Women in Foodservice

Articles covering women in foodservice and the restaurant industry's progress toward achieving gender equality

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How Sugarfire Smokehouse is leading the way with a team of women

Jun 01, 2023

This Midwestern barbecue restaurant has a lot to offer

The ‘gumption’ behind Salata’s leadership

Mar 31, 2023

Salata’s president and vice president of franchise development reflect on the lessons they’ve learned as female restaurant executives.

Several restaurant companies named as ‘great workplaces for women’

Mar 31, 2023

Eight restaurant companies received a 5-star rating in Newsweek/Plant-A Insights Group’s “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women” survey, which included input from HR professionals and over 37,000 female employees.

How the Women’s Foodservice Forum has evolved since the pandemic

Mar 17, 2023

The organization has added more programming year-round, sharpened its focus on mental wellness and launched a new DEI council.

Why Brinker’s CPO is focused on building a diverse leadership bench

Mar 17, 2023

Aaron White was promoted to CPO for Brinker International in October and is leveraging her unique experience to empower others in the company.

Why women are more motivated than ever to fight inequality

Mar 17, 2023

The Women’s Foodservice Forum is an annual event – with activations throughout the year digitally – where women and male allies gather to discuss issues like pay parity, gender equality, childcare, burnout and more...

Yum Brands’ Tracy Skeans: ‘Reducing inequality is the biggest body of work we can do to change the world’

Mar 16, 2023

Tracy Skeans, who served as the 2022 board chair for the WFF, believes the pandemic accelerated efforts to reduce inequality and changed the approach of leadership to be more inclusive.

How Wetzel’s Pretzels is giving female entrepreneurs a boost with new franchisee equity program

Mar 15, 2023

CEO Jennifer Schuler on how the equity program is providing financial and educational resources for women and BIPOC potential franchisees

NRN editors discuss women in foodservice, Subway’s potential bidders and catering

Mar 10, 2023

Plus hear from Charlie Morrison, CEO of Salad and Go

What's next for the Women's Hospitality Initiative?

Mar 08, 2023

The nonprofit organization was created in February 2020 in Las Vegas to accelerate women leaders in the hospitality industry, where major gaps still exist.