UK map of female-owned businesses launched

Chef Sally Abé (pictured) and Kayla Lawrie, producer at Topjaw, have launched a new interactive map of female-owned hospitality businesses across the UK.

The duo say the map is designed to shine a light on female entrepreneurship within the sector and to amplify their businesses to diners. 

The map includes more than 350 restaurants, bars, cafés, bakeries and pubs across the country.

It can serve as a go-to guide for diners looking to discover new spots and will constantly evolve as new ventures open around the country and as additional businesses continue to be pinned.

As well as a discovery platform for diners, the pair hope the map serves as an initiative empowering women in the industry, amplifying their visibility at a local and national level.

"We know this industry is alive with diverse female talent, and we hope our new map sparks conversation about representation and visibility but also supports them during a time where the industry is already facing enough challenges," say the duo. "We’re excited to put the map in the hands of the industry & diners but even more excited about the potential it creates to do even more."

Abé is known championing for greater equality in kitchens. In 2024, she published A Woman’s Place is the Kitchen, her memoir tracing her career and outlook for stirring change within the industry.

At her newly opened restaurant, Teal by Sally Abé in Hackney, Abé and her business partner Abe Drewry consciously hired women to ensure her continued effort to create opportunities for everyone within the sector.

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