Elephants Delicatessen | |
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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]
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]
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]
Elephants Delicatessen | |
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| |
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]
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]
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]