The PHN will support the work of industry professionals including chefs, restaurants, cooks, writers and food suppliers. With close to 100,000 Persian people living in the UK, the country is home to the third largest Persian population in the world (outside of Iran).
Piers Zangana, director of Susa Comms, a specialist hospitality communications business, and founder of PHN, said: “For me, food offers a gateway to any culture and I wanted to create a platform that celebrates the brilliant Persian people and businesses who contribute so much to the UK hospitality sector.
“Hospitality runs through the veins of so many Persian people but our food and culture has never really been truly celebrated in the UK.
“I’ve worked in the industry for almost 20 years and see how so many communities come together to support one another; I wanted to create the same sort of platform for Persian people to help facilitate more collaboration.”
The PHN will also create specifically tailored in-person networking opportunities for Persian individuals and businesses once Covid-enforced restrictions have been lifted.