Manolo Betancur

Idea Entrepreneur and Community Activist in Charlotte, NC. US.

Bread is life, bread is love, Bread is God.

Hi, I am Manolo Betancur

Idea Entrepeneur and Community Activist in Charlotte, NC. US

OUR NEWS

Axios | In photos: Axios Charlotte’s May 2025 small business spotlight
Queen City Nerve | Advocates Speak Against Recent ICE Actions in Charlotte.
BBC Mundo | Los empresarios de EE.UU. que piden a Trump que suavice su dura política migratoria.
10 Best USATODAY | Readers’ Choice Awards 2025 – Vote Now
Which cake shop is the best? Vote now!
Der Spiegel | “ICE arrests anyone who looks like an immigrant”
Queen City Nerve, Charlotte Alternative Newspaper | “Best Bakery” Food & Drink Critics, Best in the Nest 2024 Chosen by Nerve critics
WFAE 90.7 Charlotte´s NPR News Source |  Bakery owner delivers donations to western North Carolina
Charlotte Observer |  Manolos Bakery Featured at: Your dinner party deserves fresh bread. Here’s where to find it in Charlotte.
AXIOS Charlotte |  Owner of Manolo’s Bakery opening a cafe inside Myers Park United Methodist Church
WCNC Charlotte TV |  ‘You have generational impact’ | How an east Charlotte development aims to help one of the city’s most diverse corridors
Axios Charlotte |  Charlotte baker will return to Ukraine to help orphans and widows
Charlotte Business Journal | From the Ukraine to Myers Park, Charlotte entrepreneur Manolo Betancur lends a helping hand  
Charlotte Business Journal | Wells Fargo small banking executive Derek Ellington, right, greets Manolo Betancur, owner of Manolo’s Latin Bakery and Wells Fargo grant recipient, at the Wells Fargo Small Business Market on Tuesday at Quail Hollow Club.  
WFAE 90.7 FM Audio |  “In Focus: Corridors of Opportunities.” As East Charlotte grows, residents want a stake in its future. Kayla Young / Charlotte´s NPR News Source
Unpretentious Palate  / “For his hard work and his heart, we can think of no better person to be the first UPstanding Person of the Year”. The UPPY Awards.
Manolo featured in CNBC Make It
Manolo at Small Business Market, Wells Fargo Championship -Speech-
AXIOS / Charlotte baker will travel to Ukraine to help rebuild bakery invaded by Russian soldiers
WFAE 90.7 Charlotte´s NPR News Source / In Ukraine, a Charlotte baker finds hope by breaking bread
Charlotte Observer / Artisen Gelato is the CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice Best Ice Cream winner.
PRESS NSBA / Manolo Betancur Featured on the National Small Business Association web.”An employer and provider, Mr. Betancur bakes to change the world.”
Spectrum TV News / “Charlotte bakery raising money for Ukraine refugees, pets left behind”.
WFAE 90.7 Charlotte´s NPR News Source / A Latino bakery owner wants to keep people fed in Ukraine
WSOC TV 9 / Charlotte baker helps bakeries in Ukraine feed survivors
Outstanding Philanthropic Small Business Award.
La Noticia / Top SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, visits Manolo´s Bakery on the National Week of Small Businesses. by Jose Cordero.
AXIOS Charlotte / “Local baker and pastor traveling to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees”. by Laura Barrero.
Fox46 / Queen City Tv News “Charlotte bakery donating portion of sales to help Ukrainians in need”.
Kings Day “Rosca de Reyes” in Manolos Bakery
Winner Tiptree World Bread Awards Heroe USA 2021
Learn about Migrant X in the News
” This longtime Charlotte baker has been named ‘Bread Hero’ of the U.S.A.”
World Bread Heroe USA in the News
Behind the Scenes Manolo´s Latin Bakery
Latest Podcast Interviews
Stanford Graduate School of Business Video
LA NOTICIA Video | Detrás de la tradicional Rosca de Reyes más grande de Charlotte
EL PAIS Video | El panadero colombiano que pelea contra el hambre en Ucrania
El Tiempo: El colombiano que libra una batalla en Ucrania a punta de pan
La Noticia: Panadero de Charlotte, comparte esperanza y pan entre la guerra de Ucrania
W Radio: Un colombiano es el ángel de los panaderos en Ucrania
Caracol Televisión / Resumen de nuestro viaje a la frontera entre Ucrania y Polonia a contribuir con ayuda y esperanza.
Diario El Tiempo: El “Héroe del pan” en Estados Unidos es un colombiano.
Artículo en el diario La Noticia, NC. “La panadería de Charlotte que impulsa a emprendedores latinos”
Telemundo: “Manolo’s Bakery Bread Hero”.
Manolo´s Latin Bakery Website
Visit My Now Page
Artisen Gelato
Made in America by Inmigrant Hands
King University Article
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Our brand Artisen Gelato just win by readers choice, best ice cream in Charlotte

Read it in Charlotte Five

We Are Celebrating 25 Years Baking

World Bread Hero USA 2021
Contact – email me

Manolo´s Story by AFP

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With a group of friends we have created an award, we decided to support three entrepreneurs from the town where I was born. We created the Idea Entrepreneur Award that recognizes and empowers those who undertake, without giving up the most human ideals to achieve it.

Winners of the Idea Entrepreneurs Awards and Manolo Betancur its founder / El Carmen de Viboral, Colombia 21 Jan 2022 / Photo: Cámara Lúcida

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