There is a unique sense of pride I enjoy as travel around New York City tasting our impact on the foodscape: graduates, previously unemployed, working in the city’s kitchens; incubator products, previously enjoyed only by owners’ family, now on the best grocery store shelves; and global breads baked in East Harlem listed on the menus […]
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Shaolee Sen, Chief Executive Officer
Shaolee Sen is an advocate for women, diversity, small business, and social justice. Inspired by her mother’s entrepreneurial spirit and journey as an Indian immigrant, Shaolee is proud to be part of an organization directly impacting the lives of women. Since fall 2017, Shaolee has led Hot Bread Kitchen as Executive Director and now Chief […]
Restaurant Insider’s Upserve: How Restaurant Apprenticeships Prepare Food Industry Staffers for Success
“As restaurants and other food businesses try to staff kitchens and front-of-house with reliable workers, apprenticeships can help bridge the food industry skills gap.”
JWT Intelligence’s “Activist dining experiences”
From refugee-hosted meals to political dinners, the culinary industry is using food to raise awareness about hot-button topics. Trend forecaster JWT Intelligence highlighted our work as one of the training programs working with underserved communities.
Citi Foundation’s Community Progress Makers Update
2018 Community Progress Makers in Miami As we shared in our May 2018 newsletter, we are honored to be a recipient of Citi Foundation‘s Community Progress Makers grant supporting nonprofit organizations addressing the most pressing urban economic challenges of our time. Along with bread sales, crucial funding partnerships like this will allow us to deepen […]
HBKi Entrepreneurs at Summer Fancy Food Show
Congratulations to our HBKi member businesses who participated in the 2018 Fancy Food Show!
