A global guide featuring women-owned and women-led food and drinks businesses, nominated by our community and curated by us. Be a change-maker and help us build the world’s largest database of femme businesses.
Margot Janse
Amsterdam
We unite South African and Dutch gastronomy
Amsterdam
Restaurant and chef mealkits
Eloise Windebank
Bot River
Modern European restaurant on a picturesque wine estate in the Overberg, owned and run by husband and wife team, Alex & Eloise.
Melissa Nelsen
Bot River
Méthode Cap Classique producer in Bot River
Marelise Nieman
Bot River
Known for wines of purity, elegance and honesty, working with old vines in both Bot River and the Swartland with a minimal intervention approach.
Mo Lewis
Calitzdorp
Lenieshof Bakery and café, sourdough classes
Claire Swanson
Cape Town
A home-based business in Cape Town delivering the best Mexican candy and snacks straight to your door
Adre King
Cape Town
Vegan and vegetarian recipe design, workshops and ready meals
Jeanette Sutherland
Cape Town
Facilitating access to dynamic agri-markets in the wellness and nutrition, agri-tourism, and food waste management
Jaynie Boolia
Cape Town
Plant-based dairy using cultured cashews, no bad stuff and environmentally conscious
Philippa Oldfield
Cape Town
Restauranteur and chef
Lesego Holzapfel
Cape Town
Teaching communities in the Kalahari to make and farm beehives, honey producer.
Jamie and Jessie Friedberg
Cape Town
Restaurant serving wholesome, contempory food in a modern bistro setting
Nokuhanya Mchunu
Cape Town
Personalised cakes of all kinds and inspirations
Kim-Lee Petersen
Cape Town
Seafood and sushi eatery
Gabi van Niekerk
Cape Town
Seasonal harvest platter boxes and catering
Caro Jesse
Cape Town
Sensory Food design and styling
Mikayla McClean
Cape Town
The freshest, most vibrant and best-tasting premium Ceremonial Grade Matcha.
Charmaine Govender-Koen
Cape Town
Contempory twist of Durban-Indain food. Frozen range. Top 5 MCSA finalist
Jenny Ward
Cape Town
Previous founder of Chefs, catering and events focusing on seasonal, local ingredients and fire-cooking. Restaurant and kitchen design. Food business coaching.
Tumi Mogoai
Cape Town
Chef and television personality making AfroFusion food - giving you a bite of Africa.
Cikizwa Galela
Cape Town
Queen of Xhosa traditional food. Food truck, catering and frozen meals.
Lyndall Maunder
Cape Town
Hugely popular American-style diner on Bree Street
Keshia Louw
Cape Town
Cakes & everything baked
Maria van Zyl
Cape Town / Bo-Piketberg
Cultured raw milk dairy made the traditional way
Anmar Wilding
Cape Town
Boutique bakery making bright, bold and beautiful cakes.
Anja de Klerk
Cape Town
Lover and exploerer of kojis, yeast and bacteria
Leah Bessa
Cape Town
Nature identical, animal-free proteins for human nutrition
Rejeanne Vlietman
Cape Town
Belgian restaurant in the heart of the Mother City.
Georgia East
Cape Town / West Coast
Writer, cook, food stylist, photographer and author of West Coast Wander
Mmabatho Molefe
Cape Town
Zulu inspired fine dining - story-telling through elegant, uncomplicated, delicious dishes
Vinasha Ramasamy
Cape Town
Crating delicious snacks to meet your peckish moments - crackers, rusks and their famous Mauritian napolitaines
Ncumisa Mkabile
Cape Town
Poultry and veggie farmer, brand ambassador
Saarah Adams
Cape Town
A contemporary take on traditional South African Cape Malay flavours celebrating the humble frikkadel.
Anouchka Horn (co-owner) / Isca Stoltz (head chef)
Cape Town
SA Seafood restaurant
Marelize Fourie
Cape Town
Small batch producer of homemade gluten-free and vegan granola with zero nasties.
Thekla Teunis
Cape Town
Cultivating rejenerative farming in SA. Traceable and sustainable ingredient sourcing
Johke and Carla
Cape Town
Vegan coffee shop - famous vegan doughnuts and sandwiches
Lyall Luyt
Cape Town
Caterer - particular love for fire cooking. Ready meal range.
Zeng Meie and Emma Yangmeng
Cape Town
Serving authentic, freshly made Chinese cuisine
Lucy Beard
Cape Town
One of the first craft gin distillerys in SA. They now produce their own spirits and also produce for many other brands.
Carla Schulze
Cape Town
Asian street food - best known for their baos
Dilshad Parker
Cape Town & Benoni
A site dedicated to help you find great halaal restaurants and services in South Africa.
