Pete Ternes, one of the owners of Middlebrow Beer Co. in Chicago, ran his business with an eye toward social justice well before the start of COVID-19. Now that the heart of his work—gathering community around craft beer and good food—is physically inoperable, he’s doubled down on his mission to create a restaurant that nourishes the people who grow and prepare its food as much as it nourishes its customers.
Read MoreOriginally this was intended to be a profile of a stellar small business doing meaningful work and the woman behind it all - and that it still is, but now it is also a call for you to support those businesses in your community that need your patronage now more than ever as we contend with the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Read MoreIt’s no secret that the world is uncharted territory right now. Replate has been hard at work to ensure the continued fulfillment of two top priorities:
Continue to provide food to the clients of our recipient organizations.
Continue to utilize our fee-for-service model to pay our contracted Food Rescuers fair, living wages.
There is so much that we can all do right now to support others in our community. Working with Replate during this time allows you to have three powerful impacts: you’re keeping our food rescuers wages intact, you’re supporting local restaurants, and you’re providing meals for the most vulnerable among us.
Read MoreWe spoke with Laura Hackney, CTO and Cofounder of AnnieCannons, about what led her to start the organization, why she loves the work that she does, and how food donations support their programming.
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