Vegan Hood Chefs
BY CARY WONG PHOTO CREDIT MICHELLE K MIN
E veryone has to eat. Yet the number of minority business owners in the food focusing on vegan or gluten-free spots. But chefs and owners Ronnishia Johnson and Rheema Calloway intended to change that when they started their pop-up business in 2017. and beverage industry is shockingly low. It drops even further when
Best friends since the ninth grade, they both have been interested in the vegan lifestyle for years. They started a vegan blog together and went into the catering business by accident, stepping in for a vendor that had fallen through. The business was very challenging to get off the ground as they both worked full-time jobs and care for their grandmothers. "We have had to overcome many obstacles and one is being underrepresented as black
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