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| 03.12.2025 | Why are all the burgers slutty? | Fifteen years ago, we didn’t seem to think of our food as leading a life of sexual promiscuity. Today, casting your eye over a burger menu can feel like you’re browsing Pornhub.
It all seems to have started in the mid-2000s, when foodies be... |
| 25.09.2025 | Slutty Vegan Announces New Franchise Model Following Major Business Restructuring | Slutty Vegan, the plant-based restaurant chain founded by Aisha “Pinky” Cole Hayes, is set to begin franchising following a significant restructuring earlier this year. Cole Hayes repurchased the business following a state-level restructuri... |
| 10.06.2025 | Slutty Vegan Appoints Tech Executive Lauren Maillian as President | US-based restaurant chain Slutty Vegan has announced the appointment of Lauren Maillian as its new President.
Maillian has impressive credentials, having previously led the turnaround of a nine-figure minority-owned media company. She is al... |
| 07.05.2025 | PINKY COLE GIFTS EQUITY TO HER DAY ONE EMPLOYEES ON NATIONAL TELEVISION IN POWERFUL COMEBACK MOMENT | LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In an emotional and history-making appearance on The Tamron Hall Show today, Pinky Cole, founder and CEO of the iconic plant-based brand Slutty Vegan, announced that she gift... |
| 03.12.2024 | Her Restaurant Business Is Worth $100 Million — Here's Her Unconventional Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs Pinky Cole, founder of Slutty Vegan, talks about going from TV producer to restaurant owner,... | As owner of the vegan restaurant chain Slutty Vegan — and a former television producer — Pinky Cole knows the value of getting attention. After all, her restaurant's menu includes items like "Slutty Fries" and a vegan "Fussy ... |
| 15.07.2024 | Slutty Vegan to Open Fast-Food Joint in the World’s Busiest Airport | 4 Mins Read Popular plant-based chain Slutty Vegan has begun construction for its forthcoming location at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is set to open by the end of the year.
Pinky Cole’s Slutty Vegan is coming... |
| 30.05.2024 | Slutty Vegan Pop-Up at Chicago Native Foods w/DJ Duane Powell | Slutty Vegan Pop-Up at Chicago Native Foods w/DJ Duane Powell
Join us for a special event highlighting two iconic vegan restaurants: Atlanta's Slutty Vegan and Chicago's last remaining Native Foods. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, May 30, 2024 ... |
| 13.03.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Kraft Dinner, Falafalcinis & Oat Milk Reese’s | 7 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers nutrition wins for plant-based meat, a ton of alt-dairy annou... |
| 02.02.2024 | The 24 most anticipated new restaurants and bars in Charlotte | 24 highly anticipated restaurants, bars and breweries are opening in Charlotte in the next year or so.
Here's our list of the most anticipated openings, in chronological order.
Of note: Restaurant opening dates are notorious for being pushe... |
| 15.08.2023 | Angela Simmons Launches Angela’s Cakes At Sugar Factory | MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 05: Angela Simmons. attends Angela's Cakes Launch at Sugar Factory ... [+] American Brasserie on August 05, 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Romain Maurice/Getty Images)Getty Images |
| 09.08.2023 | Slutty Vegan Marks Fifth Anniversary with News of an Impressive 13th Location | Slutty Vegan, one of the fastest-growing vegan fast food chains in North America, celebrates its fifth anniversary with an expansion of its burger empire: a 13th restaurant location at Spelman College in Atlanta.
