Black Women in Food Awards 2026 – YOA

Deadline: January 31, 2026

Applications are open for the Black Women in Food Awards 2026. The Black Women in Food Awards honor the management and influence of Black girls shaping the meals, beverage, and hospitality trade – work that’s too usually neglected regardless of its profound affect. The Awards assist shut lengthy-standing visibility gaps whereas affirming the vital function Black girls play throughout our international meals system.

Honorees are nominated by the general public and chosen by a distinguished panel of trade consultants. The 2026 honorees will likely be introduced on the Black Women in Food Summit, April 23–25, 2026.

Categories

• Game Changer: Uses their affect for constructive change (e.g. activist, policymaker, and/or enterprise capitalist, and so on.)
• Creator: Connects folks via content material or merchandise (e.g. meals blogger, meals stylist, curator, content material creator, shopper packaged items entrepreneur, and so on.)
• Innovator: Uses instruments or tech to resolve challenges (e.g. inventor, researcher, product developer, intrapreneur, and so on.)
• Culinarian: Demonstrates cooking artistry (e.g. chef, home prepare dinner, caterer, and so on.)
• Hospitality Maven: Architect of professionalism and excellence in visitor expertise (e.g., entrance-of-home operations, normal managers, meals and beverage managers, and visitor relations consultants)
• Trailblazer: Pioneers via groundbreaking contributions (e.g. pioneer, vanguard, and so on.)
• Amplifier: Elevates meals system tales (e.g. journalist, writer, photographer, podcaster, filmmaker, and so on.)
• Beverage Master: Advances spirits, wine, and beer trade (e.g. sommelier, mixologist, bar proprietor, beer maker/brewer, wine and spirit maker, winery supervisor, and so on.)
• Corporate Champion: Shapes inclusive meals alternatives (e.g. branding and advertising skilled, purchaser, analysis and growth skilled, variety & inclusion skilled, sustainability strategist, and so on.)
• Restaurateur: Launches impactful eating places (e.g. Owner-operators of eating places, bars, cafes, meals vans, cloud kitchens or cellular meals companies)

Eligibility

• Anyone who self-identifies as a Black girl in any nation world wide can apply
• They ought to reveal vital accomplishment(s) in one of many award classes.

Nomination

All nominations should be submitted by 11:59pm EST on January 31, 2026.

Click here to nominate

For extra info, go to Black Women in Food Awards.