Pinky Cole's Secret To Restaurant Ownership And Managing Business Growth Intelligently | Forbes

Pinky Cole is the owner and successful entrepreneur behind the plant-based Slutty Vegan franchise. Originally from Baltimore, Cole moved to Atlanta to pursue her bachelor's degree at Clark Atlanta University then ventured to New York working in television production. Between 2010 and 2016, Cole's career fluctuated between TV producer and casting jobs and her restaurant, Pinky's Jamaican and American Restaurant in Harlem.

In 2018 Cole sold her first Slutty Vegan orders through delivery apps and then opened a food truck. In 2019 she opened the first brick-mortar Slutty Vegan in Atlanta. Since, she has expanded to 11 locations across New York, Atlanta, Dallas, and Birmingham.

In 2022 Cole released a book titled, Eat Plants, B*tch: 91 Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind and went on tour. In 2023, TIME included her in their, 100 Next List.

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