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Local, Diverse, and Small Businesses Vendors

Please find information below about local, diverse, and small business vendors.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor or have vendor referrals, please contact:

Neil Krauss
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Initiatives and Community Engagement
Chancellor's Office and
Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement 
Email: NEIL.KRAUSS@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU
Phone: 303-724-6363

 

El Alba Cooperative

El Alba Logo WhiteEl Alba Cooperative is a business cooperative sponsored in part by the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.  The cooperative is owned and operated by catering entrepreneurs of color, and came to fruition through the University’s Resident Leadership Council community engagement activities. The cooperative offers commercial kitchen space and culturally competent business support for residents who want to open and operate food-based businesses. Focusing on underserved groups, the El Alba Cooperative caterers are immigrants, refugees, and people of color in North Aurora.

El Alba Cooperative supports economic empowerment, employment, and the continued redevelopment of empty and blighted commercial buildings in North Aurora.  For more information contact El Alba at elalbacooperative@gmail.com.

El Alba co-op members provide a diverse array of cuisines including Authentic Mexican, Asian fusion, sushi, Latin American, barbeque, baked goods and more.

To view menus or place an order from El Alba Cooperative please click this link.

 


Supplier Diversity Initiative Vendors

  • Angry Chicken - A unique brand of chicken including Fried Chicken, Wings, and other sides (dumplings).
  • Banh & Butter Bakery Cafe - Pastries: a variety of croissant pastries, savory danishes, cookies, and rice crispy bars. Breakfast sandwiches, Parisienne sandwiches, Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, rice bowls. Desserts: Parfait cups, fruit Tarts, strawberry croissants, cupcakes. Beverages: Coffee, Vietnamese Coffee, lattes, cappuccinos, Americanos, Lemonade, iced teas, hot teas, and specialty drinks.
  • Chook - Serves delicious, healthy, and sourced right food.  From our rotisserie, we create delicious whole chicken, roasted vegetables, amazing salads nd sandwiches, and a plethora of great sides.
  • Feeding the Multitudes - Full-service catering and specialization in the taste of home, varieties of food from American, Italian, Latino, Asian, soul you name it.
  • Gina's Kitchen - A dedicated gluten-free and vegan bakery and bistro serving foods from acai and vegan yogurt bowls for breakfast--to lunch and dinner options, such as vegan and non-vegan, sandwiches, salads, soups, and hot plate specials.
  • Jasmine Syrian Food - We are proud to serve food honoring our Syrian heritage. We believe in sharing our food, culture, and traditions with our community.
  • Nepali Spice -  We sell Nepali and Indian-style food.
  • Pirate Chef - Pirate Chef has food to satisfy your every craving!
    • Mum's House - Classic comfort foods with unconditional love in every bite. Everything is house made from classic recipes with a couple of twists.
    • Naughty Carrot - Our cheeky approach to herbivore-friendly food. Our goal is to bring healthier and more sustainable options to your door, focusing on local, plant-based, and grain-forward foods to satisfy everybody's appetite.
    • Tomfoolery - Everything on this menu speaks to Pirate Chef’s British roots bringing street food and hole-in-the-wall classics to your door.  Tomfoolery offers food jewelry for your mouth that will transport you.
  • Portico Eritrean and Ethiopian Restaurant and Bar - Eritrean and Ethiopian Food And Drinks.
  • Prietos Catering - Serves traditional Mexican food, we do catering, boxed lunches, and have a food truck.
  • Rustic Nomads - Gourmet Burgers & Sandwiches, Because you can get the perfect bite each time and it is easily transportable. Or because they're simply delicious... You decide.
  • Sam's No. 3 - Locally owned diner that has served Denver for almost 100 years. Huge menu. Lots of options from handheld burritos to buffet style to individual boxes.
  • Seoul Hospitality Group - Seoul Hospitality Group was founded and led by JW Lee who is based in Colorado.
    • Coffee Story - Aurora Colorado's best coffee and dessert shop with house-made and locally sourced baked treats.
    • Mochinut - Mochi donut is the happy union between Japanese rice cake (mochi) and American-style doughnuts, which originated in Hawaii.
    • Seoul Korean BBQ & Hot Pot - Regarded as one of the best Korean BBQ restaurants in Colorado. As a recent winner of "Best Hot Pot" and "Best Korean Soup", Seoul KBBQ continues to raise the bar and set the standards for high-quality Korean & Japanese cuisine.
    • Seoul ManDoo - Traditional Korean Dumplings.
  • Sweet Sweetz Ice Cream & Dessert -  Homemade baked fruit pies, pecan, sweet potato and peach cobbler 
  • Taco Block - We specialize in Taco Catering using our unique authentic tacos concepts from our food trucks.

