Food Sources
Fruit & Produce
Sheridan Fruit Company Inc. - A locally run business that distributes produce to our Portland area & Ore. coast locations:
Russet potatoes - All year (Idaho & Washington)
Tomatoes - June-October (California)/November-March (Florida)
Lettuce - November-April (Yuma, AZ)/March-October (Salinas, Ca.)
Rosella's Fruit & Produce Company - A locally run business that distributes produce to our Seattle-area locations:
Russet potatoes - All year (Idaho & Washington)
Tomatoes - Spring & summer (California, Florida, Mexico)/Through winter (Mexico)
Lettuce - California whenever possible; November-spring (Arizona & Florida)/Springtime (Mexico)/Through the summer (Washington)
Emerald Fruit & Produce Company Inc. - A locally run business that distributes produce to our Eugene-area locations:
Russet potatoes - All year (Klamath Basin)
Tomatoes - Winter months (Mexico & Baja Peninsula)/Spring & fall transitions (San Diego)/Summer months (Central Valley Oregon)
Lettuce - Winter months (Yuma, AZ, area)/Spring, summer & fall (Salinas Valley, Ca.)
Aloha Produce Inc. - A Portland company with a warehouse in Bend
Hood River Organic - mushrooms, specifically used in Edgefield's catering menus
Edgefield Gardens - all produce is grown using organic methods; seasonal vegetables, fruits and herbs are used whenever possible. In 2009, the Black Rabbit Restaurant used 1 ton of harvested fruit and 2.5 tons of vegetables from our gardens. Two tons of estate-grown pears were also used in our handcrafted Pear Brandy at the Edgefield Distillery.
Cheese
Tillamook Cheese - From Tillamook, Ore.
Bread
Portland French Bakery - Used everywhere except our Seattle locations
Gluten Free Concepts - From Portland, Ore.
Essential Baking Company - Seattle locations
Meat
Country Natural Beef - Based in Oregon, our all-natural ground beef and burgers come from this regional rancher's co-op
SP Provisions - A small Portland-based purveyor whose signature Cascade Natural product line offers naturally fed, growth hormone-free beef, sourced from Oregon, Washington and northern California. The Edgefield catering menus, specifically, feature Cascade Natural prime rib, top sirloin steaks and top round.
Interstate Meat Distributors - Family-owned business in Clackamas, Ore., grinds Country Natural Beef for us
Columbia Empire Meat Company - A locally run business that distributes meat and cheese to our Portland area & Ore. coast locations
Zenner's - Produces our signature Terminator Sausage & Hammerhead Bratwurst
Carlton Farms - An Oregon company that produces low(er) fat hogs fed on a hormone-free diet
Groceries
Food Services of America Portland/Kent - Devoted to the Northwest
Tater Tots® - Founded in the 1950s, Ore-Ida was the pioneer of Tater Tots. The company's name is a portmanteau of Oregon & Idaho. Ore-Ida's primary production facility is located in Ontario, Ore.
Beaverton Foods - This local company makes our Dijon-style mustard that uses Edgefield Chardonnay & our Terminator Stout whole-grain mustard
Eggs - Not just cage-free, but certified-humane
Cod - Wild Alaskan cod processed in Seattle to our exact specifications
Pleasant Valley - Our pickles and sauerkraut company based in Mt. Vernon, Wa.
Fryer Oil - All vegetarian & no trans-fat canola oil since 2000
Desserts of Distinction - Local Milwaukie, Ore., company that produces our Black & Tan Brownie
Ota Tofu - Organic & local
Shepherd's Pride Flour - Local & sustainably harvested
Julie's Organic Ice Cream - Based in Vancouver, Wa.
Portland Style Cheesecake Company - One of our vendors since 1995
