Ellwod Thompson’s expands — kind of
Posted on | November 7, 2007 | 10 Comments
Ellwood Thompson has acquired the Blue Fox Cafe space on the other side of their parking lot. They plan to expand their food prep business into the space with possible future plans of a restaurant or maybe even a retail joint.
Read the press release after the jump.
Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market Expansion in Carytown
Tues., November 6, 2007 – Richmond, VA – Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market is pleased to announce the expansion of its Carytown store. The company is acquiring the space currently occupied by the Blue Fox Café at 10 S. Thompson Street (formerly High’s Café).
For now, the 1,600 square foot space, located directly across from Ellwood Thompson’s, will be used as an auxiliary kitchen and food preparation area to support the store’s ever-increasing prepared food business.
“We’re very excited about the opportunity to expand our food production capabilities,” says Ryan Youngman, CEO of Ellwood Thompson’s. Youngman continues, “Customers can look forward to a greater variety and additional quantities of prepared foods from Ellwood’s Kitchen. We thank Blue Fox for this opportunity to better serve our customers.”
Ellwood Thompson’s will take occupancy of the space no later than November 20. In the future the company may use the space for a restaurant, catering, special events or possibly a small retail outlet.
Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market’s mission is to exceed our customer’s health and wellness expectations by providing quality natural and organic products delivered by a knowledgeable, caring staff. We actively support our local community, the environment, and meaningful work for our staff.
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November 7th, 2007 @ 10:57 am
I always liked Blue Fox/High’s food, but I could never figure out what they were going for. Not sure that I understand what Ellwood’s is going for either, but hey, they might as well I guess.
November 7th, 2007 @ 12:37 pm
Wow, Ellwoods must be doing pretty well for itself if it can afford to acquire more space. In my opinion, a better way to serve Richmond would be to slash their prohibitively exhorbitant prices. What’s natural about paying $65 for one bag of groceries? Is it an organic business practice to sell healthfood to the rich at artificially inflated prices? Obviously, I’ve got a pet peeve about this.
November 7th, 2007 @ 1:17 pm
So true though.
November 7th, 2007 @ 2:52 pm
other than the broccoli I don’t find their prices to be that bad.
November 8th, 2007 @ 12:18 pm
We need a Trader Joe’s in this town — a little competition might drive down those Ellwood prices.
November 8th, 2007 @ 1:37 pm
Producing organic food currently costs more than conventional foods for a variety of reasons. Here’s an excerpt from the BBC site on this topic (http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/food_matters/organicfood.shtml):
Why does organic food cost more?
Organic production is slower, more labour-intensive and generally has lower yields than conventional methods. A Morgan Stanley study has shown that organic food can be up to 63 per cent more expensive, but the premium is usually lower, especially if you are buying local, seasonal food directly from the producer. Furthermore, Government subsidies have focused on mainstream farming, artificially lowering the price of conventional foods. And there are hidden costs brought about by the use of pesticides in conventional farming. We pay to tackle the pollution of our water supplies, caused by artificial fertilisers, at a cost of about £120m a year, through our taxes and higher water bills rather than at the checkout.
November 8th, 2007 @ 4:12 pm
Maybe they could sell food in the new location. All I can find in ET now is a lot of more expensive Burt’s Bees substitutes and health supplements that take up about 60% of the floor space. Can a brother get some ketchup?
November 9th, 2007 @ 8:36 am
Good for ET’s!
November 9th, 2007 @ 2:28 pm
My wife just bought Heinz “organic” ketchup from ET’s this week. I guess it doesn’t have corn syrup in there either? It was pretty good.
Why don’t they move all the non-food stuff to the new location and pack out the existing location with … food?
March 13th, 2008 @ 11:29 pm
i second the thought for a trader joes. can’t beat 2 buck chuck