Global food safety specialist, Kersia, has announced a new international partnership with Meat Business Women (MBW).
The collaboration will support women across Kersia’s international teams through structured development opportunities, networking, and leadership masterclasses.
The first in-person event will take place in the UK ahead of International Women’s Day (March 8), with the Kersia team hosting the inaugural live session under the global partnership.
Kersia UK managing director, Andrew Downie, said the partnership reflects the “company’s growth ambitions and forms part of its global diversity and inclusion strategy, with a focus on embracing belonging and strengthening talent development worldwide”.
He added: “I’ve had lots of exposure to different value sets and cultures but with one commonality – if you’re leaving work having achieved something that makes a difference, your career grows and prospers.”
Kersia
Kersia employs more than 3,000 people across 120 countries, with women represented in commercial, technical and operational roles.
The company operates in over 90 countries across the farm, food processing, and foodservice sectors.
As the business expands internationally, Kersia said its “investment in talent development is central to building long-term capability”.
Downie said: “We are on a mission to be the brand leader in food safety. It’s a really noble cause and we’re ambitious in what we want to achieve.
“Reaching this goal requires investing in people, sharing that vision, and building a company that’s robust for the future.”
The partnership comes as the food industry works to address gender imbalance across the supply chain.
Meat Business Women
Industry leaders have backed MBW’s ‘Food Business Charter’, a collective ambition to achieve 40% female representation across the global food supply chain by 2035.
Joanna Parnell, managing director of MBW said: “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Kersia.
“As an international network, we see how powerful connection, training and mentoring can be in supporting female retention and progression across the food industry.”
