Husband-and-wife barbecue masters Sean and Nikeah Green were sailing along well with their BBQ Unlimited business in the pre-pandemic years. But once COVID-19 wholly undermined the foodservice industry, the impact on them was substantial. Michael Klein fired up his journalist talent to publish their story in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The BBQ Unlimited sweet (and savory) spot was the hot meals it sold at local office workers through a N.Y.-based food-service provider.
When the pandemic erased onsite employees at its array of corporate centers, the Greens lost their main source of income.
The financial aftermath eventually forced the couple and their school-aged children into a shelter.
Thanks to some seed money from the organizers of that safe haven and loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, the Greens are cooking again.
They’ve moved into an apartment.
And hit two patches of good luck in Montgomery County.
BBQ Unlimited has opened a counter-service location in Willow Grove Park. And in a revival of its relationship with the corporate food-service company, is now regularly bringing barbecue to a Blue Bell corporate center (among others regionally).
More on how the Greens bounced back from being in the red is at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
