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These celebrations include
Sampling from 35+ Local Minority Owned brands
Live Music
Special Savings & Prizes
Kids Activities and More!
Previous Special Guests
Walter Kendrick
Drummer
Carolyn Fitzhugh
Vocalist
Rodney Harper
Drummer
Fred Barr and Organ-ized Sound
Piano Stylist
DJ Tony "The Track Master"
DJ
Ramonski Luv
Omni Channel Radio
Sam Chatman
Omni Channel Radio
Familyism Face Painting
Support These Black-Owned Businesses on Jewel-Osco Shelves
We love supporting our community, and we’re happy to offer a wide selection of local, minority-owned brands. Get a glimpse of a few of our brands who’ll be featured at our events!
Affy Tapple
Since our founding in 1948, Affy Tapple — the creator of The Original Caramel Apple — has been a Chicago tradition. The Caramel Apples we introduced to the marketplace 70 years ago still use the same, homemade, delicious recipe! We are proud to have had our products in local grocery stores throughout Chicagoland and continue to be a family favorite for generations.
Andy’s Seasoning
Andy’s Seasonings, Inc. is a family-owned business founded in 1981. We manufacture quality breading, batters and seasoning salt located in St. Louis, MO.
Angelica’s Bakery
Christian-based, family-owned and operated Chicago bakery, most famous for its delicious caramel cakes.
Best Chef
Hot sauce can reduce the risk of cancer, aches, joint pain, stress, and depression. Spicy food can promote the production of serotonin and other feel-good hormones. All of your dosing should be in Best Chef hot sauces.
Best Fruits & Nuts
For a healthy snack, “Have some guts and go and buy Best Fruits & Nuts”! It can help with preventing cancer, heart disease, blood clotting, and high blood pressure.
BLK & Bold
Co-founders Pernell & Rod created BLK & Bold with the desire to unite coffee and tea lovers worldwide through a common interest of investing in community, specifically for the youth. With that philosophy, BLK & Bold pledges 5% of its proceeds to nonprofit organizations across America that are aligned to pouring into children the confidence, exposure, and guidance for them to be the best version of themselves. Coffee for you, impact for our youth.
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Bronner Brothers
The Bronner Bros. Enterprise consists of Bronner Bros. Beauty Products. They are a privately held, family owned company founded in 1947. Today, Bronner Bros. is headed by the second generation, with their corporate headquarters located in Atlanta, GA.
Captain Curt’s Famous Boss Sauce
The greatest and most creative of all barbecue sauces stemming from 3 generations of family recipes.
CharBoy’s Sauces
Female-owned, Chicago-based company providing a line of great-tasting sauces that are lower in sodium, sugar, carbs and calories than many national brands. Check out the website below for delicious healthy recipes!
Eating to Live
Eating to Live is a manufacturer of health conscious prepared comfort foods known for their line of “World’s Greatest Greens”. Not only do we manufacture food products, we also teach families how to begin eating to live. Our Founder, David Fuller, has 25 years of experience in the food and beverage industry and is fortunate enough to hire and mentor former students to help him build his brand, and help hundreds of others pursue their food passions. To us, food and a healthy diet is a holistic change agent that can change the world. The concept of “Eating To Live” is more than just a name... to us, it’s a lifestyle.
Funkytown Brewery
Funkytown Brewery was created by co-owners & homebrewers, Richard Bloomfield, Gregory Williams and Zachary Day. It’s a high-quality beer crafted with representation and inclusion at its core. This beer was crafted with your palate, beliefs, community, expression, and music tastes in mind.
Golden Krust
Golden Krust’s mission is to provide customers with authentic, tasty Jamaican patties and relevant Caribbean cuisine in convenient settings and sizes, provide outstanding customer service while keeping our community and values close, and give the taste of the Caribbean to the world!
Goode Foods
Our family-owned, Grade A beans and vegetables are all-natural and canned without any added preservatives. In 2013, Goode Foods introduced the baby food brand Pic Select Fresh, which is currently available in 22 Jewel-Osco stores around the city of Chicago. “If it’s Goode, it’s Good.”
