Local foodie networking group Grub Club is celebrating reaching the final for both the East of England Business Champions 2015 and The Best Business Women Awards.
The Grub Club is shortlisted for the former’s Networking Group of the Year and the latter’s Best Networker awards. This is a huge achievement for this relatively new networking group, which marked its first birthday last month.
Grub Club was set up by friends Vhari Russell and Kelly Molson to create a relaxed environment for local businesspeople to get together over a shared interest – food! Says Vhari: “We are delighted to be in the final for both the awards, it’s such an achievement as there are so many networking groups on offer. We are hugely proud of Grub Club Cambridge and very grateful for all the support we get from our Grub Clubbers.”
By organising regular events, the pair aim to bring together producers, retailers, buyers and their businesses for interesting conversation, accompanied by delicious food and drinks in fabulous locations, including local institution, Fitzbillies.
Fitzbillies proprietor, Tim Hayward says: “Why we wanted to host a Grub Club is really very simple. Restaurants and food businesses talk a great game about ‘local’ producers and ingredients but that’s not something you can just buy off the shelf. The most important manifestation of ‘localism’ is a strong network with your fellow businesses. Amongst food people, connections are best made around the dinner table, so we saw an immediate commercial advantage in hosting… quite apart from the fact it was an opportunity to sit down and have some great food with some lovely people. We can’t wait for the next one.”
