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Jefes Ramen press releases
Buy 1 Give 1 ramen in pub kitchens, starting from Stockport. Every bowl sold funds a matching hot meal for someone experiencing homelessness. Releases, photos and the media contact are below.
Business release · October 2026
He had to close his Manchester barbershop. Now he’s taking a Buy 1 Give 1 ramen pop-up to seven cities, using pubs’ idle kitchens
Jefes Ramen CIC fills pub kitchens on quiet midweek nights. The pub pays no fee and keeps 100% of bar takings, and every bowl sold funds a hot meal for someone experiencing homelessness.
Download the business release (PDF)
Press release · October 2026
Former pro basketball player who has been homeless takes Buy 1 Give 1 ramen back to the cities that shaped him
Jefe Okoro played professional basketball in London, Leicester and Manchester. Starting from Stockport, he is now onboarding pubs in cities across England for ramen nights where every bowl sold pays for a hot meal for someone experiencing homelessness.
Download the basketball release (PDF)
Photos
Free to use with press coverage of Jefes Ramen. Higher-resolution versions on request.
Media contact
Jefe Okoro, Founder, Jefes Ramen CIC. 07403 220661 · jefesramen@gmail.com · Instagram @jefe.mcr
Crowdfunder: 382k Reasons, £8,000 target for a mobile kitchen, closes 27 October 2026. Next night: Friday 30 October 2026, Swan With Two Necks, Stockport. Tickets.