How entrepreneur Ricardo Young is driving change in food industry

He started an innovative breakfast and lunch restaurant in located in his home state, Washington, Miami, and Bowie, and his outdoor dining allowed his restaurant to get back to normal sales after the pandemic began.

Young, currently has 4 restaurants across states in the US, with a new one opening in Washington DC.

The new restaurant will offer “a mouth-watering menu of juicy foods and stunning sides all crafted using the finest ingredients.

“I have never been prouder of the hospitality industry than I am right now. The pandemic has affected almost all the industry, and yet we are working on expanding our kitchens to our teams working, and our guests looked after,” he said.

Ricardo Young is focused on making sure everyone has something to eat at this trying time and at the beginning of the pandemic, foods were prepared and divided, ready to be distributed throughout the community. It’s all part of the Ricardo Young’s plans and its mission is to do just that. His enterprising spirit is as inspiring as the feats he’s been able to achieve, but giving back has always being part of him.

“Despite these challenges I have to believe in supporting growth, to creating jobs and opportunities and more importantly, opening really great places for people to eat out,” he said.

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Born and raised in Northwest Washington, D.C., Ricardo Young attended Virginia Tech and the University of Maryland on full athletic scholarships where he earned 3 degrees in Business and Finance.

Clearly, this African-American serial entrepreneur Ricardo Young is constantly working, thinking of new ideas, looking at the next opportunity.

Young, who talks bullet-fast and delivers an idea a minute, has spread his business and due to how expanded his vision is, he’s always seeking for new lands and domains to dominate. It is for that cause that he literally announced the launching of hairline called “Ocean Importz.

“Opening a business in the middle of a pandemic was really interesting,” he said. “It was a fairly chaotic time.”

Ricardo has indelibly set his gaze above as he no longer dwells with small visions but has taken his abode in the higher realms of visualization.

“I hope I continue to serve as inspiration for the next generation of young, black entrepreneurs. Whatever the goal or vision, I’m always going to give it 110 per cent and never let anyone outwork me and I’m excited to see where that takes me and my team,” he said.

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