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Yahoo
27-05-2025
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Pinky Cole Hayes' Bentley was left running when it was stolen in front of restaurant, police say
An Atlanta restaurateur's Bentley was left running with the keys inside when it was stolen in front of her new restaurant over the weekend. Pinky Cole Hayes celebrated the grand opening of her new restaurant, Voagies, on Saturday in the same location on Ralph David Abernathy Road that housed her previous restaurant, Slutty Vegan. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] According to a police report obtained by Channel 2 Action News, her husband, Derrick Hayes, hopped out of the car to greet friends when he noticed his car starting up and leaving the area. Police say three men rode up on scooters, got into the Bentley and sped off toward Interstate-20. Derrick Hayes tried to follow them, but couldn't catch up. 'I swear this car is not good luck,' Cole Hayes said in the video. TRENDING STORIES: Georgia Tech student killing: Shooter snuck into apartment building, waited for victim, police say COVID-19 vaccine removed from list of shots recommended for healthy children, pregnant women Metro Atlanta mother says insurance will only cover fraction of son's international ATV accident She has since said that someone found 'stripped parts' from her car, and that she's gotten her passport and a few other items back. Cole Hayes added that she just got the car back from the mechanic the day before it was stolen. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Business
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Pinky Cole's Bentley Stolen Outside Of Her Sandwich Shop Grand Opening
The owner of the plant-based fast food chain Slutty Vegan hopped on Instagram this week to give an update on her unlucky car. Pinky Cole Hayes posted a May 25 clip on her Instagram account to say that her Bentley was stolen while parked outside her new Atlanta sandwich shop, Voagies. Cole explained in the candid clip that three people allegedly pulled up to Voagies on scooters and jumped into her black Bentley before speeding off with her car. Cole began, 'Y'all , I swear this car is not good luck. We at Voagies, and somebody just stole the car that we just got out of the shop yesterday, in front of the restaurant — while we got people standing in line, ordering food.' Voagies is Cole's most recent business venture, a vegan hoagie panned the camera to show the street, where three scooters lay abandoned on the curb and other patrons in the background. 'And they left the scooters on the ground. If you see a Bentley in Atlanta, a black Bentley, send me a DM — the police are on their way, but somebody just stole it,' Cole shared. She explained, 'Three guys just jumped in the Bentley and stole it while we were at the restaurant.' Despite the damper on what would have been a positive day for the entrepreneur, Cole told fans that she wouldn't let it get her down. 'We can't catch a break, but you know what? God is still good. If you see a Bentley, send me a DM ASAP.' As previously reported, The Atlanta business owner, who originally founded popular plant-based restaurant chain Slutty Vegan, recently opened Voagies as another chain under her belt. Cole, 37, faced business issues with Slutty Vegan that forced her to temporarily surrender control of her company, to satisfy creditors who were unhappy with management's 'exorbitant' overhead spending. After six weeks of reflecting, Cole was able to buy Slutty Vegan back and began the journey of launching a new joint venture with her husband, who is the current owner of Big Dave's Cheesesteaks, Derrick Hayes. At the time, Cole stated, 'My last investors, they brought value for what they brought value to, but when you think about elevation and growth, I'm elevating and growing with a new set of folks and I'm excited about it.' Cole added at the grand opening of Voagies in Atlanta, 'This is the first business in Slutty Vegan 2.0. This is a hoagie shop like you have never experienced before. This brand is going to scale in a way that you ain't never seen before… We will see this all over the world.' As of today, Slutty Vegan has eight locations—five of which are in Georgia and individual spots in Alabama, Maryland, and New York. RELATED CONTENT:
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Business
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Pinky Cole Hayes says Bentley stolen from in front of new restaurant on opening weekend
An Atlanta restaurateur had her car stolen Sunday evening as it was parked right in front of her new restaurant. Pinky Cole Hayes celebrated the grand opening of her new restaurant, Voagies, on Saturday. The restaurant is located at 1542 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. in Atlanta, the same location that housed her previous restaurant, Slutty Vegan. On Sunday, she posted on her Instagram account, describing how her black Bentley was stolen by three men who rode up on scooters. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'I swear this car is not good luck,' Cole Hayes said in the video. She said the theft happened while people were standing in line in front of the restaurant when the men jumped in the car and drove away. She said she just got the car back from the mechanic on Saturday. Cole Hayes lost her Slutty Vegan restaurant for 43 days, but then bought the business back. She recently appeared on the Tamron Hall show and described the process of losing the business and then getting it back. '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. '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.' If you have information about the stolen car, you can contact Atlanta police or send a direct message to Cole Hayes at TRENDING STORIES: Officials identify north GA man who killed wife, girlfriend before turning gun on himself Missing man found dead near GA river Woman shot at MARTA Midtown Station [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
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‘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.
