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Takes the Cake
Comfort Cake Founder and CEO Amy Hilliard (Image: Courtesy of Subject) Name: Amy S. Hilliard Age: 47 Title: Founder, President, and CEO Company: The Comfort Cake Co. Education: B.S., Howard University;...
View Article2010 BE 100s Industrial/Service Company of The Year
Led by CEO Warren Thompson, Thompson Hospitality Corp. has delivered double-digit revenue growth each year since its founding in 1992, earning the Herndon, Va-based food service company BE 100s...
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Sizzling Returns
A new diversified business model helped Thompson's company generate increased revenues. (Photo by Lonnie C. Major) Thompson hospitality was in crisis mode. Founded a few months earlier in 1992 when CEO...
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UBR Spotlight: Food Service Mogul Warren Thompson
Thompson Hospitality Chairman Warren Thompson (Image: Courtesy of Subject) This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR Contributor Renita D. Young talks with Warren Thompson, the president and...
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Feast on This
Americans spent more than $1.6 trillion on food last year. That translates into millions of opportunities for the people who grow, produce, prepare, and sell all that food. According to the National...
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UBR Spotlight: Splice Kitchen’s Tonya Ojuluwayo Cooks Up Success
Splice Kitchen Founder Tonya Ojuluwayo (Image: Courtesy of Subject) This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR contributor Renita D. Young speaks with Tonya Ojuluwayo, founder of Splice Kitchen,...
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Smart Choice
Rhys W. Powell established Red Rabbit to provide healthy meals to kids Company: Red Rabbit Location: New York City Number of full time employees: 54 Founded: 2005 What it does: A healthy food vendor...
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We’re Sick to Our Stomachs Over Food Delivery Apps
Food delivery services have become one of the most successful types of app businesses ever. Who doesn’t love the ease of ordering takeout with a few taps after a hard day’s work? However, the market...
View ArticleFounder of Black-Owned Food Service Business Wins $17 Million Contract With...
Sheldon Lloyd, founder and chief executive officer of City Fresh Foods, Black-owned food service business in a Roxbury, Mass., has landed a deal with Boston Public Schools to provide food to its...
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