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One of Pittsburgh’s best known brands partners to preserve legacy of Black-owned restaurants

By Patty Tascarella – Senior Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times
Kraft Heinz Co. is partnering with nonprofit restaurant equality organization The LEE Initiative and Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice to preserve the legacy of Black-owned restaurants nationally through a grant program and other resources. WPXI Kraft Heinz Co. is partnering with nonprofit restaurant equality organization The LEE Initiative and Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice to preserve the legacy of Black-owned restaurants nationally through a grant program and other resources.
By Patty Tascarella – Senior Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times

PITTSBURGH — Kraft Heinz Co. is partnering with nonprofit restaurant equality organization The LEE Initiative and Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice to preserve the legacy of Black-owned restaurants nationally through a grant program and other resources.

Starting Monday through May 8, restaurant owners can apply here for a grant. Applications will be reviewed by SRRJ founders and a selection committee and will be evaluated on factors including a restaurant’s community involvement and plans for the grant money.

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) was created through the combination of Pittsburgh-based H.J. Heinz Co. and Chicago-based Kraft Foods and is jointly based in both cities.

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