FOODWORKS , UNDER THE COMPASS GROUP USA , PARTNERS WITH SUBARU TO SUPPORT CAMDEN , NEW JERSEY BUSINESSES THROUGH THE IGNITE PROGRAM
FOODWORKS , a r e st a ur a nt in c u ba tor un de r C omp a ss G roup USA with a mission to sh a p e th e f utur e o f c orpor a t e d ining through a lo ca l l e ns, is prou d to p a rtn e r with S u ba ru o f A m e ri ca , I n c . ( SOA ) to d on a t e $ 20,000 o f th e IGNITE P rogr a m to h e lp support sm a ll b usin e ss e s throughout th e ir hom e town o f Ca m de n, N . J . FOODWORKS c r ea t ed th e IGNITE progr a m in A pril o f 2022 d u e to r ed u ced f un d ing f or r e st a ur a nts f rom th e fede r a l gov e rnm e nt. FOODWORKS s a w a n opportunity to st e p in a n d support th e ir loy a l p a rtn e rs n a tionwi de . T h e y intro d u ced IGNITE , a c ommunity gr a nt progr a m f or th e ir r e st a ur a nt p a rtn e rs n a tionwi de with ov e r $ 100,000 a v a il ab l e in imm ed i a t e gr a nts to e n ab l e wom e n a n d minority-own ed v e n d or p a rtn e rs to add n e w e quipm e nt, e xp a n d op e r a tions or ac hi e v e ce rti f i ca tions th a t woul d h e lp th e m e xp a n d th e ir lo ca l c ustom e r ba s e a n d b ring lo ca l f l a vor to c orpor a t e C omp a ss USA c li e nts. S in ce 2018, wh e n SOA mov ed its h ead qu a rt e rs to Ca m de n, N . J ., S u ba ru h a s support ed n e igh b ors a n d sm a ll b usin e ss e s in th e c ommunity a s p a rt o f th e n a tion a l S u ba ru L ov e P romis e c ommitm e nt. T hrough th e a utom a k e r ’ s long-tim e f oo d s e rvi ce provi de r, E ur e st, a n d th e C omp a ss G roup USA , S u ba ru invit ed C ok e r a n d th e FOODWORKS t ea m to sp ea k with lo ca l b usin e ss own e rs a n d a w a r ded IGNITE gr a nts ba s ed on th e ir n eed s. “ S u ba ru a n d our p a rtn e rs a r e prou d to ded i ca t e this d on a tion to th e lo ca l b usin e ss e s o f Ca m de n, Ne w Je rs e y who h a v e shown us hospit a lity a n d c omp a nionship sin ce S u ba ru mov ed in f iv e y ea rs a go, ” s a i d S hir a Haa z, C orpor a t e Re sponsi b ility Ma n a g e r a t S u ba ru o f A m e ri ca , I n c . “ We w a nt to th a nk E ur e st a n d th e C omp a ss G roup USA f or th e opportunity to giv e bac k to thos e th a t a r e import a nt to us. ”
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