James Beard partners with AmEx, Resy

The James Beard Foundation said on June 2, 2026 that it has partnered with American Express and Resy to back independent restaurants through Taste America and the presentation of the 2026 James Beard Awards. The foundation, American Express and Resy issued a joint statement confirming the sponsorship and the scope of the collaboration. The statement said the funding will support Taste America programming and the awards presentation, without providing financial terms in the writeup. The announcement appeared in a Food & Beverage Podcast writeup published June 2 on fb101.com. ### Who signed the partnership and when was it disclosed? The James Beard Foundation disclosed the partnership on June 2, 2026. American Express and Resy were named as the partners in the foundation’s joint statement, which was referenced in the Food & Beverage Podcast writeup. The writeup carried the announcement and attributed the sponsorship details to the foundation and its partners. ### Which programs will receive funding under the deal? Taste America programming will receive funding as part of the partnership, the foundation and partners said. The statement identified Taste America — the foundation’s national initiative aimed at promoting local restaurants — as a principal beneficiary of the sponsorship. The announcement also said the partners will help present the 2026 James Beard Awards. ### How did the organizations describe their roles? The joint statement from the James Beard Foundation, American Express and Resy said the sponsorship would support independent restaurants via programming and awards presentation. The foundation and partners framed the collaboration as support for independent-restaurant programming rather than a media or product tie-in, according to the writeup. The Food & Beverage Podcast piece relayed those details without publishing verbatim excerpts from the statement. ### What was disclosed about financial terms or duration? The Food & Beverage Podcast writeup on June 2, 2026 did not disclose financial terms or the length of the sponsorship, the foundation and partners said in their statement. Neither American Express nor Resy provided dollar figures or multi-year commitments in the writeup. The absence of numerical terms in the published item means specifics on funding amounts and contract duration remain unspecified. ### Where was the announcement published and what are the next steps? The announcement appeared in the Food & Beverage Podcast writeup on fb101.com on June 2, 2026, according to the briefing. The James Beard Foundation, American Express and Resy said the sponsorship will support Taste America programming and help present the 2026 James Beard Awards. The next named milestone in the partnership is the presentation of the 2026 James Beard Awards later in 2026, which the statement identified as a partner-supported event.