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Black-owned businesses see boost in sales after protests

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Black-owned businesses see boost in sales after protests
Black-owned businesses see boost in sales after protests

Straight Outta Soulfood owner Tye Bell is seeing more business than ever over the last few weeks following calls on social media to support black-owned businesses.

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Whether it be through social media or at protests-- there have been many calls to support black-owned businesses across the country -- following the death of george floyd.

And*eugene --- is no exception.

Kezi 9 news reporter julian mininsohn spoke with a restaurant owner who now sells*out of food within*hours after opening.

(tye) "people were just reserving all through the night.

My phone was ringing all through the night.

Chef tye bell is the man behind the mac n cheese.

The culinary creator behind the fried chicken.

His straight outta soul food kitchen has gained a lot of popularity on social media.

(tye) "i said i'm going to corner this market to see if it'll work.

So far it's been snowballing so..."

Part of the hype is its uniqueness.

Bell only sells 40 meals a day.

All through online orders.

All cooked from his home kitchen.

(tye) "i'm just waking up and cooking their meals.

It's just so easy and fast."

Things have been even faster since the death of george floyd.

(julian) chef tye bell opened up straight outta soulfood back in january.

Inititally he would have to cook all day to sell out his 40 meals from noon until about 8 o'clock at night.

Now he sells out by two or three o'clock.

(tye) "i earned three hundred and some odd followers myself from january 6th through george floyd.

After that it was uuhhhhh that's when everything waws coming my way."

While bell is happy about the incresed business, he says it shoudln't come at the expense of george floyd's life.

(tye) "i hate that it had to happen for that to help.

I hate that bad things had to happen for us for people to be like oh snap it's true."

Bell says people shouldn't wait for something bad to happen in order to support the blm movement and black-owned businesses.

(tye) "with me it's like don't be out here blm'ing for you to be like 'i just want to get the experience.'

It's not going to really do nothing.

Constantly stay supportive if you really feel like that's you.

Don't just do it because everyone else is."

Reporting in eugene,

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