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PepsiCo Foundation, National Urban League, and the Greater Baltimore Urban League Host Culinary Tasting Event to Celebrate Black Owned Restaurants
Exclusive Event Spotlights Community Success Stories & the Economic Impact of the Black Restaurant Accelerator Program BALTIMORE, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/
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[{"type":"text","content":"Exclusive Event Spotlights Community Success Stories & the Economic Impact of the Black Restaurant Accelerator Program\nBALTIMORE, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The PepsiCo Foundation, National Urban League, and Greater Baltimore Urban League are pleased to announce the first Culinary Tasting Event in honor of the Black Restaurant Accelerator Program. The one-night event will showcase grantees of the program and highlight success stories emerging from this impactful partnership.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe Black Restaurant Accelerator Program (BRAP), a joint initiative between PepsiCo Foundation, the National Urban League, and Greater Baltimore Urban League (GBUL) aims to provide support and resources to Black-owned restaurants across the country. Recognizing the critical role that these businesses play in their communities; the GBUL BRAP program focuses on empowering entrepreneurs and building a stronger future for Black-owned restaurants. The accelerated program runs for 8-10 weeks of intense and informative information to educate, enhance and sustain Black-owned restaurants in Maryland. The cohort consists of a series of workshops in addition to one-to-one personal coaching guidance from our expert consultants to support their growth and scaling their businesses.\nThe event will be held on September 12th at 6pm, at the Baltimore World Trade Center. A city rich in culture and history, Baltimore serves as the perfect backdrop to celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black-owned restaurants as the city is home to many successful grantee stories. \nThe success of this nationwide partnership can be seen in the numbers since the inception of the program in 2021:\nMore than 1,000 business owners across the country have been served by the Black Restaurant Accelerator ProgramLeading to 26 new restaurant openingsLocal Baltimore Success:\n24 restaurant owners participated in the Baltimore programming 96 restaurant jobs were created in the Greater Baltimore region\"We are inspired by the impact we are making through our collaboration with the National Urban League to address a fundamental gap and create opportunities for Black business owners to build generational wealth and continue to strengthen their communities,\" C.D. Glin, President of the PepsiCo Foundation said. \"By providing Black owned restaurants with capital, techni...