Ladydragón: Female-owned tequila hits UK market
In line with International Women's Day, Drinks International caught up with the co-founders of Ladydragón Craft Tequila JC Cortez and Heather Ann.
The OurWhisky Foundation appoints first executive director
The OurWhisky Foundation, the global non-profit supporting women in the whisky industry, has appointed its first executive director ahead of a restructure this year.
The Ada Coleman Project partners with Athens Bar Show
The Ada Coleman Project has partnered with Athens Bar Show to bring a series of events led by 11 women from the global drinks industry.
Women in Beer returns for third festival
Women in Beer, the Scottish ‘Women Who Beer’ community, has announced dates for its third Festival in Edinburgh.
The Ada Coleman Project launches
The Ada Coleman Project, a dedicated digital space for women, has launched with the aim to foster gender equality and diversity within the industry.
The Demeter Collection, created to recognise the work of women in the whisky sector, has raised nearly £50,000 at auction for the OurWhisky Foundation.
As part of its celebrations for International Women’s Day 2024 the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released five single cask whiskies selected by an all-women tasting panel.
WSET partners with Women in Beer programme
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust has become the new education partner for the Women in Beer Mentorship Programme.
Women of the Vine & Spirits hires RAINN to develop industry specific sexual misconduct training
Women of the Vine & Spirits (WOTVS) have hired RAINN as part of an ongoing initiative to support those in the beverage alcohol and hospitality industries with Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Training.
Celebrate Her, an initiative to support gender parity, diversity and inclusion in the UK hospitality industry, will virtually champion the #ChoosetoChallenge campaign for International Women’s Day.
Becky Paskin: Whisky industry needs more female marketing
Global campaign OurWhisky is calling for whisky makers to improve female representation in marketing after conducting a new study on gender equality within the industry.
Women in the craft beer industry
Following the recent International Women’s Day celebrations, one of the topics that has been highlighted is the neglect of women in the craft beer industry.
Diageo invests $10m to "empower women"
Diageo is to launch US$10 million strategy to "empower" two million women in 17 countries in Asia-Pacific by 2017.
Diageo targets women, middle classes and over 50s
Diageo is looking to “get stronger” as a business by targeting women, the over 50s, emerging middle classes, and multicultural groups.
Asia: Women prefer red wine
Red is the most popular choice of wine for Asian women, according to new research.
SABMiller talks to women about alcohol
As part of its ‘Open the Facts’ campaign, SABMiller is encouraging women to make informed choices about drinking.
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