Juice’d Café was born from Stacey and Luis Gonsalves’ passion for providing healthy and affordable food options to their community. Juice’d Cafe is the first food service business in the great Fall River area to provide convenient and wholesome food choices. They have a wide range of options, from fresh-pressed juices to all-natural smoothies, salads, wraps, and burritos.
We met Stacey and Luis during the pandemic, as they saw a decrease in business, as did many restaurants. The BEI Henry P. Kendall Foundation enabled Juice’d Café to hire a consultant specializing in business strategy and make strategic purchases. Juice’d Café will be opening a second Fall River location in the early fall of this year.
Stacey and Luis’ commitment to helping their community does not stop at providing healthy options. They educate their customers on the benefits of a nutritious diet, provide support circles with resources and tools to help customers reach their health and wellness goals, and annually partner with Shear Genius to provide haircuts and school supplies to community children.
Check out their menu and stop by for a delicious and healthy meal or snack!
Nectar Community Investments, with the Boston Foundation and the Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, provided a $900,000 financing package for construction and launch of a Vicente’s Supermarket branch at 452 Mount Pleasant St. Vicente’s estimates the store has created about 30 construction jobs through 10 contractors, most owned by people of color. Read the Article
Fourth Vicente’s supermarket brings jobs, access to healthy food to South Coast community Nectar Community Investments, in partnership with The Boston Foundation and Local Enterprise Assistance Fund (LEAF), has provided a financing package for the new Vicente’s Supermarket in New Bedford, Mass. The New Bedford store, which opened today as the company’s fourth location, mirrors the approach of its Brockton and Pawtucket, R.I., markets: located in a low- to moderate-income community adjacent to a food desert and making healthy food accessible to historically underserved neighborhoods. “We’re proud to help provide this critical financing to Vicente’s Supermarket as the company expands into New Bedford,” said Nectar Community Investments Executive Director Glynn Lloyd. “Small businesses are the backbone of the Massachusetts economy, and Vicente’s exemplifies that definition: providing healthy food access, creating jobs and positively impacting the community. Thank you to our ecosystem partners at The Boston Foundation and LEAF as well for teaming up with us to make this financing possible.” “In Brockton and Pawtucket, Vicente’s markets are not only meeting a critical need for food — they are central hubs in their communities,” said Orlando Watkins, Vice President and Chief Program Officer at the Boston Foundation. “The Boston Foundation has a longstanding history …
Nectar’s Executive Director Glynn Lloyd spoke to The Bay State Banner about our organization’s innovative approach and a recent award from the CDFI Fund to help fuel our work. Learn more about patient capital, the Business Equity Initiative for Diverse Developers, environmental justice efforts and more in this story.
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