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Why women are more motivated than ever to fight inequalityWhy women are more motivated than ever to fight inequality

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

March 17, 2023

 

The Women’s Foodservice Forum is an annual event – with activations throughout the year digitally – where women and male allies gather to discuss issues like pay parity, gender equality, childcare, burnout and more.

The conference ended earlier this week and executive editor Alicia Kelso is back with all her stories of women empowering other women. Listen to her on today’s episode of First Bite discuss her experience and some key takeaways from the conference.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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