Ibtishaam Braaf
Cape Town
Small scale catering and platters
Michele Mistry
Cape Town
Ayuvedic nutrition consulting and retail products
Carli
Cape Town
Food delivery service and pop-ups - Italian food from her Nanna's recipes. Specialising in Lasagne and tiramisu.
Nandipha Budaza
Cape Town
Grilled snoek and hake loaded with delicious toppings - bringing the ocean to Kasi lifestyle
Lesego Holzapfel
Cape Town
Founder of Khai wines
Kristen Buttress
Cape Town
Small batch ice cream churned with love
Sarah Kennan
Cape Town
Africa's premium 100% Karoo agave spirit | Organic | Award-winning | Made in the traditional Mexican way
Carolyn
Cape Town
Small, bespoke cakes and bakes
Lauren Adley
Cape Town
Exceptional and fresh meal delivery service. Boutique/corporate catering and delicious made-to-order baking
Lexi Bird
Cape Town
French style luxury confectionery
Loubie Rusch
Cape Town
Writer and indegenous plant advocate. Author of Growers Guide and Cape Wild Foods
Mama Bongi
Cape Town
Cookie specialist - Specialising in the choc chip cookie
Khanya Mncwabe
Cape Town
Mead - Matawi revives Xhosa mead-making traditions for a sophisticated spin on iqhilika. All-natural, eco-friendly.
Iming Lin
Cape Town
Socially and environmentally concious farm in Hout Bay. Specialises in exotic and heirloom variatals
Michelle Parkin
Cape Town
Remote food content creator + professional food photographer based in Cape Town
Najwaa Samie
Cape Town
Home of the traditional snowball and fancy, and many other mini treats. Corporate and group sweet treat catering.
Ilze Koekemoer
Cape Town
Handcrafted mochi, milk bread and sweet and savoury treats
Elmarié Rosochacki
Cape Town
Baked treats and confectionary with a focus on organic, seasonal and local ingredients
Simone Musgrave
Cape Town
First pink gin in SA. Gin brand with new brandy and spirits additions.
Copeland Koorts
Cape Town
Plant growing kits for kids
Ilhaam Banoobhai-Anwar
Cape Town
Frozen range of Asian inspired meals - dim sum and bao. Culinary lecturer. Recipe and food blg.
Lillian Plomp
Cape Town
Healthy and delicious lunch box and anytime treats loaded with goodstuff
Faith
Cape Town
Community catering project. Coporate and event catering which uplifts community and puts heart in every bite.
Hélène Demetriou
Cape Town
Exquisitely curated deli showcasing premium SA products, and select international.
Chef Lisa Knipe and Yoraya Nydoo
Cape Town
Small plates made to share, South African flavours
Sheryl Ozinsky
Cape Town
A collection of the finest food entrepreneurs in Cape Town. Pioneer in urban farming and sourcing from organic community farms.
Sandy Goldberg
Cape Town
Bottled pickled products & sprinkle
Kathleen Quillinan
Cape Town
Pesto's, pastes and sauces
Riyana Vigeland
Cape Town
Food photographer and videographer
Julia Hattingh
Cape Town
Intimate dining experiences in Woodstock
Saadiyah Hendricks
Cape Town
Food PR and influencer, recipe blogging
@sadiesbubbleofyum
Tara Osborne and Kim Jordan
Cape Town
Bantry Bay private dining & dinner, cooking venue
Sepial Shim
Cape Town
Korean street food and fermentation classes
Siba Mtongana
Cape Town
Celebrity chef and owner of Siba the restaurant.
Ammy Steijn
Cape Town
Neighbourhood deli and ready meals
Zizi Matikiki
Cape Town
Beauty in the eye, pie in the mouth. Handcrafted tarts and pies that are pretty and delicious
Robyn-Ashley
Cape Town
Custom cakes and cookies
Nikki Symons
Cape Town
Upmarket bespoke online cake store
Jane Nshuti
Cape Town
A journey through African plant-based food. Recipe developer. Brand ambassador.
Ayesha Bibi
Cape Town
Pastry chef. Whimsical desserts and curated classes for corporates, groups and kids.
Aneeqah Sadan
Cape Town
Cookies are where the heart is
Naeema Page
Cape Town
Baker of themed treats and Brand Ambassador for Cupcakes of Hope
Jeanne von Hirschberg
Cape Town
Owner of Blue Cafe, Enmasse tea pods, and B2 iced-antioxidant. Wordsmith through plates.
Jennifer Wheatley
Cape Town
Flavour adventurers - candyfloss
Zandile Finxa
Cape Town
Food scientist and product developer
Nafeesa Arendse
Cape Town
Punchy wraps and corporate & event catering
Meghan Werner
Cape Town
Botanical-led kombuchas, sodas and drinks
Nobhongo Gxolo
Cape Town
Quarterly Food Club celebrating seasonal harvests
Ilze Koekemoer
Cape Town
Collection of Japanese inspired restaurants in the heart of CT - Torii, Momiji and a rooftop bar
Bushrah
Cape Town; Piketberg and Piket-bo-berg
Farmers who harvest fruit & philosophy, honey & hope, energy & experience. Growers of chives, chilli & change.