Grandma Maud’s
From our American Southern-style Bean Meals, to our unique line of American Traditions seasonings and classic sweet potato and pumpkin pie mix, Grandma Maud’s brings the essence of American Southern cooking to your kitchen. Locally owned in Chicago for over 25 years.
Heritage Fare
Heritage Fare was created by Wendell E. Turner to fill in a gap in the food industry - quality foods that offered good taste, convenience, and ethnic appeal to African Americans. Heritage Fare first created fresh packaged greens, and then expanded to other products like seasonings and barbecue sauces. Their tag line “We Take You Back Home” shows the brand’s cultural identity and is a reminder of the Southern Style cooking tradition.
Johnny B's Wet Sauce
At Johnny B's, we developed the Original 'Wet' Sauce using quality ingredients from local family-owned farms and food co-ops. Our sauce does not cake or burn and caramelizes when cooked. Johnny B's makes BBQ Simple; It starts with the Rib & ends with the Sauce!
Contact: John Perkins
johnnybsbbq.com
johnnybsbbq.com
Lock’s Bar-B-Q Sauce
Family-owned Chicago business providing tangy, flavorful barbecue sauce for all of your grilling needs. “One Lick and That’s It!”
Love Cork Screw
Love Cork Screw, founded by Chrishon Lampley and launched in Chicago, offers the sophisticated and novice wine enthusiasts a range of choices for any palate. Equating to 1% of the industry as a Black-owned wine company, each sleek wine bottle is unique, colorful, whimsical and fun.
Ma’s Best
Delicious dinner rolls, buns and coffee cakes made fresh daily in Elk Grove Village.
Margie’s
Margie offers a line of spreads, syrups, salad dressings, and marinades. Our products are all natural, contain no added sugar, and are made with 100% fruit. Diabetic-friendly and gluten-free.
Michele’s Foods
Michele’s Foods, a minority and woman-owned company, produces specialty rich and creamy breakfast syrups which are truly “good over everything”. The signature syrup recipe was developed by Michele’s great-great-grandmother and passed down through her family for three generations.
Mix Match Gourmet Popcorn
The Popcorn & More company started in Dolton, IL, famous for their delicious combination of cheese and caramel popcorn.
Moo & Oink
Born and raised and proudly made in Chicago by Best Chicago Meat Co., Moo & Oink has brought the “Thrill of the Grill” for over 50 years. Products include hot & mild beef, turkey and pork links, breaded chicken, rib tips and beef and turkey patties.
Moors Brewing Co.
In 711 A.D., Tariq Ibn Ziyad led moors of Berber decent across the strait of Gibraltar between Africa and Europe – conquering Spain for the next 700 years. They introduced a distillation and a fermentation process that produced what they called “Al-kuhl”. Our beer pays homage to the rich untold history of our African ancestry and the “original craftsmen” that made it happen.
Mumbo Sauce
Made locally since 1950, Mumbo BBQ sauce is Chicago’s original hometown brand. Our premium homestyle sauces come in 3 varieties and are preservative-free, gluten-free and contain no high fructose corn syrup.
Parker House Sausage Company
We’re one of the nation’s oldest African American owned and operated businesses. Our famous Hot Smoked Sausage and Hot Head Cheese are still “As Good as You Remember!” Equally delicious are our Chicken Hot Links and Chicken Polish. “Stick a Fork in it!”
ProudMumGifts
ProudMumGifts, a minority and woman-owned company. Founder Barbara McMichael started supplying low cost, Inspirational, Motivational and Ethnic gift items to JewelOsco in 2005.
Reggio’s Pizza
Chicago-style pizza produced in more than 20 varieties -- The only Black-owned pizza manufacturing company in the world!
Riley’s Ribz
Antonio and Caryn Riley created a line of sauces and ribs after entering their family’s annual “Rib Off.” From entering a BBQ competition, they learned they needed their own signature flavor of seasonings and sauces to really elevate the meat. So, they developed some recipes in their kitchen, and when family and friends loved it so much, Riley’s Ribz was born!
