While national media might shine the spotlight on larger restaurant groups, Nashville natives Clint Gray, Derrick Moore and Emanuel Reed have quietly developed their Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria chain of restaurants into a powerhouse while actively giving back to their community at every turn. Their first location on Buchanan Street has been integral in the revitalization of that historic neighborhood, and their latest Nashville location is the first Black-owned restaurant on Lower Broad. In between those openings, they’ve expanded to four other restaurants in Tennessee, two in Georgia and one in California. They’re nowhere near done growing, either.
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Clint Gray, Derrick Moore and Emanuel Reed of Slim & Husky’s
From left: Slim & Husky's founders Emanuel Reed, Clinton Gray and Derrick Moore
