Benne Media

Amplifying Underrepresented Voices in Food & Hospitality

Who We Are

We're bringing attention to restaurants, chefs, brands, hospitality, and events that deserve to be seen and celebrated. Let us help you connect with your audience, increase visibility, and grow your influence.

Our focus is on uplifting diverse talent in food or hospitality with a unique story.





We believe that your passion deserves recognition, and we use powerful digital marketing tools to help you build a loyal customer base.

SEO & Local Analytics

Be seen when it matters most! We improve your search rankings, ensuring customers can find you through targeted SEO strategies and local optimization and cross-platform social media posts.


Visually Engaging

Dump the amateurish graphics, cheap templates, and audience enraging click-baiting. Boost your visibility through our visually engaging design and inbound marketing! Be where your customers are, and make an impact!

Social Engagement

With cross-platform promotion on social media, we celebrate your brand by crafting engaging visual content that resonate with audiences! Start as small or as big as you'd like. We post cross-platform from our site and manage social media engagement.

At Benne, we understand that the food and hospitality industry is all about connection, culture, and community.


We are committed to supporting businesses that reflect diversity in leadership, cuisine, and experience.


Our personalized approach ensures that your brand’s unique story is shared with the world, bringing authentic engagement and growth.


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PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated October 17, 2024



This Privacy Notice for Benne Brands Media, aka "Benne" (doing business as Benne) ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you:
  • Use Benne. A promotion service to amplify underrepresented voices in food & hospitality.
  • Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events
Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].


SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.

What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to us.

Do we process any sensitive personal information? Some of the information may be considered "special" or "sensitive" in certain jurisdictions, for example your racial or ethnic origins, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. We do not process sensitive personal information.

Do we collect any information from third parties? We may collect information from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms, and other outside sources. Learn more about information collected from other sources

Terms & Conditions

Agreement between User and Benne Brands MediaWelcome to Benne Brands Media. The Benne Brands Media website (the "Site") is comprised of various web pages operated by Benne Brands Media ("Benne"). Benne Brands Media is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the "Terms"). Your use of Benne Brands Media constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms carefully, and keep a copy of them for your reference.Benne Brands Media is an E-Commerce Site.Amplifying underrepresented voices in food & hospitality through professionally Benne branded social media promotion and audience engagement and uplifting diverse talent who have a unique story.PrivacyYour use of Benne Brands Media is subject to Benne's Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Site and informs users of our data collection practices.Electronic CommunicationsVisiting Benne Brands Media or sending emails to Benne constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.Children Under ThirteenBenne does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. If you are under 18, you may use Benne Brands Media only with permission of a parent or guardian.Cancellation/Refund PolicyStandard Branded Promotion Posts ("Posts") may be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of the confirmation receipt date and time. After the 24 hour deadline has passed, customers may still cancel their post but there is NO REFUND. There is NO REFUND on Expedited or Time-Sensitive promotions; however, the post can be cancelled if requested within 12 hours after receipt date and time.Links to Third Party Sites/Third Party ServicesBenne Brands Media may contain links to other websites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Benne and Benne is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Benne is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Benne of the site or any association with its operators.Certain services made available via Benne Brands Media are delivered by third party sites and organizations. By using any product, service or functionality originating from the Benne Brands Media domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that Benne may share such information and data with any third party with whom Benne has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service or functionality on behalf of Benne Brands Media users and customers.No Unlawful or Prohibited Use/Intellectual PropertyYou are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use Benne Brands Media strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to Benne that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.All content included as part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is the property of Benne or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. Benne content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of Benne and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of Benne or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.International UsersThe Service is controlled, operated and administered by Benne from our offices within the USA. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the Benne Content accessed through Benne Brands Media in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.IndemnificationYou agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Benne, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. Benne reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Benne in asserting any available defenses.ArbitrationIn the event the parties are not able to resolve any dispute between them arising out of or concerning these Terms and Conditions, or any provisions hereof, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise at law or in equity for damages or any other relief, then such dispute shall be resolved only by final and binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, conducted by a single neutral arbitrator and administered by the American Arbitration Association, or a similar arbitration service selected by the parties, in a location mutually agreed upon by the parties. The arbitrator's award shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in any court having jurisdiction. In the event that any legal or equitable action, proceeding or arbitration arises out of or concerns these Terms and Conditions, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable attorney's fees. The parties agree to arbitrate all disputes and claims in regards to these Terms and Conditions or any disputes arising as a result of these Terms and Conditions, whether directly or indirectly, including Tort claims that are a result of these Terms and Conditions. The parties agree that the Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision. The entire dispute, including the scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision shall be determined by the Arbitrator. This arbitration provision shall survive the termination of these Terms and Conditions.Class Action WaiverAny arbitration under these Terms and Conditions will take place on an individual basis; class arbitrations and class/representative/collective actions are not permitted. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT A PARTY MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN EACH'S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PUTATIVE CLASS, COLLECTIVE AND/ OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, SUCH AS IN THE FORM OF A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION AGAINST THE OTHER. Further, unless both you and Benne agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.Liability DisclaimerTHE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. BENNE BRANDS MEDIA AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE SITE AT ANY TIME.BENNE BRANDS MEDIA AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. BENNE BRANDS MEDIA AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL BENNE BRANDS MEDIA AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF BENNE BRANDS MEDIA OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.Termination/Access RestrictionBenne reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in California in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Benne as a result of this agreement or use of the Site. Benne's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Benne's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by Benne with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Benne with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and Benne with respect to the Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English.Changes to TermsBenne reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which Benne Brands Media is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. Benne encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates.Contact UsBenne welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Terms:Benne Brands Media(Mailing Address, only) 548 Market Street, PMB 38322San Francisco, California 94104Email Address:[email protected]Telephone number:Effective as of October 18, 2024

