Elephants Delicatessen Explained

Elephants Delicatessen
Pushpin Map:Portland downtown
Street-Address:700 SE Clay St[1]
City:Portland
State:Oregon
Country:United States
Coordinates:45.5113°N -122.6585°W
Reservations:No

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.

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. In 2020, Elephants won in the Best Catering Service category of Willamette Week annual Best of Portland Readers' Poll.[15] The company ranked number 24 in Oregon Business 2021 list of "100 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon".[16]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: website. 2023-09-26 . Elephants Delicatessen . en-US.
  2. Elephant's Deli . . November 8, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109023037/http://1859oregonmagazine.com/restaurant-elephants-deli . November 9, 2013 .
  3. Web site: Wong . Janey . 2023-08-11 . Elephants Delicatessen Opens at Beaverton's Cedar Hills Crossing Next Week . 2023-09-26 . Eater Portland . en.
  4. Book: Sawyer, Adam. Unique Eats and Eateries of Portland, Oregon. 35. October 1, 2018. Reedy Press. March 13, 2019. 9781681061863. January 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124013702/https://books.google.com/books?id=ijt8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT35. live.
  5. News: Elephants on Parade. Roger. Porter. August 9, 2005. Willamette Week. March 13, 2019. January 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124013703/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-4689-elephants-on-parade.html. live.
  6. Deli changes with times. March 21, 2005. Kristina. Brenneman. Portland Business Journal. March 13, 2019. January 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124013706/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2001/03/26/smallb1.html. live.
  7. News: Jason. Vondersmith. August 26, 2009. 10 Questions for Anne Weaver. 2022-01-25. Pamplin Media Group. en-us. 2022-01-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128022521/https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=54359. live.
  8. Web site: Lawrence . Demi . March 4, 2022 . Women of Influence 2022: Anne Weaver of Elephants Delicatessen . 2023-09-26 . Portland Business Journal.
  9. Web site: Elephants Delicatessen 40th Anniversary. 2019-08-01. 2022-01-25. Portland Monthly. en-US. 2022-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125050323/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/sponsored/2019/08/elephants-delicatessen-40th-anniversary. live.
  10. Web site: 2019-09-26. Here are 99 great places to work in Oregon and SW Washington: Top Workplaces 2019. 2022-01-24. The Oregonian. en. 2022-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124202153/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/g66l-2019/09/1b695416dc9728/here-are-99-great-places-to-work-in-oregon-and-sw-washington-top-workplaces-2019.html. live.
  11. Web site: Robinson. Britany. 2021-05-25. Shifting Gears. 2022-01-25. Oregon Business. en-gb. 2022-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125033810/https://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/energy-environment/item/19325-shifting-gears. live.
  12. Web site: 2020-12-02. Downtown Portland's plea for support to 'rebuild the spirit' of the city. 2022-01-25. KATU. 2020-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20201231222432/https://katu.com/news/local/downtown-portlands-plea-for-support-to-rebuild-the-spirit-of-the-city. live.
  13. Largest Women-Owned Businesses Headquartered in Oregon & S.W. Washington. Brandon. Sawyer. Portland Business Journal. September 10, 2021. January 24, 2022. January 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128022513/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/subscriber-only/2021/09/10/largest-women-owned-businesses.html. live.
  14. News: Oregon poet laureate Kim Stafford's Poems for the Pandemic. 2022-01-25. The Oregonian. 2021-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027121442/https://projects.oregonlive.com/kim-stafford/. live.
  15. News: Congratulations to the winners + finalists of Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020 . January 24, 2022 . Willamette Week . July 21, 2020 . November 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201115173206/https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2020/07/21/food-drink-restaurants/ . live .
  16. Web site: 2021 100 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon. 2022-01-24. Oregon Business. en-gb. 2021-05-24. 2022-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124195554/https://www.oregonbusiness.com/100best/green/item/19321-2021-100-best-green-workplaces-in-oregon. live.

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