SaVia Aloe Water
You can expect the best taste from SaVia’s Aloe & Fruit drinks, Coconut drinks and Coconut Milk drinks. SaVia Aloe Vera is refreshingly hydrating with a touch of natural sweetness. Distributed by ASC Distributors.
Signature Sweets Factory Bakery
We think out of the box, not bake out the box! All things Sweet & Delicious are made from scratch. Family-owned business, based in South Holland and started by chef Marcus J. at the age of 19. Providing gourmet Butter, Strawberry Cheesecake, Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies and Signature Cake Jars.
Solomon’s
Solomon’s, the King of Barbeque Sauces, is a family owned business created in the 70’s. The sauce was first used in our carry-out restaurant in the Chicago area. Now, for the first time, our sauces are marketed to the public. The sauce is a unique, thick, pepperish, low in salt, vinegar-based creation from a family recipe.
Special Taste
The WM. Doolittle LL Company was founded in 1981 by William Doolittle located in Chicago, Illinois. In 1991, the WM. Doolittle LL Company introduced the Special Taste brand that consists of meatloaf seasoning, original, mild spicy seafood and chicken breading. Their philosophy of giving the consumers quality products at the lowest possible prices has allowed the Special Taste products see remarkable sales success and consumer satisfaction!
Sunbelt Soft Drinks
A Chicago-based independent soft drinks bottler, famous for a variety of delicious flavors including Pink Lemonade, Piña Colada, Creme Soda and Peaches & Cream!
Contact: William Thurman
wthurman87@yahoo.com
wthurman87@yahoo.com
Uncle Jerry’s
Uncle Jerry’s stand by their goal of developing trusted relationships with the consumer and their families by trying to only include the simplest, freshest ingredients in order to create that traditional down- home MADE-FROM-SCRATCH goodness that welcomes one’s taste buds home!
Tasty Delite
“Eat right with Tasty Delite”. Tasty Delite Brand is an international cooking sensation! Tasty Delite’s 3 in 1 Seasoned Coating Mixes- Bake, fry, or grill on all meats and vegetables with Tasty Delite’s 3 in 1 Seasoned Coating Mixes. For an all natural and affordable staple, buy Tasty Delite Brand Products.
Tip32 Sauce
Inspired by Farmer Brown’s, a legendary Rib and Chicken joint on the Near North Side, and a sharply increasing interest in health and wellness, Kevin officially launched the TIP32 brand in 2018 with a mission to provide an all-natural product that did not sacrifice taste in the name of health consciousness. With no sodium benzoate, no high fructose corn syrup and only five calories per serving, TIP32 quickly made the rounds in the Chicago supermarket industry, securing multiple placements in local powerhouse stores such as Pete’s Fresh Market and Cermak Fresh Market.
Two Fish Crab Shack Co.
Two Fish Crab Shack Co. was started by Yasmin Curtis - a Chicago native who grew up on the southside of the city. The flourishing restaurant is known for its fresh ingredients and flavored seafood. When restaurants were experiencing an economic downturn, Yasmin transformed her most popular products into consumer-packaged goods called “Two Fish to-go”.
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey is inspired by the best whiskey-maker the world never knew, the first known African-American master distiller, Nathan “Nearest” Green. Uncle Nearest is distilled, aged, bottled and hand-labeled in Tennessee. The company was the most awarded American Whiskey or Bourbon for 2019 and 2020, and has garnered over 130 awards and accolades since debuting in July 2017, including World’s Best by Whisky Magazine in 2019 and 2020 and Double Gold and Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Vicky's Pancakes
As a single mom in the late ‘70s, Vicky created a light, fluffy and wholesome pancake recipe out of necessity for her children. Word spread around town, and soon family and friends couldn’t resist her delicious pancakes. To honor Vicky's sacrifice as a mother, Vicky’s youngest daughter and her husband launched Vicky Cakes on Mother’s Day.
See what's in store
At our 25th annual Black History Month celebration, shoppers enjoyed live music, giveaways, coupons and product highlights from many of the amazing minority-owned brands carried on Jewel-Osco's shelves! Check out the sights and sounds from 2024's Black History Month celebration!
Live Music was at each event!
