FedEx Awards $100,000 to Winners of Fourth Annual Small Business Grant Contest
July 11 2016 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Harlem-Based Traditional African Beverage
Company ‘Ginjan Bros’ Takes Home Grand Prize of $25,000
FedEx announced today that Ginjan Bros, LLC — a beverage company
that develops and brings to market traditional African beverages —
is the grand prize winner of its fourth annual FedEx Small Business
Grant Contest. Based in Harlem, New York, Ginjan Bros, LLC will
receive a $25,000 grant to help them with working capital to fill
their orders, get their product certified as “Organic” and
“Non-GMO,” and for product marketing initiatives, all of which will
allow them to meet the growing demand for their product.
“This year we saw a wide variety of entrants from various
industries, all of which embody a true passion for their business,”
said Becky Huling, vice president of Customer Engagement Marketing.
“We’re excited for Ginjan Bros, LLC to take this next step and to
see their business continue to grow and scale.”
Ginjan Bros, LLC is run by two brothers, Mohammed and Ibrahima
Diallo, who moved to the United States from Africa in their early
teens. The Diallo brothers say that one of the only connections
they had with their culture has been through foods and beverages,
which is how Ginjan Bros, LLC was born. The juice is crafted from a
1,000-year-old West African recipe that their mother used to make
for them growing up. It’s made using organic and non-GMO
ingredients. Currently, 30 locations carry the juice and they are
set to launch more than 350 additional accounts. The long-term view
for Ginjan Bros, LLC is to be able to source raw goods from small
farmers in Africa to help them with market access.
“My brother and I are thrilled to have won the FedEx Small
Business Grant contest and we can’t wait to put the grant to use
and take our business to the next level,” said Mohammed Diallo, CEO
of Ginjan Bros, LLC. “This money will help us fill orders after we
launch more than 350 accounts by summer’s end, and it will also go
towards getting our Organic and non-GMO certifications, and for
product marketing.”
In addition to the $25,000 grand prize, FedEx awarded one
$15,000 grant and eight $7,500 grants — the largest prize pool
since the inception of the contest in 2013.
- LuminAID, $15K winner (Chicago)
- Artlifting (Boston)
- Gina Cucina (Carbondale, Colo.)
- MM Clay (San Francisco)
- Ariel Brands/ Art by Keturah Ariel
(Columbus, Ohio)
- CatastrophicCreations (Byron Center,
Mich.)
- Hed Cycling (Roseville, Minn.)
- The Wok Shop (San Francisco)
- The Groomsman Suit (Astoria, N.Y.)
The FedEx Small Business Grant Contest offers significant
opportunity for small businesses across the United States to share
their inspirational stories and achieve national recognition while
simultaneously rallying support from local communities to grow
their businesses.
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