  • Angry Chicken - A unique brand of chicken including Fried Chicken, Wings, and other sides (dumplings).
  • Banh & Butter Bakery Cafe - Pastries: a variety of croissant pastries, savory danishes, cookies, and rice crispy bars. Breakfast sandwiches, Parisienne sandwiches, Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, rice bowls. Desserts: Parfait cups, fruit Tarts, strawberry croissants, cupcakes. Beverages: Coffee, Vietnamese Coffee, lattes, cappuccinos, Americanos, Lemonade, iced teas, hot teas, and specialty drinks.
  • Chook - Serves delicious, healthy, and sourced right food.  From our rotisserie, we create delicious whole chicken, roasted vegetables, amazing salads nd sandwiches, and a plethora of great sides.
  • Gina's Kitchen - A dedicated gluten-free and vegan bakery and bistro serving foods from acai and vegan yogurt bowls for breakfast--to lunch and dinner options, such as vegan and non-vegan, sandwiches, salads, soups, and hot plate specials.
  • Jasmine Syrian Food - We are proud to serve food honoring our Syrian heritage. We believe in sharing our food, culture, and traditions with our community.
  • Portico Eritrean and Ethiopian Restaurant and Bar - Eritrean and Ethiopian Food And Drinks.
  • Prietos Catering - Serves traditional Mexican food, we do catering, boxed lunches, and have a food truck.
  • Sam's No. 3 - Locally owned diner that has served Denver for almost 100 years. Huge menu. Lots of options from handheld burritos to buffet style to individual boxes.
  • Seoul Hospitality Group - Seoul Hospitality Group was founded and led by JW Lee who is based in Colorado.
    • Coffee Story - Aurora Colorado's best coffee and dessert shop with house-made and locally sourced baked treats.
    • Mochinut - Mochi donut is the happy union between Japanese rice cake (mochi) and American-style doughnuts, which originated in Hawaii.
    • Seoul Korean BBQ & Hot Pot - Regarded as one of the best Korean BBQ restaurants in Colorado. As a recent winner of "Best Hot Pot" and "Best Korean Soup", Seoul KBBQ continues to raise the bar and set the standards for high-quality Korean & Japanese cuisine.
    • Seoul ManDoo - Traditional Korean Dumplings.
  • Sweet Sweetz Ice Cream & Dessert -  Homemade baked fruit pies, pecan, sweet potato and peach cobbler 

Marketing services include:

  • Messaging
  • Website Development
  • Graphic Design
  • Social Media
  • Promotional Products

Original Account Strategies - A graphic design and website development company specializing in updating your business's digital image.

Artistic Apparel, Graphics & Sign - A full-service print shop.  We print and install signs for businesses. We also print custom apparel and promotional products (bags, pens, lanyards, tumblers, etc.). 

Services Include:

  • Medical
  • Legal
  • Technical
  • Financial
  • General
  • Translation
  • Interpretation
  • Written Translation

Andrade Language Services - Interpretation and Translation Services for English and Spanish language combination. Language Justice practitioner, medical consecutive and simultaneous interpreter. Conference and legal interpreter. 

Colorado Language Services, inc. - Specializes in African languages such as Amharic, Somali, Oromo, and more. We provide full-service interpretation and translation services for private and public organizations including medical, government, legal, social services, and educational settings. 

Carreon Consulting LLC - Specializes in addressing language and cultural barriers by developing sustainable solutions to help organizations better serve diverse communities through equitable and inclusive systems change. 

  • MediaVine Productions, LLC - Providing Design, Sales, Installation, and support for all Audio, Video, and Lighting Systems for various areas of commercial facilities. Including, but not limited to: meeting rooms, boardrooms, foyer areas, training spaces, classrooms, lecture halls, conference spaces, convention halls, outdoor reinforcement, commercial signage, etc. 

Vendors to come.
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Community Partners
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Aurora, CO 80045


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