Celebrated Washington-Based Local Food Delivery Service Begins Operations in Portland, Grows Team and List of Purveyors, Starts Deliveries January 28
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Portlanders can now place orders for ACME Farms + Kitchen boxes, ready for doorstep delivery starting January 28th. Since announcing their Portland expansion plans in late 2015, Bellingham-based local food delivery service ACME Farms + Kitchen has been hard at work building out their new facility in NE Portland where their celebrated boxes of delicious local goods will be carefully assembled. They’ve also grown their internal team and incorporated over a dozen new farmers, ranchers and artisans into their list of local purveyors.
ACME Farms + Kitchen is a company on a mission to make it easier for busy families to source clean, local food. ACME Farms + Kitchen's signature Locavore boxes contain a carefully curated array of fresh, local, seasonal foods including local produce, artisan bread, handmade pasta, farmstead cheese, pasture raised meat and wild fish, paired with recipes and a meal plan to turn the region's bounty into family dinner. They are a truly unique food delivery service that sources produce from small or medium-sized local farms and producers whenever possible, supporting dozens of farmers, fishers, ranchers, and artisans throughout the Pacific Northwest. ACME Farms + Kitchen also stands out by offering over a dozen different types of boxes in a variety of sizes and themes, like Paleo, vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free, seasonal kits and more, so families can choose the perfect box to fit their needs.
Notable local purveyors ACME Farms + Kitchen welcomes to their Portland roster include Carman Ranch, Deck Family Farms, Rossi Farms, Fleur de Lis Bakery, Willamette Valley Cheese, Philippe’s Bread, Three Sisters Nixtamal, Ancient Heritage Dairy, Flying Fish Co., Barcelona Sauces, Lonesome Whistle Farms, Linda Crab, Camas Country Mill, Cascadia Creamery, Olympia Provisions and Willapa Hills Cheese. This is in addition to ACME Farms + Kitchen's strong network of farms, ranches, fisherman and artisans based in Washington.
Founded in 2011, ACME Farms + Kitchen's delivery radius has expanded to cover Washington's Whatcom County and cities throughout the greater Seattle region, and now has a central hub in Portland as well. The list of Portland area zip codes within the ACME Farms + Kitchen delivery radius is available on the ACME Farms + Kitchen website. Fans outside of the area can email ACME Farms + Kitchen to request their neighborhood be added to the waitlist to be incorporated into the delivery zone.
ACME Farms + Kitchen has also grown their team over the last month, hiring Michelle Grandy as Director of Sales and Marketing to support the growth of the company and develop new and exciting ways to engage with customers, Andrew Jungkuntz as Director of Operations to keep production smooth and streamlined as the company expands, and Zara Stevens as the Portland General Manager to oversee all operations and continue building relationships in their new Portland community.
About ACME Farms + Kitchen
ACME Farms + Kitchen is a Bellingham-based food delivery service on a mission to make it easier for busy families across Washington State to access clean, local food. Founded in 2011 by Joy Rubey and Cara Piscitello, ACME Farms + Kitchen’s signature Locavore boxes contain a carefully curated array of fresh, local, seasonal foods including local produce, artisan bread, handmade pasta, farmstead cheese, pasture raised meat and wild fish paired with recipes and a meal plan to turn the region's bounty into family dinner. Customers order online each week and have a beautiful box of local food delivered to their doorstep, cutting out trips to the store, saving money on grocery bills, answer the perennial question of "what's for dinner?" and most importantly, support dozens of farmers, fishers, ranchers, and artisan producers throughout Pacific Northwest. The boxes are available in a variety of sizes and themes, like Paleo and vegetarian options, ready-made meals, salad kits, seasonal dessert kits and more, so families can choose the perfect box to fit their lifestyle. For more information, visit http://www.acmefarmsandkitchen.com/.
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