Food Chain - Issue 195 - August 2023 | Page 78

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“ In the late 1980s , me and Eduardo , were living in Houston , Texas , with our son Eduardo Jr ,” Veronica begins . “ I remember I was pregnant with our second child , Edgar , at the time , and things were difficult . Eduardo was working as a painter and contractor , but the economy had fallen into hardship and work was scarce . However , a friend of his was working here in Atlanta , and he invited Eduardo and his team of 17 people to relocate and join his company .
“ The distance was hard to cope with , but this was accelerated for Eduardo by the city ’ s complete lack of tortillas . When he was travelling back and forth , he didn ’ t take a suitcase of clothes , his was always filled with tortillas and jalapenos for everybody . So , one day I decided that I was going to move to Atlanta and open my own tortilleria . My father thought I was crazy , but I saw an opportunity that I couldn ’ t miss , and moved over to start what was initially a very small company . This was the beginning of Olé Mexican Foods ( Olé ).”
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