Jerry Bacchus is an unpretentious if decidedly focused businessman who prefers to swap the much overused title of entrepreneur for the less fashionable one of “flat foot hustler.” When I asked him whether he minded being called a hustler in public print he started to remind me of the days when, as he put it, he used to “walk and sell.” It was his way of making the point that what he has accomplished up until now has all been the result of years of diligent hustle.
He has spent 20 years building one of the most recognizable urban brands in the food and beverage sector. Apart from the three regular restaurants named Jerries – All Night Long in Waterloo street- Tight and Sweet at the Courtyard Mall on Robb Street and Jerries Runway at the Ogle International Airport,