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Restaurateur Pinky Cole speaks with UATL about the future of Slutty Vegan

Aisha "Pinky" Cole, owner of vegan restaurant Slutty Vegan, speaks at Morris Brown College in Atlanta on Thursday, April 28, 2022. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

Aisha "Pinky" Cole, owner of vegan restaurant Slutty Vegan, speaks at Morris Brown College in Atlanta on Thursday, April 28, 2022. (Natrice Miller/AJC)
April 3, 2025

In an interview with UATL, Slutty Vegan founder Aisha “Pinky” Cole said she has returned to the plant-based burger chain, after briefly losing then reacquiring the company through restructuring earlier this year.

Cole, who founded Slutty Vegan in 2018 as a food truck, grew the brand into a popular chain with 14 locations throughout metro Atlanta, Texas, New York and Maryland. She has authored books, was recognized as a rising leader in 2023 by Time magazine and gained fame as an entrepreneurial maven in the restaurant business along the way.

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Aisha “Pinky” Cole, who founded Slutty Vegan in 2018 as a food truck, grew the brand into a popular chain with 14 locations throughout metro Atlanta, Texas, New York and Maryland. (Courtesy of Slutty Vegan)

Credit: Courtesy of Slutty Vegan

Aisha “Pinky” Cole, who founded Slutty Vegan in 2018 as a food truck, grew the brand into a popular chain with 14 locations throughout metro Atlanta, Texas, New York and Maryland. (Courtesy of Slutty Vegan)

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Aisha "Pinky" Cole is looking forward to global expansion, but plans to keep the restaurant based in Atlanta. (Courtesy of Slutty Vegan)

Credit: Courtesy of Slutty Vegan Works

Aisha "Pinky" Cole is looking forward to global expansion, but plans to keep the restaurant based in Atlanta. (Courtesy of Slutty Vegan)

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About the Author

Brooke Leigh Howard is a reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Black culture team, UATL.