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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Pinky Cole's black Bentley reportedly stolen outside new sandwich shop
ATLANTA - What began as a celebratory weekend for Atlanta entrepreneur Pinky Cole quickly took a turn when her black Bentley Bentayga was stolen outside her new sandwich shop, Voagies, on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard in Atlanta. What we know The theft took place on Sunday, just one day after the Voagies grand opening celebration. Cole said the Bentley had just come out of the shop the day before. Around the time customers were lined up to order at the restaurant, three individuals reportedly arrived on scooters, jumped into Cole's black Bentley Bentayga, and sped away. Cole shared a video on Instagram showing the scene outside Voagies shortly after the incident. Scooters believed to have been used by the suspects were left on the ground, while stunned bystanders looked on. Cole claims that police were contacted and asked followers to keep an eye out: "If you see a Bentley in Atlanta, a black Bentley, send me a DM." The backstory Pinky Cole, the well-known founder of Slutty Vegan, recently opened a new business in Atlanta's West View neighborhood called Voagies, a vegan hoagie shop launched from the original Slutty Vegan storefront. Voagies, which is a 100% vegan hoagie shop, represents a new chapter for Cole, who previously lost control of Slutty Vegan due to financial difficulties but managed to regain ownership within six weeks. RELATED: 'Slutty Vegan' owner Pinky Cole reveals she almost lost her business What's next Police are reportedly investigating the theft. In the meantime, Cole continues to promote Voagies as a new phase of her entrepreneurial journey, vowing to turn the brand into a global success. OTHER PINKY COLE STORIES Bar Vegan closing in Ponce City Market after 4 years Pinky Cole, Morris Brown College announce surprises for Mays High School students
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘I'm reclaiming what's mine': Pinky Cole talks about buying back business she started
Atlanta entrepreneur Pinky Cole Hayes said she met God after losing her vegan burger joint and then being able to buy it back. The 'Slutty Vegan' founder appeared on the Tamron Hall show on Monday and spoke out about losing the business. 'This truly has been a unicorn experience for me,' Cole Hayes said. She said she was forced to give up control of the company in February because 'financially, I couldn't do it anymore.' 'Mentally, I was dying on the inside,' Cole Hayes said. Cole Hayes ended up losing her business for 43 days. 'Those 43 days had to feel like a lifetime,' Hall asked Cole Hayes. TRENDING STORIES: 'I was scared': Synthetic braiding hair linked to cancer-causing chemicals More showers and storms ahead for north Georgia this week Gov. Kemp announces decision on Senate run in 2026, ending speculation 'In those 43 days I met God, and this situation had to take me down to my knees so that I could meet God in a whole other way, and I'm so grateful for that,' Cole Hayes said. She said when she realized there were problems within the company, she had to start 'looking under the hood' at what was going on, which was hard. 'I felt a lot of guilt,' Cole Hayes said. 'I started beating myself up, at first.' 'You were able to come back and buy your company back with your own money, so you are now the owner of the company you started?' Hall asked Cole Hayes. 'I am the owner of the company,' Cole Hayes said. 'It is mine, it belongs to me. And I am showing every single entrepreneur out there, sometimes this industry gets really predatory, and I'm reclaiming what's mine, and I'm happy about that.' The entrepreneur revealed a re-vamped 'Slutty Vegan 2.0,' which includes new vegan sandwiches. The Atlant a Journal-Constitution reported Cole Hayes' 'Bar Vegan' in Ponce City Market shut its on Monday, while the second location in Lawrenceville also closed. You can watch the Tamron Hall Show every weekday afternoon at 3 p.m., followed by Channel 2 Action News at 4 p.m.
Axios
01-05-2025
- Business
- Axios
Bar Vegan to close Ponce City Market location
A restaurant venture started by Slutty Vegan CEO and founder Pinky Cole will close its doors on May 5. Why it matters: Bar Vegan 's closure comes four years after it opened at Ponce City Market. It follows its Lawrenceville location's closure less than a year after it opened, according to Rough Draft Atlanta, which was first to report the Ponce City Market closure. Driving the news: "This chapter may be closing, but the story doesn't end here," the restaurant said Thursday in an announcement on its Instagram. "Stay tuned — there's more coming to Atlanta this summer. Rumor has it, we may just be a part of it." Zoom out: Bar Vegan's closure comes after Slutty Vegan closed locations this year in Duluth and on the campuses of Spelman College and Georgia Tech, which Rough Draft reported was part of a restructuring of Cole's company. Context: In an interview with People, Cole revealed the restructuring began in February and resulted in her temporarily turning over ownership. "I fought it for a long time, to be honest, and I didn't want to do it. I didn't want to face the public scrutiny," Cole told the magazine. She said in the interview that she was able to buy back her business in late March and is eyeing expanding into the hospitality arena with her husband, Big Dave's Cheesesteaks owner Derrick Hayes. Flashback: A former employee sued Bar Vegan in 2022 alleging that Cole and her business partners did not pay them for tips and overtime and did not meet the federal minimum wage requirements. A settlement was approved in December by a federal district court judge, but lawyers for the plaintiffs told a judge last month that the defendants have not paid up, the AJC reports. However, Cole told the court she no longer owns the restaurant, which she said in a statement is under the control of another entity.
