Elephants Delicatessen

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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
EstablishedApril 1979 (1979-04)
Street address700 SE Clay St [1]
City Portland
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°30′41″N122°39′31″W / 45.5113466°N 122.65851°W / 45.5113466; -122.65851
ReservationsNo
Website elephantsdeli.com

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]

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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]

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  2. ↑ "Elephant's Deli". 1859 . Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ Wong, Janey (2023-08-11). "Elephants Delicatessen Opens at Beaverton's Cedar Hills Crossing Next Week". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Porter, Roger (August 9, 2005). "Elephants on Parade". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  6. ↑ Brenneman, Kristina (March 21, 2005). "Deli changes with times". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. 1 2 Lawrence, Demi (March 4, 2022). "Women of Influence 2022: Anne Weaver of Elephants Delicatessen". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  9. ↑ "Elephants Delicatessen 40th Anniversary". Portland Monthly . 2019-08-01. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  10. 1 2 "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.
  11. ↑ Robinson, Britany (2021-05-25). "Shifting Gears". Oregon Business. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  12. ↑ "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.
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  14. ↑ "Oregon poet laureate Kim Stafford's Poems for the Pandemic". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
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