154 Restaurants in PG&E’s Service Area to Receive $5,000 Resilience Grants for the,Fourth Consecutive Year
Oakland, Calif. — Locally-owned Northern and Central California restaurants will receive a financial boost from the California Restaurant Foundation (CRF) and The PG&E Corporation Foundation (PG&E Foundation) through grants to invest in equipment upgrades, workforce training and more — all intended to help increase their longevity and business success.
The PG&E Foundation’s $900,000 charitable contribution this year will fund $5,000 grants to 154 hometown restaurants in 30 counties within Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) service area, as well as operating support for CRF, which administers the grant program. The funding comes from PG&E shareholders, not customers.
A total of 80 restaurants received grants throughout the nine Bay Area counties. Among the grant recipients are 56 restaurants in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and San Mateo counties, which comprise PG&E’s Bay Area Region (see bottom of press release for a county-by-county breakdown).
The PG&E Foundation’s contribution to CRF’s Restaurants Care Resilience Fund will help grantees pay for equipment and technology upgrades, unforeseen hardship, employee retention bonuses and training to help restaurant owners invest in their business and people. Grants were made available to California resident restaurant owners with fewer than five locations and less than $3 million in revenue, and prioritized minority- and women-owned businesses.
For the first time this year, the grants were open to commercial caterers based on appeals for support for catering companies because they also are part of the local food scene.
Since 2021, PG&E and the PG&E Foundation have contributed $3.2 million in funding to the CRF’s Restaurants Care Resilience Fund, providing grants ranging from $3,000 to $5,000. With this year’s funding, PG&E has now helped provide grants for a total of 675 restaurants and caterers in Northern and Central California. (See our “From Kitchen to Community” video featuring past grant recipients in PG&E’s service area.)
“Many Bay Area restaurants are owned by local families who live in our communities — these are the places we love to gather, celebrate and make memories. They are the hearts and souls of our communities and the small businesses that help drive our local economies. We’re grateful for our continued partnership with the California Restaurant Foundation in supporting our local restaurants to ensure their ongoing success,” said Jake Zigelman, PG&E Bay Area Region Vice President.
Assisting Restaurants and Small and Medium Businesses
PG&E remains committed to providing ways for its small and medium business customers to save energy and money amid recent economic hardships including the pandemic and recent inflation. Here are some ways PG&E is helping its customers:
- On-Bill Financing: PG&E offers 0% interest loans for replacing old and worn-out equipment with more energy-efficient models. Watch this video to explore how energy savings are reinvested back into your business to help improve your bottom line.
- Rebates for food service equipment: PG&E offers several rebate programs that will help you save money and improve productivity when you upgrade your food service equipment.
- Budget Billing: If you are a small business owner, you can have a predictable bill each month by enrolling in Budget Billing. The program averages out your monthly bill to determine your monthly payment, instead of having unpredictable summer bills.
- Energy Efficiency Programs: PG&E contracts with external companies to provide a customized solution for different business sectors.
- Find Your Best Rate Plan: Customers can use this online tool to run a rate analysis to see if they are on the best rate plan for their operations. The tool is projected to save customers over $9.5 million this year.
- Economic Development Rate: This offers eligible business customers the opportunity to lower costs through one of three reduced electric rate options. PG&E developed this rate to help businesses grow or maintain jobs in California. The standard 12% rate discount is available throughout our service territory.
For more information on PG&E Small and Medium Business customer support, visit pge.com/smbsupport. Customers can also find more ways to reduce their energy costs at PG&E’s Small Business Podcast “Straight Talk with PG&E,” on iHeart, Apple and Spotify
For more information on the California Restaurant Foundation, Restaurants Care, or the Restaurant Resilience Fund, visit restaurantscare.org.
BAY AREA REGION RESTAURANT GRANTEE LIST (56 Total):
Alameda County (19 recipients)
- Aama’s Kitchen – Hayward
- Full Belly Bakery – Oakland
- Golden Safari Restaurant – Hayward
- Good To Eat Taiwanese Cuisine – Emeryville
- Gotta Eatta Pita – Pleasanton
- Hang Ten Boiler – Alameda
- Me and Jungle Café – Oakland
- Osumo Poke – Fremont
- Oyama BBQ – Newark
- Pearl’s – Hayward
- Philomena – Oakland
- Pop’s Deli and Grill – Hayward
- Renee’s Place – Albany
- Sistory Thai Kitchen – Berkeley
- Snappy’s Café – Hayward
- Tandoori Paradise – Hayward
- Todos – Oakland
- Tease Southern Kitchen – Oakland
- Bolita – Berkeley
Contra Costa County (19 recipients)
- Big House Beans – Antioch
- Butter Pecan Bakeshop – Pinole
- Chicken Pie Shop – Walnut Creek
- Da Nang Restaurant, Inc.- Antioch
- Dream Bowlz – Bay Point
- Elevation 66 Brewing Company – El Cerrito
- FIYA Spice Caribbean LLC, Pittsburg
- Isla Restaurant – Concord
- Kaleidoscope Coffee – Richmond
- Lady J’s Soul Food – Pittsburg
- Lemongrass Bistro LLC – Martinez
- Montperi Catering and Events – Walnut Creek
- Navarros Italian Deli – Richmond
- R&R’s Café – San Pablo
- Royal Indian Restaurant – San Pablo
- Royal Siam – Moraga
- The Corner Kitchen – Concord
- The Great Impasta – Danville
- The Powder Keg Pub Inc. – Hercules
San Francisco County (12 recipients)
- Aedan – San Francisco
- Azalina’s – San Francisco
- Chalos – San Francisco
- Fable – San Francisco
- Hila – San Francisco
- Khan Toke Thai House – San Francisco
- Le Dix-Sept Patisserie – San Francisco
- Los Yucatecos – San Francisco
- North Beach Cantina – San Francisco
- The Check-In – San Francsico
- The Deli Lama – San Francisco
- The Village – San Francisco
San Mateo County (6 recipients)
- Cafe Capistrano – Half Moon Bay
- Cibele’s Ice Cream – Menlo Park
- Flying Fish Grill – Half Moon Bay
- Loma Mar Store and Kitchen – Loma Mar
- Miss Subi – Belmont
- Mrs. Khan Uyghur Cuisine – Menlo Park
About The PG&E Corporation Foundation
The PG&E Corporation Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, separate from PG&E and sponsored by PG&E Corporation.
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