Elephants Delicatessen
{{Short description|Caterer based in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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| established = {{Start date|1979|04}}
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| street-address = 700 SE Clay St{{Cite web |title=website|url=https://www.elephantsdeli.com/contact/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Elephants Delicatessen |language=en-US}}
| city = Portland
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| state = Oregon
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| country = United States
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Elephants Delicatessen is a local delicatessen and catering chain based in Portland, Oregon, in the United States, established in 1979.{{Cite journal|url=http://1859oregonmagazine.com/restaurant-elephants-deli |title=Elephant's Deli |journal=1859 |access-date=November 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109023037/http://1859oregonmagazine.com/restaurant-elephants-deli |archive-date=November 9, 2013 }} There are eight store locations.{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Janey |date=2023-08-11 |title=Elephants Delicatessen Opens at Beaverton's Cedar Hills Crossing Next Week |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2023/8/11/23828741/elephants-delicatessen-beaverton-cedar-hills-crossing |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Eater Portland |language=en}}
History
Elaine and Jake Tanzer founded the company in April 1979.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ijt8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT35|page=35|title=Unique Eats and Eateries of Portland, Oregon|date=October 1, 2018|first=Adam|last=Sawyer|publisher=Reedy Press|access-date=March 13, 2019|isbn=9781681061863|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124013702/https://books.google.com/books?id=ijt8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT35|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-4689-elephants-on-parade.html|title=Elephants on Parade|first=Roger|last=Porter|date=August 9, 2005|work=Willamette Week|access-date=March 13, 2019|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124013703/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-4689-elephants-on-parade.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2001/03/26/smallb1.html|title=Deli changes with times|date=March 21, 2005|first=Kristina|last=Brenneman|journal=Portland Business Journal|access-date=March 13, 2019|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124013706/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2001/03/26/smallb1.html|url-status=live}}
Co-owner{{Cite news|first=Jason|last=Vondersmith|date=August 26, 2009|title=10 Questions for Anne Weaver|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=54359|access-date=2022-01-25|publisher=Pamplin Media Group|language=en-us|archive-date=2022-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128022521/https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=54359|url-status=live}} Anne Weaver is chief executive officer, as of 2022,{{Cite web |last=Lawrence |first=Demi |date=March 4, 2022 |title=Women of Influence 2022: Anne Weaver of Elephants Delicatessen |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2022/03/04/woi-anne-weaver.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Portland Business Journal}} Scott Weaver is executive chef, as of 2019.{{Cite web|title=Elephants Delicatessen 40th Anniversary|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/sponsored/2019/08/elephants-delicatessen-40th-anniversary|date=2019-08-01|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Portland Monthly|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125050323/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/sponsored/2019/08/elephants-delicatessen-40th-anniversary|url-status=live}} For the first 21 years after opening, it operated from a single location.
Elephants had 439 employees, as of 2019.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-09-26|title=Here are 99 great places to work in Oregon and SW Washington: Top Workplaces 2019|url=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|access-date=2022-01-24|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-24|archive-url=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|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Robinson|first=Britany|date=2021-05-25|title=Shifting Gears|url=https://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/energy-environment/item/19325-shifting-gears|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Oregon Business|language=en-gb|archive-date=2022-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125033810/https://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/energy-environment/item/19325-shifting-gears|url-status=live}}
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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-12-02|title=Downtown Portland's plea for support to 'rebuild the spirit' of the city|url=https://katu.com/news/local/downtown-portlands-plea-for-support-to-rebuild-the-spirit-of-the-city|access-date=2022-01-25|publisher=KATU|archive-date=2020-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231222432/https://katu.com/news/local/downtown-portlands-plea-for-support-to-rebuild-the-spirit-of-the-city|url-status=live}} The company is among the largest women-owned businesses headquartered in Oregon and Southwest Washington, as of 2021.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/subscriber-only/2021/09/10/largest-women-owned-businesses.html|title=Largest Women-Owned Businesses Headquartered in Oregon & S.W. Washington|first=Brandon|last=Sawyer|journal=Portland Business Journal|date=September 10, 2021|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=January 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128022513/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/subscriber-only/2021/09/10/largest-women-owned-businesses.html|url-status=live}}
Kim Stafford has a writing shed with a wall made of boards from the original Elephants.{{Cite news|title=Oregon poet laureate Kim Stafford's Poems for the Pandemic|url=https://projects.oregonlive.com/kim-stafford/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=The Oregonian|archive-date=2021-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027121442/https://projects.oregonlive.com/kim-stafford/|url-status=live}}
Reception
Elephants was included in The Oregonian
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Elephants Delicatessen}}
- {{Official|https://www.elephantsdeli.com/}}
- {{TripAdvisor|511727}}
- [https://www.zomato.com/portland/elephants-delicatessen-at-nw-22nd-ave-nob-hill-uptown Elephants Delicatessen at NW 22nd Ave] at Zomato
{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon}}
{{Portal bar|Companies|Food|Oregon}}
Category:1979 establishments in Oregon
Category:Catering and food service companies of the United States
Category:Delicatessens in Oregon
Category:Food and drink companies based in Portland, Oregon