Several groups have decided to boycott the government’s upcoming National Food Security Summit, which they believe will not be able to address the problems currently hounding the agriculture sector.
At the same time, these groups are questioning the line-up of resource speakers in the summit
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Filipina agriculture advocates named in World’s 50 Best Next LeadersÂ
Louise Mabulo of The Cacao Project and Cherrie Atilano, founder of Agrea. Photos from Louise Mabulo and Cherrie Atilano socials.
The World’s 50 Best has named Filipina agriculture advocates Louise Mabulo and Cherrie Atilano in its inaugural 50 Next leaders list of exceptional young people from all over the world who are shaping the future of gastronomy.
The 2021 list from the United Kingdom-based organization honors those under the age of 35 to showcase a diverse global selection of trailblazers who are making waves in the food and drink industry.
Cherrie Atilano and Louise Mabulo
The organization behind The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and The World’s 50 Best Bars has unveiled the first edition of 50 Next, a list of young people shaping the future of gastronomy. The list includes six Asians, two of whom are from the Philippines empowering agricultural educator and activist Cherrie Atilano, who founded Agrea, an inclusive enterprise on a mission to build a replicable model for island economies with zero hunger, zero waste, and zero insufficiency, and award-winning chef, entrepreneur, agriculture advocate and public speaker Louise Mabulo and the behind The Cacao Project that is equipping Filipino farmers for sustainable success.
Friday Five: the week s top news This week s main hospitality news stories include Emma Woods stepping down as Wagamama CEO, an encouraging first week of sales for outdoor service, and the inaugural 50 Next list.
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Wagamama chief executive Emma Woods has announced she plans to step down from the role and hand over to her internally appointed successor, Thomas Heier. The move will see Heier, the current chief experience officer, start the role from 1 June, by which point it is hoped that the group s restaurants will have reopened for dine-in service following the expected easing of lockdown restrictions in May. Woods, who joined Wagamama as its customer director at the start of 2017, will continue to support Wagamama through its next phase of growth as an inaugural member of its brand board. She will also be taking on senior independent director and chair of Remco responsibilities for The Gym Group in May, having been a non-executive director f
April 21, 2021
Inaugural 50 Next list features people from 34 countries across six continents, identified as next-generation leaders in food and drink
Seven categories recognise those working across gastronomy in production, tech, education, creative industries, science, hospitality and activism
Unranked list includes 24 women, 19 men and seven groups, with individuals ranging in age from 20 to 35
700 candidates were considered from a pool of applications, nominations and talent directly scouted by the Basque Culinary Center, 50 Next’s Academic Partner
Live 50 Next event to follow in Bilbao in the region of Biscay, in the Basque Country of Spain, in early 2022
The organisation behind The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and The World’s 50 Best Bars has today unveiled the first edition of 50 Next, a list of young people shaping the future of gastronomy. Designed to inspire, empower and connect the next generation of leaders, 50 Next celebrates people aged 35 and under fro