Built to help grow your culinary business
- Restaurants
- Food Trucks
- Bakeries
- Caterers
- Pop-up Business
Our MISSION
Don’t do business alone
We work directly with you through the realities of running a food business, so what you've built can grow, stabilize, and thrive.
- Hands-on Training
- Emergency Funding
- Business Development
- Student Scholarships
About The Foundation
We show up where you are
Feed the Soul Foundation is a national nonprofit that provides training, funding, and community to culinary entrepreneurs who define our neighborhoods and can grow, stabilize, and thrive.
300+ Business & Students Impacted Since 2020
Over the last five years, the organization has evolved into a national support system for restaurateurs, chefs, caterers, food truck owners, hospitality students, and aspiring culinary entrepreneurs. In 2025, that work reached new heights.
$1.9 provided in cultural awareness initiatives to culinary businesses across the nation.
Provided over $100,000 in-person business training and support to 300+ businesses and students.
Provided over $85,000 for scholarships to high school culinary programs, HBCU's, and HSI's.
Provided over $2.8 million in financial and business development support and resources.
From the customer
"Now that we have clean financials, my business has been applying for small business grants. I couldn’t have done this without the Foundation."
Ayesha Collier
Sun of a Vegan, Memphis TN.
PROGRAMS & RESOURCES
How can we help you?
A 24/7 digital hub
CULINARY BUSINESSES Network
Training, peer connections, funding opportunities, and policy updates.
Financial Readiness Training
60% Pledge Program
Grant readiness, bookkeeping, capital preparedness, and personal wealth development.
Hands-on training
Business Development Training
Live and virtual training in accounting, HR, operations, and marketing.
Real-world experience
Workforce Development Program
Experiential learning, paid internships, and job placements for culinary and hospitality students.
Your story, amplified
Cultural Awareness Campaigns
Market research and targeted marketing to amplify your story and drive real revenue growth.
Invest in students
Student Scholarship Fund
Financial support and real-world industry experience for culinary and hospitality students.
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Our events
Join us in person or online!
- Awareness + Advocacy
A curated, by-invitation conversation among Houston's civic, corporate, and community leaders. Houston's small culinary businesses are engines of economic mobility, job creation, and cultural…
- Awareness + Advocacy
Join Feed the Soul Foundation for an evening of conversation and connection with fellow culinary business owners, chefs, restaurateurs, food entrepreneurs, caterers, bakers, and…
- Training
Two power-packed days of expert training, peer learning, and real connections — built specifically for owners like you. Running a culinary business is one…
How to Help
4 ways to support
1
Make a donation
Fund training programs, emergency relief, and scholarships for culinary entrepreneurs. Every dollar goes directly to the culinary community.
2
Get Involved
Restaurant owners can turn guests into supporters, feature a signature dish, and help support the Emergency Relief Fund.
3
Become a Partner
Join our corporate partners in investing in the culinary community through co-branded programs, events, and direct funding
4
Become an ambassador
Restaurant owners can turn guests into supporters, feature a signature dish, and help support the Emergency Relief Fund.
In The News
See what's cooking
Chef’s Night Out: A Summer Soiree Celebrating 6 years of Service
Feed the Soul Foundation celebrates 6 years at its Summer Soiree Chef’s Night Out, honoring culinary leaders, awarding Houston City College scholarships, and launching the 2027 Heart & Soul Dinner.
Career Conversations: Investing in the Next Generation of Public Servants
Feed the Soul Foundation joined the NFBPA Greater Houston Chapter for a morning of honest conversations with Houston students about careers in public service, nonprofit work, and what it really takes to lead with purpose.
The Numbers Behind the Hands That Feed Us
ICE audits, workforce scams, rising benefit requests: what small culinary businesses must understand from the From Field to Fork immigration report release in Houston.
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