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San Diego beer connoisseurs with a sweet tooth will be delighted to know that two San Diego favorites are partnering on a specialty pairing that benefits the local community. North Park Beer Co. (NPBC) will be featuring the Black Is Beautiful beer, a global beer collaboration that was spearheaded by Weathered Souls Brewing, a black-owned brewery in San Antonio, Texas.   “We’re one of over 1,000 breweries who are participating and 100% of the proceeds of the sales will be going to local not-for-profit entities Detour, a mentoring program for girls of color, and The Blue Heart Foundation, which focuses...

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AUG 12, 2020 BY: CAYLA WHITE Remember when you first went vegan and you scoured the shelves of Ralphs for a bag of cookies that might accidentally be okay to eat? Oreos are great and all, but sometimes you just want a plant-based, fresh-baked, gooey chocolate chip cookie.  Maya felt the same way. A long-time vegan, she searched everywhere for a gourmet version of one of these soft-baked treats. After realizing how difficult they were to find, she began to experiment in her own kitchen with different recipes. Her friends and family soon told her that not only were her cookies...

Black Owned, Female Owned Gourmet Vegan Cookie Company Announces New Flavors, New Collection, and Promises More to Come!   SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Aug. 13, 2020 – Maya’s Cookies, America’s #1 Black Owned Gourmet Vegan Cookie Company, unveiled today a new logo and website as they begin to commemorate their 5th anniversary in business.    “As a formal fitness model and personal trainer with a sweet tooth, I set out to create what I could not find; a delicious, crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside gourmet vegan cookie,” stated Maya Madsen, Owner and Founder of Maya’s Cookies. “Five years ago, I could never have imagined that we’d be...