Elephants Delicatessen
| Elephants Delicatessen | |
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 Exterior of the flagship store in Portland, Oregon's Northwest District, 2022 | |
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  Location within Portland, Oregon | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | April 1979 |
| Street address | 700 SE Clay St[1] |
| City | Portland |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′41″N 122°39′31″W / 45.5113466°N 122.65851°W |
| Reservations | No |
| Website | elephantsdeli |
Elephants Delicatessen is a local delicatessen and catering chain based in Portland, Oregon, in the United States, established in 1979.[2] There are eight store locations.[3]
History
Elaine and Jake Tanzer founded the company in April 1979.[4][5][6]
Co-owner[7] Anne Weaver is chief executive officer, as of 2022,[8] Scott Weaver is executive chef, as of 2019.[9] For the first 21 years after opening, it operated from a single location.[8]
Elephants had 439 employees, as of 2019.[10] The business joined the Energy Trust of Oregon's Strategic Energy Management cohort to assess energy usage, identify waste, and strategize on gas emissions reduction.[11]
In 2020, Elephants joined the Rose City Downtown Collective, a group of downtown businesses seeking to rebuild the area following a downturn caused by the pandemic and George Floyd protests.[12] The company is among the largest women-owned businesses headquartered in Oregon and Southwest Washington, as of 2021.[13]
Kim Stafford has a writing shed with a wall made of boards from the original Elephants.[14]
Reception
Elephants was included in The Oregonian's "Top Workplaces" list of "99 great places to work" in Oregon and Southwest Washington.[10] In 2020, Elephants won in the Best Catering Service category of Willamette Week's annual Best of Portland Readers' Poll.[15] The company ranked number 24 in Oregon Business's 2021 list of "100 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon".[16]
See also
References
- ^ "website". Elephants Delicatessen. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Elephant's Deli". 1859. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ Wong, Janey (2023-08-11). "Elephants Delicatessen Opens at Beaverton's Cedar Hills Crossing Next Week". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Sawyer, Adam (October 1, 2018). Unique Eats and Eateries of Portland, Oregon. Reedy Press. p. 35. ISBN 9781681061863. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Porter, Roger (August 9, 2005). "Elephants on Parade". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Brenneman, Kristina (March 21, 2005). "Deli changes with times". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Vondersmith, Jason (August 26, 2009). "10 Questions for Anne Weaver". Pamplin Media Group. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ a b Lawrence, Demi (March 4, 2022). "Women of Influence 2022: Anne Weaver of Elephants Delicatessen". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Elephants Delicatessen 40th Anniversary". Portland Monthly. 2019-08-01. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ a b "Here are 99 great places to work in Oregon and SW Washington: Top Workplaces 2019". The Oregonian. 2019-09-26. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ Robinson, Britany (2021-05-25). "Shifting Gears". Oregon Business. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Downtown Portland's plea for support to 'rebuild the spirit' of the city". KATU. 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ Sawyer, Brandon (September 10, 2021). "Largest Women-Owned Businesses Headquartered in Oregon & S.W. Washington". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Oregon poet laureate Kim Stafford's Poems for the Pandemic". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Congratulations to the winners + finalists of Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020". Willamette Week. July 21, 2020. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "2021 100 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon". Oregon Business. 2021-05-24. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
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