Verônica Oliveira is highlighted by the food company in Framingham-MA
Bahian businesswoman Verônica Oliveira, known as the queen of tapioca in the USA, received the “Best of Framingham 2022” award, in the “Food Suppliers” category from the Framingham Award Program.
Verônica is one of the great Brazilian entrepreneurs who stand out in the US, her tapioca brand is a real success along with the restaurant that offers the best Brazilian cuisine in Massachusetts and has become a reference for the Brazilian community when it comes to entrepreneurship.
The Brazilian was surprised to learn of the award and moved to recall her trajectory.
“A movie continues when we arrived here, not knowing what our future and prospects would be like. But with a lot of effort and practice, literally, we made it! With a lot of will, work and Bahian flavor, we changed our lives. I’m very happy for this award, it is a recognition of our work”, Veronica celebrates.
The Framingham Award program was created to recognize the best local businesses in the community. The organization works exclusively with local entrepreneurs, trade groups, professional associations and other advertising and marketing trade groups. The purpose is to recognize the contributions of the small business community to the American economy.
About Veronica Oliveira
Veronica Oliveira started her company with just $30, the cost of the ingredients for the first stuffed tapioca, which she made to sell to friends and acquaintances. It was only supposed to last two weeks, but it never stopped and became a solid business to this day, with annual revenue of $1.5 million.
The Bahian who came to the United States of America in 2009, with the dream of prosperity, worked for 4 years cleaning houses, offices and banks, to stay in the country. However, what he really enjoyed was cooking, so after cleaning, he came up with the idea of making stuffed tapioca for friends and customers, to increase the family’s income. In 2015, Verônica bought a restaurant, BR Takeout, focused on Minas Gerais and Northeastern food, in the city of Framingham-Massachusetts.
Verônica learned how to make the delicacy with her mother and grandmother in the hinterlands of Bahia, and years later she bet that gum is a versatile food that can be combined with different fillings. Today she owns a vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free, preservative-free and sodium-free tapioca factory, sold in several locations in Massachusetts and with distribution throughout the United States. Oliveira employs 16 direct employees and 50 indirect employees. In addition to running two companies, she also mentors women who want to venture and start over, just like her.
“It’s not how much you know, it’s how much you apply and there’s no luck. Luck is working, not giving up, making mistakes, failing along the way, until you get it right,” revealed the millionaire from Bahia.
Instagram Veronica Oliveira:
Veronica |Leadership (@averoliveira) • Photos and videos on Instagram
Instagram Tapioca da Bahia:
Tapioca da Baiana (@tapiocadabaiana) • Photos and videos from Instagram
Tapioca da Bahia website:
https://www.tapiocadabaiana.com
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