{"id":8191,"date":"2026-07-22T12:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newtonimpact.com\/?post_type=content_library&#038;p=8191"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:59:14","slug":"rising-stars-food-and-drinks-future-leaders","status":"publish","type":"content_library","link":"https:\/\/newtonimpact.com\/en-au\/content-library\/blog\/rising-stars-food-and-drinks-future-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Stars &#8211; food and drink\u2019s future leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section id=\"\" class=\"align wp-block-acf-single-item-header\">\n            <div class=\"block \">\n                            <div class=\"block-inner add-visible\">\n                \n<div class=\"grid-wrapper-10\">\n    <a href=\"#\" id=\"back-link\" class=\"font-label\">Take Me Back<\/a>\n\n    <h1>Rising Stars &#8211; food and drink\u2019s future leaders<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"author\">By Women in Food<\/p>\n\n    <div 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women<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"row-content\">Engaged in the Women in Food network<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n        <section id=\"\" class=\"align wp-block-acf-image-and-text has-background has-offwhite-background-color\">\n            <div class=\"block \">\n                            <div class=\"block-inner add-visible\">\n                \n<div class=\"content-wrapper image_right\">\n    <div class=\"image-col add-visible\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newtonimpact.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WIF_Website-people-layout_V22-scaled.png\" alt=\"\">\n         \n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"text-col\">\n        <!-- General headline styles are set in common.scss -->\n\n<hgroup class=\"headline-wrapper  \" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"Heading group\">\n            <p aria-roledescription=\"subtitle\" class=\"font-label \">Developed by the Women in Food network<\/p>\n                <h2 aria-roledescription=\"subtitle\" class=\"main-title \">Our Steering Group<\/h2>\n        <\/hgroup>\n\n        <div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rising Stars are nominated by senior leaders on the Steering Group of Women in Food. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019re a network dedicated to uplifting women and building a thriving food and drink industry. We do this by building deep professional relationships and a supportive community. Members are from across food and drink, from leading manufacturers to supermarkets and all the way to food waste charities.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n        <section id=\"\" class=\"align wp-block-acf-text has-background has-white-background-color\">\n            <div class=\"block \">\n                            <div class=\"block-inner add-visible\">\n                \n<div class=\"block-align left\">\n            <!-- General headline styles are set in common.scss -->\n\n<hgroup class=\"headline-wrapper  \" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"Heading group\">\n                <h2 aria-roledescription=\"subtitle\" class=\"main-title large\">Join the community <\/h2>\n        <\/hgroup>\n    \n    <div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n        <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are a senior leader in food and drink seeking to bring women\u2019s diverse viewpoints to the table, email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:womeninfood@newtonimpact.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">womeninfood@newtonimpact.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to find out how to get involved in Women in Food. Our next full networking event is in November 2026 and we would love to share an invite with you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW237229883 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237229883 BCX8\"><span style=\"color: #ff6223\">Led by Newton<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;<span data-teams=\"true\">The rising stars programme, is a programme for existing leaders and helping them take that next step in their career journey, equipping them with the skills that are sorely needed across the industry, to tackle the issues of today and the future.\u00a0<\/span>&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; Jazz Swift, Retail Director at Newton and co-lead of Women in Food<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We work across suppliers and retailers, uniquely positioning us to convene the industry. 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