Neeyantee Karia (centre) is flanked by winners on the night, alongside host Emma Jesson, Enterprising Women Co-founders Eileen Richards and Jean Mountain, Chamber Chief Executive Scott Knowles and Chamber Chair of the Board Ian Morgan


Neeyantee is Business Woman of the Year


Neeyantee Karia, Co-founder of nationally renowned, Leicester- based food producers Jake & Nayns’, has been named Enterprising Women Business Woman of the Year for 2020 at a glittering awards ceremony at Double Tree by Hilton, Sheffield Park. She was one of eight winners on


the night as a record number of guests gathered to acknowledge and celebrate the very best female business talent across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. Food Attraction manufactures


food for many high street restaurant chains as well as the Jake & Nayns’ brand of handheld street food for the retail market. Neeyantee has now collected six


major awards in the past 12 months, two of them national awards. She oversees finance, production


and the manufacturing site as well as HR and H&S and has been instrumental in the success of the company, which has grown from a


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start-up to an international business, with further growth predicted. Neeyantee is mother to two


daughters and looks out for the 100 staff in the business. Her attitude to work and passion for supporting those around her is infectious and she is influential in nurturing employees to bring out the best in them. She said: “I am both shocked and


delighted to win this award. I want to thank my amazing team for this win as well as the Enterprising Women Awards sponsors and everyone at the Chamber – this is such a huge honour.” Other winners on the night included Mital Thanki, Spark Academy (Female Entrepreneur of the Year), Easy Internet Services (Social Commitment Award), Blueprint Interiors (Small Business of the Year Award), Emma Anderson, Freeths LLP (Female Employee of the Year), TTK Confectionery (Team of the Year), Learn by Design (Outstanding


It was another memorable evening of celebration and recognition at the Enterprising Women Awards


Contribution to Working in STEM) and Sophie Neil, Turner & Townsend (Apprentice of the Year). Eileen Richards, Co-Chair of


Enterprising Women, founder of ER Recruitment and Vice-President at the Chamber, said: “The standard of entries was, again, very high this year and we had a record number


of submissions, which is testament to the real hunger among women in the business community to be recognised for their achievements. “These awards go from strength


to strength every year and are one of the best ways to achieve that recognition. In the past we have had some very worthy winners and


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