Samples of local, minority-owned brands were all throughout the store
Special savings were at each event
Radio personalities like The Real Ramonski Luv made special appearances and interacted with shoppers!
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Raffles and Giveaways for Shoppers
Always supporting our Local Non-Profit Partners!
FEATURED RECIPES
Eat for nutrition, but don’t miss the soulful flavor of fresh pork. For recipes and inspiration: soulfulpork.com
Body Flex Bowl | Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients
- 1 pork tenderloin
- 1 teaspoon of seasoning salt, to taste
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon of adobo seasoning
- 1 tsp. cinnamon ¼ tsp. nutmeg
- 1 red onion, quartered with root intact for grilling
- 1 green & red pepper, cut into chunks
- 1 sweet potato, skin removed and sliced thick
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil for grilling
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- Juice of 1 lime ¼ cup avocado oil, plus more for the grill
Directions
- Season pork tenderloin with seasoning salt, pepper and adobo seasoning.
- Set grill to medium high heat at 375-400 degrees F. Place the Pork Tenderloin over direct heat for about 3-5 minutes on each side. Then move the Pork Tenderloin to indirect heat until internal temp reaches 145 degrees F. Allow a three-minute rest.
- Grilled Veggies: Season all veggies with salt, pepper & a little EVOO.
- Add all red onion & peppers to direct heat to get a good char on them for about 5 minutes depending on how hot your grill gets. Cook veggies over medium high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Add sweet potatoes to grill and cook over medium high heat for 3-4 minutes on each side to get a good char then transfer to indirect (low) heat to continue cooking for 2 minutes.
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Jerk Grilled Tenderloin with Mango Avocado Kale Salad
Ingredients
- 2 Pork Tenderloins, 1 lb. each
- 2 tsp. salt (or salt to your liking)
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
- 2 tsp. allspice berries or ground allspice
- 1 tsp. cinnamon ¼ tsp. nutmeg
- 1 habanero pepper (substitute with habanero hot sauce)
- 2 tbsp. of minced ginger
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp. honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- Juice of 1 lime ¼ cup avocado oil, plus more for the grill
- 3 cups shredded kale
- 1 carrot, peeled and julienned
- ½ cup sliced red onion
- ¼ cup chopped fresh mint (or cilantro) leaves
- 1 ripe but firm mango, peeled and sliced thin
- ¼ cup avocado oil
- 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
- 1 avocado, peeled and diced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Season both sides of the Pork Tenderloins with salt. Transfer to a resealable zip lock bag.
- In a blender, combine the scallions, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, habanero pepper, ginger, garlic, honey, soy sauce, lime juice and avocado oil. Puree until smooth.
- Pour the marinade over the Pork Tenderloins and seal the bag. Rotate the meat until it is covered in marinade. Refrigerate overnight or for a minimum of 1 hour.
- Preheat your grill for high heat on one side and medium to low heat on the other side.
- Remove the Pork Tenderloins from the bag and brush off excess marinade. Discard used marinade.
- Oil your grill grates and sear all sides of the Pork Tenderloins on the hottest area of the grill. This should take about 4 minutes. When you have nice grill marks, transfer the Pork Tenderloins to the cooler side of the grill and cook, turning frequently, until each one reaches an internal temperature of 145°F. This should take another 15 minutes or so.
- Salad Directions: To prepare the kale salad, combine the kale, carrot, onion, mint, and mango in a bowl and toss together. Drizzle with avocado oil, lime juice, and vinegar, then toss again. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Fold in the avocado chunks just before serving.
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Good Vibes Bowl
Ingredients
- 1lb pork tenderloin
- 1-2 tablespoons cajun seasoning (Salt-free cajun seasoning is recommended to control the salt intake)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons EVOO
Sauteed Cabbage
- Green cabbage, shredded
- 1-2 teaspoons adobo seasoning
- 1 tablespoon EVOO
- A splash of water
- Kosher salt & black pepper, to taste
Directions
- Combine cajun seasoning, EVOO, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Slather on the marinade onto the pork tenderloin and let marinate for at least 24 hours.
