Generations Deep: How Shanita Bennett Built a Family Catering Powerhouse - #blackbrand

Generations Deep: How Shanita Bennett Built a Family Catering Powerhouse - #blackbrand

April 4, 2026 · 30 min

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Shanita Bennett shares her journey of building a luxury catering brand inspired by her family's culinary legacy.

On this episode of Black Wall Street Today, guest host Brian Owens, program director at Black BRAND, sits down with the "ancestor’s answer" to entrepreneurship: Shanita Bennett, the visionary behind the luxury catering brand Savor in Style. The journey to culinary excellence is "generations deep" for Bennett. Inspired by her grandmother’s kitchen bakery and her great-grandfather’s catering business, Shanita eventually combined her years of professional restaurant management experience with a spiritual calling to launch her own brand. Today, she operates a true family powerhouse, often collaborating with her mother, an event planner, and her daughter, a mobile bartender, to execute seamless events. Savor in Style is far more than a meal service; it is an elevated experience where the food tells a "story". Owens describes her presentation as a "piece of museum art," featuring meticulously pressed linens, fresh roses, and tiered displays that utilize height for a "grand presentation". Bennett’s obsession with detail is unmatched—she even matches food label cards to the event’s invitations to ensure every element of the "culinary…

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