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Black Business Fund Winners Announced
The winners of the Black Business Fund were announced last week, seeing £250,000 distributed to 25 Black-owned businesses.
February 7, 2023
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Community Spotlight – Piers Zangana, Founder of Persian Hospitality Network
Piers Zangana is the founder of the Persian Hospitality Network and PR agency Susa Communications, helping hospitality businesses tell their stories and bringing the Persian hospitality community together.
February 2, 2023
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Community Spotlight – Sting Khumalo, HR Director
Sting Khumalo is the HR Director at the luxury 5-star hotel The Biltmore, and has worked in the industry for more than fifteen years.
Sting’s success is accredited to her determination, passion and overall support she has garnered over the years.
December 30, 2022
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Community Spotlight – Ranji Thangiah, Food Photographer
Ranji Thangiah is a London based food photographer, who specialises in editorial, lifestyle and restaurant photography. Her journey into food photography started with her Sri Lankan food blog, Tooting Mama. The blog reflects her Sri Lankan heritage and culture shared through recipes and stories.
December 2, 2022
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Meet the BIH Spotlight Awards Winners
A month on from the inaugural BIH Spotlight Awards we wanted to take a moment to refocus why we started them in the first place. The goal was to celebrate and recognise exceptional talent and achievement from Black, Asian, and ethnic minorities working within hospitality, food, and drink. Reading the below, we think that has been achieved!
Find out more about our incredible winners and what they do, as well as their insights on winning a BIH Spotlight Award.
December 1, 2022
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Community Spotlight – Babatunde Abifarin, founder of Farin Road Restaurant
Babatunde Abifarin is founder of Farin Road restaurant in Edinburgh, and has worked in the trade for the better part of a decade. Abi has always been eager to introduce the Scottish community to African food, by adding African ingredients to many of his menus at restaurants where he has worked as head chef.
October 31, 2022
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The Inaugural 2022 BIH Spotlight Awards Winners Announced
Last night, Be Inclusive Hospitality (BIH) proudly announced the winners for its BIH Spotlight Awards – the first ever awards to celebrate diverse talent within the hospitality industry in the UK. The glitzy awards ceremony was held in London at Percy’s Kensington and was hosted by TV presenter, author and pastry chef, Ravneet Gill.
October 25, 2022
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Community Spotlight – Mabina Zinga, founder of Brazza Restaurant
Mabina Zinga is the founder of Brazza, a restaurant that has recently moved from Pop Brixton in South London. The restaurant mixes Congolese, West African and European influences to create a unique take on African food.
October 3, 2022
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Community Spotlight – Aghiles Ourad, founder of The Other Grape
Aghiles Ourad is the founder of ‘The Other Grape’, importing quality wines from the Arab world to spotlight ‘both the forgotten grapes and their untold stories’.
September 4, 2022
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Be Inclusive Hospitality launches first UK Spotlight Awards
Be Inclusive Hospitality (BIH), founded by Lorraine Copes to advance racial equity in Hospitality, Food and Drink, is proud to announce its inaugural BIH Spotlight Awards, taking place on 24 October 2022. The awards will celebrate businesses and individuals of exceptional talent and achievement from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds working within the hospitality industry today.
August 11, 2022
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