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Women’s Press, Twin Cities Daily Planet publish profile onJacquie Berglund

Laura Swanson Lindahl '15 MBA — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 17:15:48 +0000

Augsburg alumna , CEO of Finnegans charitable beer company, was featured by two media outlets based out of the Twin Cities. A Minnesota Women’s Press profile on Berglund was republished by the Twin Cities Daily Planet. In the story, Berglund describes her history as the founder of Finnegans — a company that donates 100 percent of its profits to charity — and its newly launched food sharing initiative known as the “reverse food truck.”

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Jacquie Berglund ’87 and Finnegans pioneer ‘reverse’ food truck

Laura Swanson Lindahl '15 MBA — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:30:58 +0000

Augsburg alumna Jacquie Berglund ’87, CEO of Finnegans charitable beer company, was quoted in a Star Tribune story on the business’s latest endeavor: a reverse food truck. According to the Star Tribune, Finnegans’ will drive its new vehicle to locations around the Twin Cities to collect nonperishable food items and monetary donations. All donations go back to Finnegans’ community fund, which channels the food to local food shelves and uses monetary donations to buy fresh produce from local farms. Learn more in “Finnegans’ food truck collects food, money for local food shelves.”

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Berglund returns to campus to talk about social entrepreneurship

Augsburg University — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:43:06 +0000

Next week, Finnegans CEO and co-founder Jacquie Berglund ’87 will return to Augsburg to tell the story of her success to prospective Weekend/Evening College and graduate program students as well as alumni.

This presentation, part of Augsburg’s “In the City” admissions events for prospective students, will be held Wednesday, June 27 in Christensen Center with social hour beginning at 5 p.m.

Berglund, who started Finnegans in 2000, said she loves discovering ways to create community wealth, and she never passes on an opportunity to advise others about how to become social entrepreneurs. She attributes her success to a sound business plan, a lot of hard work, and a little Irish luck. Read more of her story, “,” in the Spring 2009 issue of the Augsburg NOW magazine.

According to the website, the company was founded “from the belief that each and every one of us can make a difference.” Finnegans is the first beer producer to give 100 percent of its profits to charity through the Finnegans Community Fund. The company’s goal for 2012 is to donate 265,000 meals to those in need and to provide fresh produce to families in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

The “In the City” series combines some of Minneapolis and St. Paul’s most noteworthy locations and engaging people with information sessions about Augsburg programs. Following Berglund’s presentation, attendees can learn about Augsburg’s weekend and evening undergraduate degree programs, the graduate certificate in social entrepreneurship, or graduate programs in business (MBA), leadership (MAL), education (MAE), or nursing (MANursing/DNP).

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