Are you still Outraged?
Or did that outrage you felt so viscerally dissipate as the weeks and months passed since George Floyd’s death. As they say, time heals all wounds. But should we let it? Racism is the...
Author: John Pepper
The 3 Gs Necessary for Boloco’s Survival
A few weeks ago, I realized that Boloco’s survival was no longer in my hands. Control of our fate rests in what I have shared with a few are the 3 remaining Gs –...
PPP Details Disclosed
Yesterday there was a lot of press related to disclosure of which companies in various states received money from the Payroll Protection Program and how much. As I’ve previously shared, Boloco’s Massachusetts entity (7...
Even a Peanut Aspires & George Washington Carver
This past Tuesday morning, I caught a quick glimpse of the final, final draft of a Boloco promotional email that was to be released at 11am. “The Jimmy Carter Shake is Back!” it proclaimed....
The Power of a Brick
Many who have worked with me or know me well have heard me talk about the power of an ordinary brick – equating it, of course, to the potential power of an ordinary burrito....
Give up your dream…
“Give up your dream, it may work for others, but it’s clearly a pipe dream for you…” – customer in response to a Boloco email that he received. At 9:57am the other day, while...
Pivoting to a Non-Profit Model
For the past month, since Covid-19 hit in earnest, Boloco has operated essentially as a non-profit organization. The knowledge that our business, like so many others, was barely hanging on and had no clear...
Thoughts on Restaurants and PPP Forgiveness Provisions
Many business owners, myself included, are experiencing momentary relief as they “magically” received the equivalent of 2.5 months of payroll in their companies’ bank accounts these past few days. A few weeks ago I...
THANK YOU: $50,000 and 10,000 Boloco meals donated to #FeedTheFrontline
3 weeks ago – which feels like 3 years ago – I put out a “Last Call” video. The Boloco Team had nothing more to give and I wanted to share honestly about our situation...
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