The Women in Meat Industry Awards has taken to social media in order to attract additional interest for its first-ever online ceremony, which takes place on the 2nd December.

Twitter and LinkedIn pages have been created for the initiative and readers can get involved by following @WIMIAwards on Twitter and by searching ‘Women in Meat Industry Awards’ on LinkedIn.

The pages will be at the heart of the ceremony by live tweeting results as they come in and retweeting posts from finalists, winners, viewers and those across the wider food industry.

The ceremony will take place on the 2nd December at 4:30pm and readers can find out all about the initiative, including all of the finalists, by visiting: womeninmeatawards.com/finalists/.

“As the ceremony will take place online for the first time ever on December 2nd, these pages will be the perfect place to see live reaction from winners, as well as well-wishes and congratulations from everyone involved in the industry.”

Publisher of Meat Management magazine, which organises the annual Women in Meat Industry Awards initiative, Graham Yandell, said: “These new social media platforms have been a while coming, but in the face of extraordinary circumstances this year, we feel now is the best time to shout even louder about the amazing contribution women make to this great industry.

“As the ceremony will take place online for the first time ever on December 2nd, these pages will be the perfect place to see live reaction from winners, as well as well-wishes and congratulations from everyone involved in the industry. Of course, in addition, there will still be the usual social media output from Meat Management which has a large and established following.

“After the ceremony, we hope these platforms can continue to act as a hub in recognising and highlighting the important and valuable work that women do within our industry. I urge everyone to take the time to follow these pages and to support this initiative and the fantastic women it represents.”

Use the hashtag #WIMIAwards to get involved with both pages and be sure to follow, tweet and support those taking part in the ceremony.

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