| Ripe Cooperative | |
|---|---|
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2020 |
| Closed | 2022 |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | United States |
Ripe Cooperative was a restaurant and marketplace in Portland, Oregon. [1] It was established by Naomi Pomeroy in 2020, in the space that had previously housed Beast, and closed in 2022.
Ripe Cooperative was a casual [2] cafe and market in northeast Portland's Concordia neighborhood. The menu included a six-layer Lasagna Bolognese. [3] It had a heated patio with a seating capacity of 26 people. [4]
Naomi Pomeroy started the business in 2020, [5] in the space that previously housed Beast. The name alludes to Ripe, a catering company and supper club [6] she and Michael Hebb started in 2002. [7] [8] [9] Ripe Cooperative offered profit sharing. [10]
In 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ripe Cooperative donated proceeds from Bulgarian Caviar to World Central Kitchen's relief efforts for Ukrainians, and proceeds from Ukrainian honey cake frozen custard to a food bank in Ukraine. [11]
Ripe Cooperative closed in October 2022. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Pomeroy became a consultant for Quaintrelle, [17] and Dame Collective began operating in the space that had previously housed Beast and Ripe Cooperative. [18]
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