Category Archives: National and World News

Nominations Now Open for the 2023 Restaurants Advance Leadership Awards

Posted on February 14, 2023 by GFDI Team

Submit Nominations Before March 17, 2023, at ChooseRestaurants.org/LeadershipAwards The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Restaurants Advance Leadership Awards honoring the industry’s best-of-the-best in community service and diversity, equity and inclusion. New for 2023, the … Continue reading →

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Mayor Lightfoot & World Business Chicago Announce the Return of the Chicago Venture Summit Future-of-Food

Posted on February 13, 2023 by GFDI Team

After its inaugural success with two sold-out, sector-specific summits in 2022, the Chicago Venture Summit series returns in 2023 with Future-of-Food this May 3-4. Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined World Business Chicago (WBC) to announce the return of the Chicago Venture … Continue reading →

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Uncle Nearest Launches Initiative To Raise $1 Million For Underfunded Historically Black Colleges And Universities

Posted on January 17, 2023 by GFDI Team

The Black-Owned and Led Whiskey Company Will Raise Funds Through Sales of Bottles and Its Most-Ordered Cocktail, the Uncle Nearest Old Fashioned  Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the top-selling Black-owned spirits brand in the world, announced the launch of its HBCU Old … Continue reading →

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Nando’s is Spreading Its Wings From South Africa to Virginia Beach

Posted on June 19, 2022 by GFDI Team

World-Famous South African Chicken Restaurant Brings Its Signature Flame-Grilled Spice and Art-Filled Interiors to Virginia Beach Town Center Nando’s PERi-PERi, the beloved South African restaurant brand recognized around the world for its spicy flame-grilled chicken, is hatching in Virginia Beach. … Continue reading →

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Maison Courvoisier Introduces Courvoisier® Mizunara, a First-Of-Its-Kind Collaboration United By The Art of Blending

Posted on June 16, 2022 by GFDI Team

A daring, visionary blend of cognac made in celebration by Courvoisier’s Sixth Chief Blender Patrice Pinet and Fifth-Generation Chief Blender of the House of Suntory, Shinji Fukuyo Maison Courvoisier, the Most Awarded Cognac House*, introduces Courvoisier® Mizunara to the world, … Continue reading →

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