A former city worker who swapped skyscrapers for a stall on Brick Lane has been named one of ten UK recipients of the first Uber Eats Black Business Fund.
The Black Business Fund, set up by Uber Eats in collaboration with Be Inclusive Hospitality and Enterprise Nation, sees £50,000 distributed to ten small Black-owned businesses across the country impacted by the pandemic. Over 150 restaurants applied, with those selected representing a cross-section of the most innovative and exciting Black-owned restaurants in the country.
One winner, Jenny Campbell, gave up a corporate career to launch her own brand of vegan Caribbean food. Early success on an East End stall convinced her to officially open the Guava Kitchen in Forest Hill just before the pandemic struck.
