Ethnic Food Retailers

1. Ethnic Food Retailers By: Mandi Ellis, Annie Halliburton and Johnny Trumps

2. Overview • Asian Food Retailer - Uwajimaya • Latin American Food Retailer - Pelos • Indian Food Retailer - Devi Market

3. UwajimayaAsian Food Retailer • Beaverton, Oregon • Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9AM-10PMSunday 9AM-9PM • Features: Restaurant, Bookstore, Grocery Store and Asian Cosmetics Store Online recipes and Food definitions

4. Where is Uwajimaya? • 10500 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale HWYBeaverton, OR 97005 • Also in Seattle and Bellevue

5. Products/Services Hakatamon Restaurant -Great Sushi!! Grocery Store • From Ashi to Zuiki • Fresh Produce/Seafood • Bakery and Rice Wines Gifts -Chopsticks, Kimonos, Dolls and much more

6. Kinokuniya Bookstore Japan’s largest Bookstore chain in partner Japanese Books, Comics, Movies and Music Cosmetics -Foreign Perfumes -Makeup

7. Where do their products come from? • Uwajimaya Beaverton offers groceries and gifts from Asia as well as the best meat, seafood, produce and products from local vendors and artisans.

8. Asian-American population is growing 10,649 Asian decent in Beaverton out of 83,447 total population 10,242,998 Asians in United States in 2000 Customer Base

9. As a panaderia (bakery) Pilos Mexican Bakery carries traditional Mexican baked goods. As a tienda (shop) Piolos Mexican Bakery carries hard to find non perishable Mexican foods.

10. Where is Pelos? • 954 Nw Circle Blvd Corvallis, OR 97330 • Behind Rite-Aid • Hours: • Weekdays 7am-8pm • Weekends 7am-7pm • Can vary since privately owned

11. Baked Goods At Pelos • Pastries • Many filled • Bread • Conchas (shell), Mexican sweat bread • Cakes • Tres Leches (cake of three milks) • Flan

12. Foods at Pelos • Canned cactus • Specialty drinks • Mexican candy • Canned soups • Mexican snacks • Tortillas and tostadas

13. The Store Mexican music played in the background creates a relaxing environment Supplier of hard to find Mexican foods is out of Los Angles, CA Been in business since 2003 Hispanic Customers Largest American minority 43 million (14.4% of US population) Larger Families 43.2% of Hispanic American families have 4 people or more 21.9% of other American families are 4 people or more Smaller Household Income Hispanics $34,241 Other Americans $44,389 Info on Pelos

14. Devi Indian Market

15. Devi Specifics Hours: Tuesday-Friday: 12-7pm Saturday: 11-7pm Sunday: 12-6pm Location: 919D NW Circle Blvd Corvallis, OR 97330 • across from Pelos!

16. About Devi Market Devi is an Asian Indian specialty food market that caters to those who desire spice and a change to their normal meal!

17. Devi Foods They sell: rice, beans, vegetables, spices, drinks, sweets, and even rent movies!! Community Recipe Board

18. Devi Imports Where is the food imported from? Portland …if there’s a question, look at the label. The Favorite? Fresh Vegetables The consumer base? Majority Asian Indians

19. Asian Indians in Oregon Population: 9,575 people ~ 0.3% Asians in general: 127,339 people ~ 3.7% When I visited Devi Market….

20. Sources • http://0-academic.mintel.com.oasis.oregonstate.edu/sinatra/academic/my_reports/display/id=167390&anchor=atom#atom0 • http://www.uwajimaya.com • www.census.gov