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Andrew Ashmeade built Tampa’s Jerk Hut into a celebration of Caribbean culture—and he’s looking to expand

He opened the first Jerk Hut on N Nebraska Avenue in 1993, and currently operates four locations between South Tampa and the university area hotspot.

Andrew Ashmeade, the owner and founder of Jerk Hut, has dreamed of bringing a piece of Caribbean culture to Tampa since the 1980s. Today he runs four locations and is looking to expand.

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