Kendra PR
Kendra PR
NYC PR Consultancy Specializing in Food, Restaurant & Hospitality
 
 
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Kendra Borowski is an NYC-based public relations consultant with over 25 years of experience helping hospitality businesses find their people - and their press.

In my happy place.

For the past 15 years, I have specialized in food and restaurant PR, social media, and marketing.

I founded Kendra PR in 2019 after senior leadership roles at several of the city's top hospitality agencies, and have since represented over 75 top restaurants, bars, breweries, bakeries, festivals, non-profits, and CPG food & beverage brands.

My long-standing relationships and deep, current understanding of both the hospitality and media industries have made me a trusted, go-to resource for journalists and clients alike.

I thrive on finding ways to amplify my clients' unique stories through a modern day variety of impactful channels and partnerships, leading to relevant features, meaningful word-of-mouth buzz, and heightened awareness. In today’s ever-changing landscape of where people get their news and information, we’ll put the message in almost any medium. (Fact: I’ve got a skywriting guy.)

I love to eat, strategize, and suss out what you’re doing that no one else is and who would be interested in having an inside look at that information. I am a keen observer of trends, and voracious media consumer of everything from NPR’s Marketwatch to the Taste podcast.

For most recent client press highlights, check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kendraprco

p.s. What’s for lunch?

 Services

KPR offers full-service PR, media relations, influencer strategy, launch support, and ongoing communications for the people behind your favorite places to eat and drink.

Whether it's a chef-driven opening, a product launch, or a brand that's been around for years and finally ready to make some noise — this is what we do, and we love doing it.

 

  • Media Relations

  • Influencer Relations

  • Launch Strategy

  • Brick & Mortar Openings

  • Product Launches

  • Event Planning & Activation

  • Ongoing Strategy

  • Thought Leadership

  • Creative Programming Development

  • Partnerships & Collaborations

  • Photography & Styling Consulting

  • Social Media Consulting

  • Local & Grassroots Marketing

  • Community Building

  • Guest Experience

 
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 CURRENT Clients

KPR works primarily with independent restaurants, chef-driven concepts, bars and cocktail programs, breweries, food & beverage brands, and hospitality groups.

 

PAST KPR CLIENTS

 

PAST NON-KPR EXPERIENCE

Aldo

All'onda

Asia de Cuba

Baby Phat

Barano

Broken Spoke Rotisserie

Bunk Sandwiches

Cat Camp

Checkout 51

Cheesemonger Box

Cibo e Vino

Cooking Light (cookbooks)

Dan Kluger

Decoy

Dessert Goals

Dunhill

E.A.T. St. Pete

East One Coffee Roasters

Eat Up Tokyo

Epistrophy

Express

Fleishers

Flinders Lane

Folksbier

The French Culinary Institute

Fun Luge

Gloria

Hoppy

ilili & ilili Box

Keds

Krispy Kreme

Kutsher’s Tribeca

Le Churro

Le Fanfare

Lime Mexican Grill

Little Prince

Little Tong Noodle Shop

Lot18

Malvi Marshmallows

Mama Mancini’s Meatballs

Marc Forgione

Marlow Bistro

McWilliam's Wines

Meatball Obsession

Mile End

Misen

Noble’s

Oka

Pastrami Queen

Pat LaFrieda

RedFarm

SakaMai

Salem Baking Company

Samwon Garden

Sauce & Barrel

Shibumi

Sons of Thunder

Supercrown

Taste of Bushwick

Taste of Vail

Taste Williamsburg Greenpoint

Uma Temakeria

Wallflower

White Label Mate

Young Street Poke

Zucker's Bagels

RECENT PRESS

Recent placements include the New York Times, Grub Street, Eater NY, VinePair, Brooklyn Magazine, Inc. Magazine, Cool Stuff NYC, and more.

We pitch with specificity and follow through - because a great story deserves to be told.

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Contact

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