- Bring pork tenderloin to room temperature, at least one hour.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- On medium-high heat, drizzle EVOO in an oven safe pan like a cast iron, sear pork tenderloin on all sides until browned, about 4-5 minutes each side. The goal is not to fully cook the pork at this stage, just get a good sear on it.
- Place in oven and cook until 145 degrees internal, about 25 minutes.
- Remove and let it rest for 10 minutes so juices can redistribute throughout.
Instructions Sauteed Cabbage
- In a non stick pan on medium heat, add EVOO to the pan, add cabbage, and season with kosher salt and black pepper.
- Let cabbage sautee and whittle it down, about 3 minutes. Add adobo seasoning and toss together.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Kikkoman Takumi Korean BBQ
- Dash of sriracha
- 1 lb. ground pork
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 bag coleslaw mix
- Romaine lettuce
- Toasted Sesame seeds
- Kikkoman Sesame oil
- Toothpicks
Directions
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once the skillet is hot, add in the pork, Takumi sauce, sriracha and cook until browned. Remove from heat.
- Separate romaine leaves from stalks and set aside. Fill lettuce leaves with coleslaw mix and top with pork mixture. Drizzle a small amount of sesame oil and sesame seeds over pork. Wrap leaves up into a roll and use a toothpick to hold them together, you may need 2-3 leaves to hold it together. Cut into bite sized pieces, about 1-2 inch wide. You can use toothpicks to hold the sections together and serve to customers.
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Spinach Artichoke Dip
Ingredients
- 1 cup MIRACLE WHIP Dressing
- 1 cup light Sour Cream
- 1 (14oz) can artichoke hearts, drained, finely chopped
- 1 (9oz) pkg frozen chopped spinach, cooked, cooled and well drained
- 3-4 small sweet peppers, diced
- 1/4 tsp Lawry’s garlic salt
- 1/4 tsp Lawry’s Season salt
- Dash of Cholula
Directions
- Drain and finely chop artichoke hearts and peppers. Drain spinach into a bowl, make sure as much water is squeezed out as possible. Mix together all ingredients and serve with pita chips!
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Cucumber Spread
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) container WHIPPED cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup Kraft mayonnaise
- 1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian salad dressing mix
- 2 medium cucumbers, sliced
- 1 pinch dried dill weed
- Triscuits or Wheat Thins
Directions
- In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, mayonnaise and Italian dressing mix. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or preferably overnight.
- Spread the cream cheese blend onto crackers. Top with a cucumber slice, and sprinkle with dill and serve!
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'The Buck' Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P
- 2 oz Ginger Ale
- 1 oz Passion Fruit or Pineapple Juice
Directions
- Add all liquids to a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lemon wedge.
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Quick Cheese Grits
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup(s) Quaker® Quick Grits - Original
- 2 Cup(s) Water
- 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Dash(s) of garlic powder (optional)
- 1/4 tsp Paprika
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Top with chopped scallions and/or 1 tsp butter, if desired
Directions
- Bring water to a boil; slowly stir in grits; return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook 4-5 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
- Add cheese and garlic powder.
- Continue cooking 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally until the cheese is melted.
- Add salt to taste; sprinkle with paprika.
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Supporting our Communities
Chicago, Jewel pledge millions toward Together Now Fund to support small business; city announces emergency alert system for businesses
Jewel-Osco donated $1 million to the city of Chicago’s emergency fund to help businesses that were looted and damaged amid fallout from the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
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Albertsons Cos. made a $5 million To Social Justice
Albertsons Cos. is making a $5 million donation to social justice organizations as well as those on the front line of the fight for equality. “Racial justice and equality cannot be achieved by people returning to the status quo. We must intentionally open a door to lasting change across our country,” said President and CEO Vivek Sankaran.
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Special Taste Salutes Black History Month with "Flavor"
"It were a common practice for blacks to create special seasonings to give their low-quality food a better “Flavor” for family meals!
Today, you can use special taste greens seasoning with smoke turkey flavor and special taste better meatloaf onion flavor seasoning for that 'Great Flavor and Great Taste!'"
- Special Taste
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