Guest writer: Ruvani de Silva
Use it or lose it: Why the beer industry needs to fight for DEI in 2025 Newly-crowned Beer Writer of the Year Ruvani de Silva, the first woman of colour and first queer person of colour to achieve this accolade, is also an outspoken campaigner for improved diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) within the food and drink sector. Here, she assesses the current mood when it comes to DEI and looks at some of the emerging cultural and political movements that have helped to stall, or in some cases even derail, the efforts of campaigners like herself…
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Ruvani de Silva (she/her) is an award-winning travelloving beverage and food writer specialising in beer, spirits, sustainability, and all things Texan. A British Sri Lankan living in Austin, Texas, Ruvani is the founder of South Asian Beer Club and a vocal advocate for diversity, equality and inclusion in the beverage and food industries. Ruvani is the recipient of the British Guild of Beer Writers Michael Jackson Beer Writer of the Year 2024 award. Find her online at @amethyst_ heels and ruvanidesilva.com