Lisa Labinjoh
Cape Town
Plant-based, veggie packed meat alternatives
Roushanna Gray
Cape Town
Botanical nursery, foraging and indigenous ingredient classes and workshops
Jandri van Zyl
Cape Town
Online menu based cake shop
Ashleigh Frans
Cape Town
Food photographer
Ilhaam Rahbeeni
Cape Town
Sourdough based products - bespoke and retail range of gorgeous crackers made with stoneground flour and veggies, mini pizzas, waffles and more
Jarne Haasbroek
Cape Town
Where all your bespoke cake dreams come true!
Angelique Smith
Cape Town
Tinkerer of ferments and pickles, and wild food. Food business coaching and product development consultant.
Sarah Collins
Cape Town
The Wonderbag is a non-electric slow cooker which reduces the world’s carbon footprint and empowers communities
Simone Nel
Cape Town
Stylist and art director
Yen Nguyen
Cape Town
Authentic Vietnamese street food
Cape Town
Food heritage and womanhood activist. Fermentation and preserved foods. Founder of @seedbiblioteek
Jordin Shelly
Durban
Bespoke chocolates using high-quality ingredients - handcrafted in KZN.
Amy Gardiner
Durban
Coffee shop and brunch. Coffee roasters
Laurie Cooper
Durban
Winemaker @abingdonwineestate. Wine courses, education and training.
Margot Janse
Franschhoek
Daily, nutritious meals to underprivileged school children in Franschhoek
Rebecca Lilley
Gqeberha
Pastry chef specialising in desserts, macarons and all things decadent.
Nabo Binase
Gqeberha
Bringing indigenous ingredients to the forefront with seasonal long table experiences, foraging and classes
Michi Kroger
Haenurtsburg
Organic farm - cheeses, dairy and vegetables
Nicola Kagoro
Harare
Vegan influencer, recipe creator, plant-based advocate. Take away meals.
Anna Trapido
Hartbeespoort
Food writer, broadcaster, rootless cosmopolitan. Gourmand World Cookbook Award winner.
Praising Mabunda
Mpumalanga
Founder of a community project brining Xigugu, an Tsonga traditional food, to the modern day kitchen
Jackie Cameron
Hilton
Culinary school. 100% job placement on completion. Designer of chef clothing range,author of award winning cookbooks.
Antonia De Luca
Hoedspruit
Pure plant nutrition - Nut butters, jams, snacks, frozen meals, body products and sauces
@antoniasbotanicals
Jeannie Vorster
Hoedspruit
Plant-based health shop and culinary school also offering catering services and a manufacturing kitchen
Alanka Craffert
Hoedspruit
Hotel school & training centre in Hoedspruit
Jackie Tucker & Shannon Tucker
Hoedspruit
A conscious based eatery which not only delivers great service, but a unique concept around the education and communication of where the food on our plates comes from and the stories of the people who grow/raise and make the food.
Cami, Leigh-Ann, Fifi, Jamie
Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
Small batch wine sales in Hong Kong
Siyabonga Mngoma
Johannesburg
An online platform to purchase organic fresh produce
Jemma Styer & Jes Doveton
Johannesburg
Female owned pop culture style wine and food bar
Omphile Magasa
Johannesburg
Bespoke, personalised cakes company
Yang Zhao
Johannesburg
Pop-up dim sum and far-Eastern street food
Mantis Shabane
Johannesburg
Brixton's neighbourhood cafe and restaurant
Tasnim Jadwat
Johannesburg
Content creator and video presenter, host of @chaloletscook
Mpho Phalane
Johannesburg
One of the chefs of the Makers Valley project
Nti - Nthabiseng Ramaboa
Johannesburg
Celebrity chef, Taste Kitchen on the move
Daniela Gutstadt
Johannesburg
Restaurant, market & deli in Lanseria
Mpho Phalane
Johannesburg
Experiential catering. Private dining.
Joy Phala
Johannesburg
Landscape designer with a passion for edible landscapes
Tshepang Molisana
Johannesburg
Food personality and blogger
Pop-up led by food curator & researcher Langelihle Lady Day Mthembu
Johannesburg
A research-based food, wine & sonic experience inspired by how community is created & shared on this continent through food cultures and histories
Mogau Seshoene
Johannesburg
Celebrity chef, recipe developer, recipe book author
Lexi Monzeglio
Johannesburg
Plant based, trendy and healthy restaurant
Sipamandla Manqele
Johanesburg
Indiginous grains as kitchen staples
Dr Tracy Nelwamondo
Johannesburg
Baobab-led products
Johannesburg
Integrative health and nutrition coach, SA Olive Ambassador
Hanneke van Linge
Johannesburg
Non-profit social enterprise which aims to reduce food insecurity by rescuing surplus and wasted produce.