Benne Brands Media Style Guide

Thank you for choosing Benne Brands Media for your promo listing! At BBM, we’ll make sure that you receive a professional visual image for the promotions that are important to you and your team. Here are some quick tips regarding our visual style.

Images

- JPG/JPEG or PNG
- Less than 10 MB.
- At least 300 dpi, but no more than 500 dpi.
- Benne may adjust, scale, or crop your image to fit with the Benne brand or to accommodate text.
- Check your resolution before submitting. Go to Pictorem (off-site link) to check your image for free.
- Avoid a busy background.
- Avoid selfies. Have someone else to take your photo, or use a headshot.
- Avoid selfies in cars, bathrooms, or living/sleeping areas.
- Absolutely no embedded images into a text/Word *.doc, MS Paint, or low-resolution screenshots.
- No standalone logos. You may use logos on apparel like aprons, t-shirts, serving ware, etc., but Benne will not post a standalone logo.

Videos

- MPEG, GIF, or MOV formatted.
- Length: 60 seconds or less.
- Resolution: HD or 1080p. (4k is not supported.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1:1, Square for the main image/first slide. Other aspects (4:5 or 1:91:1) accepted for the second slide/secondary images.
- Benne may adjust, scale, or crop your image to fit with the Benne brand or to accommodate text.
- Get help regarding formatting your video at Descript (off-site link)

Headings

- Keep your main heading short! Try to keep it below 8 words or 50-60 characters.
- Include a primary keyword.
- Make sure that the header isn't misleading or confusing to the reader.
- Keep it simple. Ex., GASTRO PUB PICKLED PEPPER LAUNCHES AN ORDERING APP
- Benne uses ALL CAPS for Headers. Ex., "Gastro Pub Pickled Peppers launches an ordering app." becomes GASTRO PUB PICKLED PEPPER LAUNCHES AN ORDERING APP

Captions/Text

- 1,000 characters, or less.
- Avoid industry jargon that the average reader won't understand.
- Avoid industry abbreviations. Example, CIA can be the Central Intelligence Agency OR Culinary Institute of America.
- Benne uses the Associated Press Stylebook (AP Style) for text.
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