Black-American Entrepreneurship: The Case of the Foodservice Industry

SUMMARY This paper discusses Black-American entrepreneurship in the U.S.: its beginnings, the context for Black enterprise, and the philosophy of Black-American business. Then it focuses on the food-service industry and the participation that Black-American entrepreneurs have had in it. The paper highlights the role that Black food-service entrepreneurs have played in employment and wealth creation in the Black community. It concludes with a series of issues that are suggested to form the basis for a research agenda in Black entrepreneurship in the foodservice industry.