- July 6, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Northwest Philadelphia entrepreneurs Arielle and Robert Ashford are extending their “Unity” brand and growing their geographic footprint with a new Tex-Mex taqueria and a coffee shop in Roxborough.
The couple, both of whom are in long-term recovery from substance use disorder, also are staying true to the mission of the Unity Yoga studio and the Unity Recovery community services center they opened in neighboring Manayunk in 2019. Last year, they established a second Unity Yoga in Chestnut Hill.
“Recovery is good business, and we are about creating opportunities for people in recovery and for ourselves [as businesspeople] because we think it will pay off,” Robert, 34, said during an interview at Unity Taqueria.
The 46-seat restaurant with outdoor dining opened in June on the 5400 block of Ridge Avenue; the Ashfords expect their nearby Unity Java will be up and brewing in time for National Recovery Month in September.
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