The NBA All-Star Mountain Dew and Pepsi Stronger Together partnership will engage four minority-owned Atlanta restaurants – The Slutty Vegan, Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks, Slim & Husky’s, and Scoville Hot Chicken – to deliver 2,000 surprise lunches to hospital workers at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center and Northside Hospital this Friday, March 5.
The deliveries will feature specially-made “All-Star Meals,” each highlighting a local Atlanta favorite or a well-known dish. As an added benefit to the four participating restaurants, each will receive a $10,000 grant from Mountain Dew, through the Georgia Restaurant Association.
“Supporting local communities and small businesses is core to the Pepsi Stronger Together program. We are thrilled to participate in this initiative with Mountain Dew and its valued Atlanta partners in recognition of those who help make the city so great,” said Derek Lewis, President, South Division, PepsiCo Beverages North America. “In the true spirit of NBA All-Star, this is our way of celebrating some of the most deserving All-Stars in the community. Not least of which is Shaquille O’Neal, a valued partner of Pepsi Stronger Together and such an integral force in the Atlanta community.”
“The Georgia Restaurant Association is proud and honored to be working with Pepsi on this amazing opportunity to support Georgia’s independent restaurants,” said Karen Bremer, President and CEO of Georgia Restaurant Association. “While all restaurants have faced challenges due to COVID, independent restaurants have had the hardest time being able to shift and adapt.”
