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Anticipation mounts for the Women in Meat Industry Awards 2020

18 Nov, 2020

With just two weeks remaining until the Women in Meat Industry Awards online ceremony, organisers have revealed the running order for the presentation as well as other key details that viewers will want to know. The ceremony will be streamed live at the Women in Meat Industry Awards website page on 2nd December at 4:30pm. […]

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With just two weeks remaining until the Women in Meat Industry Awards online ceremony, organisers have revealed the running order for the presentation as well as other key details that viewers will want to know.

The ceremony will be streamed live at the Women in Meat Industry Awards website page on 2nd December at 4:30pm. Viewers can watch the ceremony and also set a reminder in advance for the event by using this link: https://womeninmeatawards.com/ceremony/

Former English sprinter and Olympic medallist, Katharine Merry, will be co-presenting the ceremony. A highly successful athlete and at one time the fastest 400M female runner in the world, Katharine is herself an inspirational figure and is sure to add some extra glitz and fun to the proceedings.

There are a total of 10 awards on offer and the breakdown of the ceremony is as follows:

  1. Meat Businesswoman Award – Trade Body
  2. Meat Businesswoman Award – Foodservice
  3. Meat Businesswoman Award – Retailing
  4. Meat Businesswoman Award – Training and Education
  5. The Rising Star Award
  6. Meat Businesswoman Award – Industry Supplier
  7. Meat Businesswoman Award – Manufacturing/Processing
  8. Meat Businesswoman Award – Craft Butchery
  9. Meat Businesswoman Award – Wholesaling
  10. Meat Businesswoman of the Year

A full list of all the finalists can also be found on the Women in Meat Industry Awards website here.

Viewers can also follow the ceremony across the official Women in Meat Industry Awards social media pages. Follow @WIMIAwards on Twitter and search ‘Women in Meat Industry Awards’ on LinkedIn for further content and reaction from all winners and finalists.

“This event is the perfect opportunity to look back and acknowledge the immense work and commitment of our 51 finalists and confirm 10 brilliant winners.”

Graham Yandell, publisher of Meat Management magazine, the organisers behind the initiative, said: “With the ceremony just two weeks away, it is nearly time to shine a bright light on the tremendous contribution women make to the meat industry, which has already been recognised by a record 9,200 votes for our collection of finalists.

“Although this initiative has felt the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, everything is in place to present a truly first-class online ceremony. This event is the perfect opportunity to look back and acknowledge the immense work and commitment of our 51 finalists and confirm 10 brilliant winners. We are incredibly excited for the ceremony and hope as many readers as possible can join us at 4:30pm on 2nd December.”

Thank you to the 2020 Women in Meat Industry Awards partners:

Event date is subject to ongoing Government rulings on public assembly and therefore the organisers reserve the right to make appropriate changes if required affecting the date or venue at their absolute discretion.

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