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Atlanta’s favorite plant-based stop Slutty Vegan is groiwng into a vegan food empire, and this week, the fast-food giant became one of the initial recipients of The Black Restaurant Accelerator Program. The campaign led by The PepsiCo Foundation and the National Urban League aims to support Black restauranteurs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative will distribute $10 million dollars to invigorate Black-owned businesses, ranging across 12 cities. The money will be divided amongst 500 Black restaurant owners over the next five years as the country begins to reopen following the nationwide shutdowns.
“As the pandemic exposed existing disparities many minority business owners face, we saw a fundamental threat that could erase the decades of progress Black-owned restaurants have made,” Vice President and Global Head of Philanthropy at the PepsiCo Foundation C.D. Glin said. “The investment will help Black restauranteurs not only recover from the pandemic but set the