{"id":116739,"date":"2022-05-10T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-feed-the-soul-foundation-awards-300k-to-black-and-latino-owned-culinary-businesses-through-restaurant-business-development-grant-program\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T15:50:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T19:50:03","slug":"la-fundacion-feed-the-soul-otorga-300000-a-empresas-culinarias-de-propiedad-de-afroamericanos-y-latinos-a-traves-del-programa-de-subvenciones-para-el-desarrollo-empresarial-de-restaurantes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-fundacion-feed-the-soul-otorga-300000-a-empresas-culinarias-de-propiedad-de-afroamericanos-y-latinos-a-traves-del-programa-de-subvenciones-para-el-desarrollo-empresarial-de-restaurantes\/","title":{"rendered":"Feed the Soul Foundation Awards $300K to Black and Latino-Owned Culinary Businesses through Restaurant Business Development Grant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">\u00a0<i><u>Grant from Grubhub Community Fund to increase funding and <\/u><\/i><i><u>allow <\/u><\/i><i><u>expan<\/u><\/i><i><u>sion in<\/u><\/i>\u00a0<i><u>organization&#8217;s <\/u><\/i><i><u>second year support<\/u><\/i><i><u>ing<\/u><\/i><i><u> Black and Latin-owned culinary businesses across the nation<\/u><\/i><\/p>\n<p>HOUSTON, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 10, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; According to the Independent Restaurant Coalition, 500,000 restaurants and bars face an uncertain future due to lost revenue and increased debt over the past 22 months.\u00a0 1.1 million minority-owned businesses often face heightened challenges and disparities when securing business funding.\u00a0 To meet this challenge and in its second year, <b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3529666-1&amp;h=1521144649&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fblackrestaurantweeks.com%2F&amp;a=Feed+the+Soul+Foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Feed the Soul Foundation<\/a><\/u><\/b>, the non-profit arm of <b>Black Restaurant Week, LLC<\/b>, announced their cohort program to support marginalized restaurant entrepreneurs financially and professionally through the <b>Restaurant Business Development Grant Program<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Through the support of the Grubhub\u00a0Community Fund\u201a\u00a0the presenting program partner, Feed the Soul Foundation&#8217;s grant program will award 30 small businesses with <span class=\"xn-money\">$10,000.00<\/span> financial stipends and six months of business development services as they prepare to navigate the post-Covid world and the ever-changing consumer dining trends.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by entrepreneurs Falayn Farrell, <span class=\"xn-person\">Warren Luckett<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Derek Robinson<\/span>, the foundation increased its funding from the 2021 Restaurant Business Development Grant Program by <span class=\"xn-money\">$50,000<\/span> and expanded its reach to support Latin-owned culinary businesses in addition to Black-owned culinary businesses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Small businesses are still in recovery mode because of a two-year long pandemic. It is our responsibility to ensure they are not facing these hardships alone,&#8221; says Falayn Ferrell, Chairwoman of Feed the Soul Foundation and co-founder of Black Restaurant Week. &#8220;Last year&#8217;s program was extremely successful in the revitalization of Black-owned culinary businesses, and we are more than excited to expand our services to support additional marginalized communities. We are deeply committed to providing solutions to issues faced by restaurateurs such as human resources, marketing, and operations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cohorts will work alongside subject matter experts and consultants during the six-month program that will further their growth and knowledge of the restaurant industry:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Financial <\/b><b>l<\/b><b>iteracy training and Financial Coaching<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Advertising and Marketing training <\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>One-on-One Business Development Consultation from industry experts<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The awarded cohort includes the following businesses:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Aksum Caf\u00e9 (<span class=\"xn-location\">Philadelphia, PA<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Alfreda&#8217;s Soul (<span class=\"xn-location\">Houston, TX<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Blends Daiquiri Lounge (<span class=\"xn-location\">Dallas TX<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Brotherly Grub (<span class=\"xn-location\">Philadelphia, PA<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Cochinita &amp; Co. (<span class=\"xn-location\">Houston, TX<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Cocobreeze Restaurant (<span class=\"xn-location\">Oakland, CA<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Cool Runnings Jamaican Restaurant (Daytona, FL)<\/li>\n<li>Deddle&#8217;s Mini Donuts (<span class=\"xn-location\">Pikesville, MD<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Dos Hermanos Taco Truck (<span class=\"xn-location\">Columbus, OH<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>England <span class=\"xn-person\">Eatery Caf\u00e9<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Baltimore, MD<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Forsyth Seafood Market &amp; Caf\u00e9 (<span class=\"xn-location\">Winston-Salem, NC<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Fruve xPress Juicery (<span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago, IL<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Gusto Gourmet (<span class=\"xn-location\">Houston, TX<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Jelana&#8217;s Bake Shop (<span class=\"xn-location\">Hillsboro, OR<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Kina&#8217;s Kitchen and Bar (<span class=\"xn-location\">Sonoma, CA<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Lakou Caf\u00e9 (<span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn, NY<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Miss Mamie&#8217;s<\/span> Spoonbread Too (<span class=\"xn-location\">New York, NY<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Original Rio Cristal Restaurant (<span class=\"xn-location\">Miami, FL<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Sky&#8217;s Gourmet Tacos (<span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Smoothie Express Miami Shores (<span class=\"xn-location\">Miami, FL<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Star Fusion Express (<span class=\"xn-location\">Philadelphia, PA<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Stuff&#8217;d Wings (<span class=\"xn-location\">Houston, TX<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Sweets by Belen (<span class=\"xn-location\">Houston, TX<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Tacotlan (<span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago, IL<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>The Missing Brick (<span class=\"xn-location\">Indianapolis, IN<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>The Nourish Spot (<span class=\"xn-location\">Queens, NY<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Tsion Caf\u00e9 (<span class=\"xn-location\">New York, NY<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Underground Vegan (<span class=\"xn-location\">Birmingham, AL<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Windy City Ribs &amp; Whiskey (<span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago, IL<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Yo Soy Ceviche (<span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco, CA<\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During its inception in 2020, Feed The Soul Foundation strived to create a non-profit program that would provide sustainability and growth in marginalized-owned businesses.\u00a0In 2021, the foundation celebrated the following milestones:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>25 US-based Black-owned businesses received <b><span class=\"xn-money\">$250,000<\/span> in grants<\/b> in addition to <b>6 months of business development support valued at <span class=\"xn-money\">$190,000<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Established a National Emergency Relief Fund to aid culinary businesses across the nation with<b> <span class=\"xn-money\">$16,450<\/span> in emergency funds<\/b> to assist with unforeseen and natural disasters<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-money\">$25,000<\/span><\/b> awarded in scholarships to minority hospitality students at Careers through Culinary Arts Program and University of <span class=\"xn-person\">Houston Conrad N. Hilton College<\/span> of Global Hospitality Leadership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feed the Soul Foundation will begin taking applications for the 2023 program in October. For more information about Feed the Soul Foundation, please visit <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3529666-1&amp;h=286857992&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ffeedthesoulfou.org%2F&amp;a=feedthesoulfou.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">feedthesoulfou.org<\/a>. <\/u><\/p>\n<p><b><u>About Feed the Soul Foundation<br \/><\/u><\/b>Black Restaurant Week, LLC established the Feed the Soul Foundation to aid marginalized entrepreneurs in the culinary industry with business development resources and support to foster sustainable business growth.\u00a0The goal of the Restaurant Business Development Fund supports marginalized business owners with business development scholarships and emergency funding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><u>About Grubhub<br \/><\/u><\/b>Grubhub is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3529666-1&amp;h=1997510865&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fjusteattakeaway.com%2F&amp;a=Just+Eat+Takeaway.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Just Eat Takeaway.com<\/a> (LSE: JET, AMS: TKWY), a leading global online food delivery marketplace. Dedicated to connecting more than 32 million diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub elevates food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub features more than 300,000 restaurant partners in over 4,000 U.S. cities.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Feed the Soul Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">\u00a0<i><u>Grant from Grubhub Community Fund to increase funding and <\/u><\/i><i><u>allow <\/u><\/i><i><u>expan<\/u><\/i><i><u>sion in<\/u><\/i>\u00a0<i><u>organization&#8217;s <\/u><\/i><i><u>second year support<\/u><\/i><i><u>ing<\/u><\/i><i><u> Black and Latin-owned culinary businesses across the nation<\/u><\/i><\/p>\n<p>HOUSTON, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 10, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; According to the Independent Restaurant Coalition, 500,000 restaurants and bars face an uncertain future due to lost revenue and increased debt over the past 22 months.\u00a0 1.1 million&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-comida-y-bebida"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116739"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116757,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116739\/revisions\/116757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}