day and raise awareness of the remarkable people we have in the sector, The MA is creating a list of 30 inspiring women under-30 to highlight the next generation of leaders in the pub trade.

Women drive pub visit growth

12-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

New insight shows that pub visits by men declined by 0.8% in 2019, but there was a 1.6% increase in female customers, who now account for 48.7% of all pub customers.

'Be loud and proud on Women's World Cup'

11-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Publicans should be vocal when communicating the Women’s World Cup to customers, sports organisations have said.

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Women who lead in pub kitchens

08-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

As a society, we are working harder than ever to ensure equality and diversity in every aspect of business. Unfortunately, though, there is still a way to go before true equality is achieved.

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How the Harwood Arms' head chef Sally Abé got there

08-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

London's only Michelin-starred gastropub is headed by Sally Abé. In this feature, supported by Knorr, she gives advice on how to get to the top and argues that we need to challenge the "macho image" of kitchens.

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How Donna Berry became the chef she is today

08-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Donna Berry is a straight talker and will not let anyone disrespect her or her staff. In this feature, supported by Knorr, Donna outlines her career and accolades so far.

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Karen Errington of the Rat Inn tells the story of her career

08-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Karen Errington, along with her husband Phil, has turned the Rat Inn into a stunning food-led gastropub worthy of its many accolades.

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Stosie Madi on her career so far

08-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Lancashire-based gastropub chef and owner Stosie Madi is whirlwind, who uses her travels to inform her menu creation. In this piece supported by Knorr, Madi reveals the secrets to her success.

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How did Emily Watkins reach the top?

08-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Nationally-acclaimed chef Emily Watkins tells her story, gives advice to others who want to reach the top and reveals her plans for the future in this piece for International Women's Day, supported by Knorr.

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The women bartenders who are shaking things up

07-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Great skills on the bar are coveted by any cocktail outlet worth its salt. Here five top women bartenders in the trade tell their stories, how they got to where they are and what's next.

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Leaders in pubco HR and training

07-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Without an efficient and compliant HR and training department, pubcos would crumble. Here we speak to five women who head the HR and training functions of top on-trade businesses.

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The women at the top of on-trade PR and marketing

07-Mar-2019 By Stuart Stone

Those in PR and marketing know everything about the businesses they support. The people who head a company's PR departments or own their own businesses are in enviable positions. Here six women at the top of the on-trade PR game tell their stories.

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The women who are leading in beer

07-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Beer is not a man's world and is a drink of equals, able to break down barriers of all kinds. Here five women with high profile beer careers explain how they got to where they are, as well as the barriers they have encountered along the way.

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The women who lead in the on-trade

07-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

There are too few women at the top level in business across the world and the UK. While pubs and bars can't escape that fact either, here we tell the stories of nine women at the top in the on-trade.

Female licensees receive Star treatment

09-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Star Pubs & Bars treated some of its top female licensees to a spa day as a reward for their hard work in a historically male-dominated industry.

Industry support for London scheme to protect women at night

27-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Night-time economy groups have committed their support to a pledge to improve women’s safety at night in London.

Guild of Beer Writers appoints Pete Brown as chair

02-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

The Guild of Beer Writers has chosen food and drink writer Pete Brown as its new chair. He succeeds Tim Hampson, who held the position for 12 years.

Women 1st calls for views on female board quotas

07-Aug-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Women 1st, which aims to increase the number of women in senior roles in hospitality, is calling for views on whether the Government should introduce quotas for women on boards.

10 ideas for...female pub attractions

02-Jun-2011 By Sheila McWattie

Sheila McWattie looks at ideas to give women what they want from your menu — from ladies nights to ale education.

Beer: romancing the grain for women

16-Aug-2010 By Fiona McLelland

Women & beer have a love-hate relationship, but is a real romance in the air? Fiona McLelland highlights the work brewers have undertaken to try...

Beyond default: marketing for women

13-Aug-2010 By Phil Mellows

When it comes to aiming drinks specifically at women, marketing is often a minefield. Subtlety is often the safest route, reports Phil Mellows.

Give women what they want

22-May-2009 By Roger Protz

Not enough women drink beer, but a few simple changes could boost trade no end, says Roger Protz.

Beers for the girls

02-Oct-2008

Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink in the world. In the UK only 12 per cent of beer sales are made to women. And there are just under 24.8...

The rise and rise of women

29-Aug-2008 By Andrew Pring

Women have been the backbone of the pub trade for centuries. Their husbands and partners may have been the name over the door and played the...

Ladies who brew...

28-Aug-2008 By Roger Protz

This brewing business, it's women's work. So, for that matter, is running top beer festivals.

Mark Daniels: Sexism ain't dead - it's just become a survey

11-Aug-2008

Us men, we each have this wonderful image in our heads of what women should be like. Whilst we undoubtedly have different desires over what is a good...

Orchid loves the ladies

25-Feb-2008

Women are more adventurous and perceptive when it comes to interior decor and food, according to pub company Orchid. New research conducted by the...

Females

21-Feb-2008

With Mother's Day on 2 March, the timing is ideal for capturing the female market - but you'll need to think beyond the normal stereotypes. Kelly...

What women want

04-Oct-2007

The smoking ban was supposed to herald the end of the male-dominated boozer, but women will still need tempting in, says Punch beer & cider...