Black culinary tradition anchors American food culture, while ownership remains concentrated in single units where real estate and franchising decide who builds lasting equity.
| Company | Operations | Ticker | Amount · fiscal YTD | Black ownership | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Files its own numbers Black-owned and Black-founded companies standing on their own figures. Private ones file nothing public. | |||||
Independent Coca-Cola bottler led by Troy Taylor, serving Florida | Bottling Distribution Sales Coca-Cola Beverages Florida company site | private not listed | $1.3B 2018 · reported, not filed Black Enterprise, BE 100s | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Restaurant franchise group built by former NBA player Ulysses 'Junior' Bridgeman | Restaurant franchises Bottling Food service Black Enterprise reporting on Bridgeman Foods | private not listed | $870M 2018 · reported, not filed Black Enterprise, BE 100s | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Founded by Warren Thompson; one of the largest Black-owned food service companies | Contract dining Restaurant brands Facilities services Thompson Hospitality company site | private not listed | $800M 2022 · reported, not filed Black Enterprise | 51% At least 51% Black-owned — the floor for MBE certification Thompson Hospitality MBE certification | Black-owned |
Food distributor to quick-service restaurants, owned by Warren Anderson | Food distribution Logistics Anderson-DuBose company site | private not listed | $703M 2018 · reported, not filed Black Enterprise, BE 100s | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Meat and food manufacturer supplying national restaurant chains | Food manufacturing Supply agreements Black Enterprise BE 100s profile | private not listed | $342M 2018 · reported, not filed Black Enterprise, BE 100s | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Resort and hotel group founded and owned by BET co-founder Sheila Johnson | Resorts Hotels Spa and dining Salamander company site | private not listed | $213M 2018 · reported, not filed Black Enterprise, BE 100s | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Restaurant operator co-founded by the family of Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson | Franchised restaurants Airport dining Concessions Jackmont Hospitality company site | private not listed | $170M 2019 · reported, not filed Black Enterprise | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Whiskey brand founded and led by Fawn Weaver; the company defaulted on its lending in 2025 and the figure below predates that | Whiskey Distillery and visitor centre Venture fund Uncle Nearest company site | private not listed | $100M 2022 · reported, not filed The Spirits Business | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Founded by Robin McBride and Andréa McBride John; the largest Black-owned wine company in the United States | Wine labels Retail distribution SHE CAN fund McBride Sisters company site | private not listed | $5.0M 2020 · reported, not filed theGrio, citing Wine Spectator | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Founded by Robert L. Johnson, who chairs the board; a listed hotel REIT | Hotel portfolio Asset management RLJ Lodging Trust filings | RLJ — | not filed | not disclosed Widely held listed REIT — its Black founder chairs it but holds no disclosed controlling stake RLJ Lodging Trust proxy statement | Black-founded |
Founded by Pinky Cole; plant-based restaurant group | Restaurants Bar Vegan Consumer packaged goods Slutty Vegan company site | private not listed | private — not filed | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Reports through a parent Brands inside a listed group. The amount is the parent's filing — parents do not break these brands out. | |||||
McDonald's programme with its Black franchisee and community work | Change Leaders Change of Fashion Future 22 alumni McDonald's programme pages | MCD — | not filed | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Partnership |
Warren Thompson, Compass Group joint venture Compass Group PLC · consolidated into North America | — | CPG.L — | not filed | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Jay-Z sold majority to Moët Hennessy LVMH · consolidated into Wines & Spirits | — | MC.PA — | not filed | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Partnership |
Black-owned restaurant platform PepsiCo · consolidated into PepsiCo Foods/Beverages | — | PEP — | not filed | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Partnership |
Black franchise ownership pipeline Yum! Brands · consolidated into KFC/Taco Bell divisions | — | YUM — | not filed | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Partnership |
Black franchise growth commitment The Wendy's Company · consolidated into US Franchise | — | WEN — | not filed | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Partnership |
Stores in Black neighbourhoods, local hiring Starbucks · consolidated into North America | — | SBUX — | not filed | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Partnership |
Black-owned brand shelf space Walmart · consolidated into Walmart US | — | WMT — | not filed | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Partnership |
Black-owned food supplier onboarding The Kroger Co. · consolidated into Retail | — | KR — | not filed | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Partnership |
Black-owned distribution suppliers Sysco · consolidated into US Foodservice | — | SYY — | not filed | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Partnership |
Black-owned bottler and supplier spend The Coca-Cola Company · consolidated into North America | — | KO — | not filed | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Partnership |
Independent Fawn Weaver; best-selling Black-owned whiskey Independent · no listed parent | — | private no listed parent | no public filing | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Independent Pinky Cole; multi-state restaurant group Independent · no listed parent | — | private no listed parent | no public filing | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Independent Ezell Stephens; Pacific Northwest chain Independent · no listed parent | — | private no listed parent | no public filing | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Independent Woods family, Harlem, since 1962 Independent · no listed parent | — | private no listed parent | no public filing | not disclosed No ownership percentage published Not disclosed | Black-owned |
Figures are limited to public filings, live market data and revenue published by a named source. A Black ownership percentage is shown only where a company, a filing or a certifying body has published one; everything else reads "not disclosed" rather than being estimated. Private companies file nothing public, so they carry no amount. Prices and filings are read live from a public market feed. Listed companies link out to their market reference page; every other name opens a details window. Every figure here is in US dollars; a company trading or filing in another currency is converted at the live exchange rate and marked with an asterisk.
The Urban Magnate™ · figures are read from public filings and named public sources.