Janine Brennan earns national recognition
Janine Brennan has been named a finalist in the 2026 Scottish Women Awards, recognising her work with Clyde Eats, the Inverclyde-based food ordering business she co-founded. The nomination places Brennan among women from across Scotland selected for recognition at the seventh Scottish Women Awards.
Clyde Eats Ltd appears on the official finalist list under the Creative Entrepreneur of the Year category, with Brennan named alongside the business. The awards recognise women working across business, community work, education, healthcare, the arts and other sectors.
The recognition adds another award milestone to Brennan’s work with Clyde Eats, which has developed a local food-ordering platform aimed at supporting businesses in Inverclyde.
Why Janine Brennan’s finalist place matters
The Janine Brennan Scottish Women Awards recognition comes through Clyde Eats, a business Brennan helped establish in 2021 with her sister. A Scottish Parliament motion recorded that the service was created to challenge mainstream food-ordering applications while supporting the local economy.
That parliamentary record also highlighted the company’s contribution to Inverclyde businesses. After its first full year, Clyde Eats was reported to have saved local hospitality businesses more than £100,000 in commission, while the platform had more than 12,000 registered users and more than 60 food outlets. The motion also recorded donations of more than £5,000 to Inverclyde charities and projects.
Those earlier achievements provide context for Janine Brennan’s Scottish Women Awards finalist position, although the current award listing itself identifies the nomination specifically within the Creative Entrepreneur of the Year category.
Clyde Eats’ local business roots
Clyde Eats was established as a local alternative to larger food-ordering platforms. The Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce previously reported that Brennan and her sister created the service to provide local businesses with another route to reach customers while avoiding the higher overheads associated with mainstream platforms.
Companies House records confirm that Clyde Eats Ltd was incorporated in June 2021 and that Janine Brennan is an active director of the company.
Brennan has also received recognition through wider Scottish business networks. Business Women Scotland’s 2025 BWS 100 list included Janine Brennan as co-founder of Clyde Eats Ltd.
What the Scottish Women Awards finalist list shows
The Janine Brennan Scottish Women Awards nomination places Clyde Eats among a broad group of Scottish organisations and entrepreneurs selected for the 2026 awards.
The Creative Entrepreneur of the Year category includes ten finalists, with Clyde Eats Ltd and Brennan listed alongside businesses including ProfessorMe, Agricarbon, SOLASTA Bio Ltd, Lily Blanche, Dream Magic Superfood Powders, Marco Paul, Coyama, Raven Botanicals and Medical Intelligence Group.
The 2026 ceremony will bring together finalists and guests, with winners due to be revealed at the awards event. Oceanic Awards, which organises the Scottish Women Awards, said the seventh edition celebrates women whose work and achievements are making an impact across Scotland.
For Brennan, the finalist place gives Clyde Eats another point of recognition beyond its work in Inverclyde and adds her name to the latest group of Scottish women being acknowledged for entrepreneurial achievement.
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