Welcome Back! How Women in Foodservice Are Forging the New Normal
The importance of women in the restaurant industry cannot be overstated. After spending the last three years doing the heavy lifting from advocating for industry funding with Congress to feeding first responders, clearly, they bring a unique perspective, new ideas, and a more collaborative approach to problem-solving. However, women still face significant challenges in this industry, including discrimination, harassment, and unequal pay. To ensure that women continue to play a crucial role in the success of the restaurant industry, it is essential that we work as an industry to address these issues and create a more inclusive and equitable workplace.
Our goal in bringing back our “annual” list was to focus on the importance of women in the restaurant and foodservice industry, their contributions, and the challenges they face and have overcome. The current landscape has enabled women to follow paths in the industry that weren’t available in the past. Women bring a different perspective to the industry. Doors have opened to create a path that can quickly lead to equity and management participation and success for Women in the industry.
Women are having a major impact not only in the kitchen and front-of-the-house, but on the bricks and mortar design of restaurants, the sales of equipment supplies and service, and the distribution channels. They also have major impact on what food and beverage is being served...
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