Rod Johnson and Pernell Cezar, the co-founders of BLK & Bold, joined The Final Round to discuss the mission behind their speciality coffee brand.

BLK & Bold, the first black-owned, nationally distributed coffee brand, is challenging coffee kingpins like Starbucks and Peet’s with a socially-conscious business model aimed at supporting at-risk communities.

“When you look at specialty coffee … there’s specialty coffee on so many corners, right, across the U.S.

But if you’re not going into those coffee shops; you’re not really getting educated about specialty coffee.

Coffee with a causeBLK & Bold touts what Cezar describes as a “domestic social impact model,” which the pair agree is “the heartbeat” of their business. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582556406.5944412/How-BLK-&-Bold-Plans-To-Change-The-Coffee-Industry?ref=audio_experience