According to Pinky Cole, th... |
| 12.07.2023 | Slutty Vegan Voted as #1 Vegan Burger Spot in America by Yelp | US burger chain Slutty Vegan has been voted as the #1 Vegan Burger in America, according to popular review website Yelp. In a list ranking the Top 100 Burgers overall, Slutty Vegan came in 3rd place, ahead of top-rated establishments like G... |
| 06.10.2022 | Slutty Vegan Is Expanding To Harlem This Fall | Slutty Vegan's 100% vegan fast food offeringsMadelynne Boykin |
| 29.06.2022 | DoorDash Appoints Pinky Cole, CEO of Slutty Vegan, as New Chief Restaurant Advisor | Online delivery platform DoorDash announces Pinky Cole, CEO of vegan burger phenomenon Slutty Vegan, today begins a year-long role as the company’s Chief Restaurant Advisor. In her new position, Cole will serve as a “Voice of the Industry” ... |
| 16.06.2022 | MINT Dentistry Holds Juneteenth Celebration in Atlanta With Slutty Vegan | MINT dentistry + Slutty Vegan Juneteenth Celebration "We look forward to celebrating Juneteeth this year by serving the community in partnership with Slutty Vegan. It’s important to me as an entrepreneur and business leader to lead wit... |
| 17.05.2022 | The 6 Best Vegan Burger Chains To Help You Through Your McDonald’s Withdrawal | 4 Mins Read
If the McDonald’s McPlant didn’t set your heart on fire, and you’re looking to make the switch away from massive chain fast-food and embrace a vegan twist, you have to know about the following six vegan burger chains. Looking fo... |
| 10.05.2022 | Slutty Vegan Gets $25 Million in Funding Led By Shake Shack Founder To Open 20 New Burger Restaurants | 4 Mins Read
Atlanta’s Slutty Vegan burger chain has closed a $25 million Series A funding round, led by New Voices Fund and restauranteur Danny Meyer’s Enlightened Hospitality Investments. The funding will be used to open 10 new restaurants... |
| 09.05.2022 | Slutty Vegan Founder Pinky Cole Closes $25M in Series A Funding to Open 20 New Locations | Pinky Cole, the CEO and founder of beloved vegan burger chain Slutty Vegan, reveals she raised $25M in Series A funding from investors that included restaurateur Danny Meyer, says Forbes. Reportedly valued at $100M, Slutty Vegan will use th... |
| 09.05.2022 | Slutty Vegan Founder Pinky Cole Raises $25 Million In Series A Funding Round With New Voices Fund And Enlightened Hospitality Investments As Lead Investors | Pinky Cole, founder and CEO of Slutty Vegan Courtesy of Sterling Pics |
| 08.03.2022 | IWD 2022: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forging The Future Of Food | 166
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The two biggest plant-based protein startups in the world are run by men. The majority of the rising cell-based protein startups are also run by men, alongside most of the vegan investment groups that fund them... |
| 10.02.2022 | 5 Black Female Entrepreneurs Changing the Vegan Food Industry | 1
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Great food speaks for itself, and it tastes even better when it’s supporting Black-owned women’s businesses. Each entrepreneur featured here was founded on a desire to bring healthy, nourishing food to every community ... |
| 21.12.2021 | Slutty Vegan Expands Empire With 4th Location in Duluth, Georgia | Slutty Vegan, the ultra-popular Atlanta burger chain, has opened the company’s fourth location in Duluth, Georgia with several more in the works.
Founded in 2018, Slutty Vegan is renowned for signature loaded burgers and sandwiches that att... |
| 07.10.2021 | Black Female-Owned Slutty Vegan Goes from Strength to Strength with New Location in Duluth, GA | One of the hottest brands in vegan fast food, Slutty Vegan, has announced a new location in Duluth, GA, to be opened in late 2021. The new spot will be the fourth location for the Atlanta-based eatery founded by activist and entrepreneur Pi... |
| 31.08.2021 | A local’s ultimate guide to visiting Atlanta | Ponce City Market in Atlanta. John Greim/Getty Images.
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I was born and raised in Atlanta, and I’m sharing the best things to do, see, and eat in the city.
Tourists should visit Martin Luther King Jr.’s birt... |
| 08.03.2021 | IWD 2021: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forging The Future Of Food | 15 Mins Read
Editor’s Note: This list is the result of hours of work, and no doubt we have missed some amazing queens. We will do our best to keep adding. On the startup side, we focused on founders, but many of these startups have incredib... |
| 23.02.2021 | Shake Shack is launching a limited-edition chicken sandwich in Houston as part of a new series with local chefs | Shake Shack is launching a chicken sandwich in Houston in March.
The dish is part of a series of collaborations between Shake Shack and local chefs.
Other exclusive launches are planned for New York, San Francisco, and Chicago.
Visit the Bu... |
| 22.02.2021 | Shake Shack is launching a limited-edition chicken sandwich in Houston as part of a new series with local chefs | Shake Shack is launching a chicken sandwich in Houston in March.
The dish is part of a series of collaborations between Shake Shack and local chefs.
Other exclusive launches are planned for New York, San Francisco, and Chicago.
Visit the Bu... |
| 30.09.2020 | Impossible Foods Partners With Slutty Vegan Founder Pinky Cole and Music Mogul Jermaine Dupri to Kickstart a Nationwide Voter Registration Drive | Impossible Foods, Slutty Vegan, Jermaine Dupri, and The Pinky Cole Foundation joined together to form the first-of-its-kind collaboration, VoteNik Zoom to the Polls. The Zoom series was created to boost voter turnout in the weeks leading up... |
| 28.07.2020 | How African Americans are Boosting the Vegan Economy | There is no doubt the plant-based foods industry is among the fastest-growing in the world. In the US, this market is worth over 4.5 billion dollars and has grown 5 times the pace of total food sales. The European market has experienced sim... |
