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Ivonne Yee-Amor
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Café Bustelo, FIU CasaCuba, FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and students from the FIU student club, The Coffee Guild, share a cafecito in celebration of the new partnership.
Café Bustelo & Pilon announce $1.25 million gift to School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and FIU CasaCuba
 
MIAMI (Oct. 27, 2022) – Café Bustelo & Pilon, coffee brands in The J.M. Smucker Co. portfolio, have announced a $1.25 million gift to Florida International University benefiting student scholarships, the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and the construction of FIU CasaCuba.
 
The gift marks a deepening of the relationship between FIU and the brands; the Café Bustelo venues on two campuses have served as gathering places for the FIU community for years. In fact, the Café Bustelo location inside FIU’s Graham Center on its main MMC Campus is Café Bustelo’s largest retail store in the United States.
 
Through this new initiative and partnership between the university and Café Bustelo & Pilon, the success of FIU students and the university’s continuing endeavor to provide innovative programming to meet the demands of the 21st century workplace, will be the main focus.
 
A portion of the gift will create the Café Bustelo® El Café Del Futuro Scholarship for students studying hospitality management. Additional support will fund the development of new curricula and master classes at the Chaplin School that examine the coffee industry. Café Bustelo will be recognized as a founding partner of the Chaplin School’s new coffee initiatives and a partner in the school’s ongoing effort to expand food and beverage education that is focused on consumer experience and education, research and sustainability.
 
“Our curriculum emphasizes giving students real-world experiences that will prepare them for success in diverse areas of the food and beverage industries. We are excited to work with Café Bustelo & Pilon – brands with world-wide recognition that are loved by Miamians – to create new and engaging academic programming centered on the coffee industry,” said Michael Cheng, dean of the Chaplin School.
 
The gift will support the mission and construction of FIU CasaCuba, the university’s proposed 57,000-square-foot facility to be located on the university’s west Miami-Dade campus, as the center for the celebration and preservation of Cuban culture and the study of Cuban affairs.
 
“FIU CasaCuba will be a true home for our heritage. Just as Café Bustelo has become a staple in the homes of many Cuban Americans and other South Floridians, it will be staple at FIU CasaCuba, too. We are grateful Café Bustelo & Pilon have joined our mission as a pillar of FIU CasaCuba,” said María Carla Chicuén, founding executive director of FIU CasaCuba.
 
In recognition of this gift, FIU has named Café Bustelo a founding sponsor and corporate pillar of FIU CasaCuba in perpetuity.
 
“We are very excited about this partnership with FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and the future FIU CasaCuba, which gives us the opportunity to deepen the connection with the FIU family and the local community,” said Eduardo Merino, Senior Brand Manager, The J.M. Smucker Co. “Giving back to the communities we serve through our support of education initiatives while bringing people together through every cafecito is at the core of our Café Bustelo and Pilon brand identities.”
 
Café Bustelo & Pilon’s gift benefits FIU’s Next Horizon campaign, which is advancing student success and research excellence at the university.
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Café Bustelo coffee is available at leading grocery retailers nationwide and online at CafeBustelo.com. Visit CafeBustelo.com for more information or follow @CafeBustelo on Instagram, Twitter and @CafeBusteloOfficial on Facebook.
 
About Café Bustelo
Our delicious coffee and rich espresso heritage was born in 1928. Since then, we’ve not only been proud of our delicious flavor, but also of our unique and inviting culture. Café Bustelo coffee can be prepared using your preferred method. Available in the forms you want, including K-Cup® pods.

About FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management:
Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management is a Top 10 hospitality school among U.S. Public Universities and ranked 35th in the world. Nearly 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation and around the globe choose FIU for its outstanding reputation, advantageous campus locations in Miami, expert faculty, rich curriculum and real career opportunities in the international hotel, foodservice, beverage management, travel, tourism, revenue management, entertainment, and mega and large scale event industries. As the leading diverse hospitality program with over 70% women and students from 74 countries represented, Chaplin School graduates more undergraduate black and Hispanic students than any other school. In August 2006, FIU unveiled the first U.S. school of hospitality and tourism in Tianjin, China. The Marriott Tianjin China Program, ranked #1 in China, is FIU's largest international program, with a capacity for up to 1,000 students. For more information about Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, visit http://hospitality.fiu.edu.  

About FIU CasaCuba
FIU CasaCuba at Florida International University is bringing together scholars, policymakers, business leaders, students, and the community at large to realize a multidimensional Cuban cultural center and think tank that facilitates the discussion and study of Cuban affairs - history, policy, business - and the celebration of the Cuban heritage. FIU CasaCuba has attracted influential board members, recruited a uniquely qualified team, secured a prominent site on campus, and received significant philanthropic support, including prestigious grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. FIU CasaCuba will feature galleries for interactive exhibits, as well as a state-of-the-art venue for events, performances, and dynamic programming.
  
About the FIU Foundation, Inc.:
Established in 1969, the Florida International University Foundation, Inc. (FIU Foundation) is registered by the State of Florida as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. As defined in Florida Statute section 1004.28, the FIU Foundation has also been certified as a Direct Support Organization (DSO) of Florida International University. Governed by a board of directors, the FIU Foundation serves to encourage, solicit, receive, and ethically administer gifts for scientific, educational, and charitable purposes for the advancement of FIU. Through philanthropy, the FIU Foundation provides the margin of excellence that makes FIU one of the nation’s leading public research universities. For more information, visit give.fiu.edu.

About FIU:
Florida International University is a top public university that drives real talent and innovation in Miami and globally. Very high research (R1) activity and high social mobility come together at FIU to uplift and accelerate learner success in a global city by focusing in the areas of environment, health, innovation, and justice. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers. FIU serves a diverse student body of more than 58,000 and 290,000 Panther alumni. U.S. News and World Report places dozens of FIU programs among the best in the nation, including international business at No. 2. Washington Monthly Magazine ranks FIU among the top 20 public universities contributing to the public good.
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