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HEINZ Partners With The LEE Initiative to Help Preserve Black-Owned Restaurants’ Cultural Legacy
April 12, 2021 GMT
HEINZ launches a new grant program with The LEE Initiative to preserve Black-owned restaurants’ cultural legacy. (Graphic: Business Wire)
HEINZ launches a new grant program with The LEE Initiative to preserve Black-owned restaurants’ cultural legacy. (Graphic: Business Wire)
PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 12, 2021
As a brand that’s been around for over 150 years, HEINZ recognizes the profound influence food can have on culture. America’s Black-owned restaurants are cultural treasures that have been instrumental in shaping the food and flavor we enjoy today. HEINZ is partnering with nonprofit restaurant equality organization The LEE Initiative and Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice (SRRJ) in a collective effort to preserve the legacy of Black-owne
Courtesy of Michael Fojtasek
One of the biggest efforts to feed Austinites in need of hot meals during the Texas winter storm crisis and its aftermath has been led by Olamaie owner and chef Michael Fojtasek. This was all with the help of a monetary donation from the LEE Initiative, a Louisville, Kentucky-based nonprofit run by co-founders chef Ed Lee and Lindsey Ofcacek. Since Friday, Fojtasek and the Olamaie staff have been providing meals for the Palmer Events Center, one of the city’s designated warming centers for people who lost power and heat.
The connection began on Instagram. Fojtasek wrote out a lengthy post last week detailing the severity of the winter storm situation, especially for those in the restaurant industry (who were already dealing with the pandemic), and his frustration with the lack of clear resources and leadership from government officials on all levels. Lee, who knew the Austin chef already, reached out and told him, “‘‘I’m gonna send you a bunch