Giving Back
What started as a hobby turned into a business. Meet the “two chicks” behind California-based Two Chicks Beef Jerky.
Food writer John Carruthers wanted to do something useful during the pandemic. So he started making pizza in his kitchen, posting photos on Instagram, delivering pies to strangers in alleys and raising money for local non-profits.
What do you get when three people form an organization that offers healthy food opportunities in an underserved Minneapolis community? Change for the good of everyone!
After two separate bouts of cancer in her family, this mother of two launched a business to help other families thrive, with an assist from some very healthy food.
LA residents Sean Smith and Brayden LeBlanc-Jackson left their corporate jobs with the mission of doing something where they could be “as queer and colorful and ridiculous” as they wanted to be. The result is The Puffs, their cotton candy company that specializes in “huge ridiculous shapes.”
Two entrepreneurs start a pizzeria that exclusively employs formerly incarcerated people as a way to give them a chance while also feeding an underserved community.