Mpho Masango
Johannesburg
Private Cook & Food Services
Hillside Farm & Deli - Organic fresh produce, bottled food products, grains & pulses
Filipa Bandeira
Johannesburg
A family-owned restaurant creating authentic Portuguese food using simple recipes passed down over several generations.
Yang Zhao
Johannesburg
SA's first Postpartum meal delivery service
Ana Maria
Johannesburg
Handcrafted Chocolate from the African jungle.
Samkelesiwe Chunda
Johannesburg
Making farming in urban areas a cost effective possibility. Offers an innovative method of farming vegetables for small projects and big businesses.
Tayla van Melsen
Johannesburg
Fresh, high-quality, convenient and healthy meal prep delivered to your door.
Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela
Johannesburg
Homage to female Afrcan brewers - range of beers and ciders made by women
Lauren Carr
Johannesburg
Handpainted macarons, cakes and baked goods
Megan Wessels
Johannesburg
Handcrafted, artisinal and baked with HÄRT plant based all things cake!
Ankie Niesing
Johannesburg
Food & kitchen consultant
Sinenhlanhla Ndlela
Johannesburg
Plant-based ice cream - fun loving and colourful
Wendy Vesela Ntimbani
Limpopo
Insect-focused protein products. High Protein Superfoods. Natural and organic based protein products made from Mopani Insects.
@matomani_za
Andrea Mullineux
Malmesbury
Wine maker for Mullineux and Leeu family wines
Réni le Roux
Montagu
Local almonds from the Little Karoo and 3rd generation almond farmer.
Kiara Scott
Paarl
Mediterranean varietals, a unique Paarl terroir and unusual winemaking techniques are brought together under the visionary hand of owner, Tim Rudd, and winemaker, Kiara Scott.
Anelma Le Roux
Paarl
Daytime Cafè and Eatery - serving hearty foods, using local and seasonal produce
Anelma Le Roux
Paarl
Monarch Coffee Cartel is founded and built on the ethos of exceptional coffee roasting. Sourcing, roasting and delivering sustainable coffee.
Desiree Ngema
Pinetown
Chef and baker - bespoke cake maker and owner of DesBaked Cafe a baked goods cafe
Kalayvani Pillay
Pretoria
Bespoke cakes and bakes
Gina Athanassiou
Pretoria
Scientifically formulated fortified porridge and food products, communal kitchens and learnership programmes
Nicola Lotter
Pretoria
A collection of our garden's best and boldest flavours. Small batch jams.
Mokgadi Mabela
Pretoria
Bee farmer and honey producer
Preeya
Pretoria
Small scale, bespoke catering
Rina Coetze
Prieska
Nut farm from Prieska. Mainly women-led team.
@werconboerdery
Tabby Chouler
Stanford
Veggie and animal farmer and chef. Cures and processes all her own meat and farm produce.
Hilda Adams
Steenberg's Cove
Fisherwoman entrepreneur and community project leader
Ginny Povall
Stellenbosch
Hand crafted wines by Ginny Povall from her organic & sustainably farmed vineyards in Stellenbosch & from old vines across the Cape
Anel Van Der Merwe
Stellenbosch
A small food shop in the heart of Stellenbosch selling your basics and your out-of-the-ordinaries, local favourites as well as off-shore specialities
Corlandi Bezuidenhout
Stellenbosch
Macaron specialist - prepared with elegance, attained through care of the finer details
Corlandi Bezuidenhout
Stellenbosch
An eatery in the heart of Stellenbosch - a place to gather and feast
Jessica van Dyk
Stellenbosch
Seasonal, small plate restaurant focusing on small-producer food and wine
Nicola Kok
Stellenbosch
Craft granola - low calorie and high protein
Kayleigh Hattingh
Stellenbosch
Site-specific wines. Rebels to the roots. W.o. bottelary
Ziyanda Njalo
Stellenbosch
Wine brand created by students of PYDA (Pinotage Youth Development Academy) and Delheim
Pauline Roux (p) & Hanneke Krüger (H)
Swartland
An adventure in wine by a dynamic French & South African Girl Team who are passionate women winemakers driven by a curiosity and energy for life.
Natasha Williams Saron
Wellington
LVS pays tribute to acclaimed winemaker, Natasha Saron's home town and love for cool-climate wines
Giselle Courtney
Wellington
Fynbos salts and products
Elizma Visser
Worcester
Producing wines that capture a unique location, diverse soils and are a natural expression of their vineyards