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Founders Brewery To Reopen This Week
Here's a look at some of the new inclusion strategies the company will embrace after a racial discrimination lawsuit.
MICHIGAN — Founders Brewing Co. will reopen this week. It's the first opening following the closure that came amid a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee. The opening is slated for 11 a.m. Thursday.
Founders leaders said the profits from the next three years will be donated to charities and community organizations.
“After three months of progress behind-the-scenes, now is the best time to honor our commitments in Detroit and reopen the Detroit taproom,” said company Co-Founder and CEO Mike Stevens. “While our intentions were good when we first launched the taproom in 2017, we need to make more efforts to connect in meaningful ways with the City of Detroit. We’re going to do this right and we look forward to sharing the journey with our fans, community partners and business partners.”
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Among the other changes in the company, Emily Faulkner will fill the role of Detroit taproom General Manager and they will create a diversity and inclusion strategy.
The lawsuit was settled in late 2019.
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