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Friends with Down Syndrome Launch Catering Venture in Buenos Aires

4/6/2026

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Story summary

Four friends with Down Syndrome—Mateo Kawaguchi, Leandro López Padros, Franco Noseda, Mauricio Rolden—launched Los Perejiles in Buenos Aires to empower people with disabilities.
The venture aims to address the 75% unemployment rate among disabled Argentines.
Since launch, the company has organized 67 catering events and hired four more workers with Down Syndrome.
Operations run from López Padros's home, with plans to rent a kitchen and open a restaurant.

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Story summary

Four friends with Down Syndrome—Mateo Kawaguchi, Leandro López Padros, Franco Noseda, Mauricio Rolden—launched Los Perejiles in Buenos Aires to empower people with disabilities.
The venture aims to address the 75% unemployment rate among disabled Argentines.
Since launch, the company has organized 67 catering events and hired four more workers with Down Syndrome.
Operations run from López Padros's home, with plans to rent a kitchen and open a restaurant.