Celebrating Women-owned Portland Businesses We Love

March is Women’s History (HERstory?) Month, and with International Women’s Day coming up, we couldn’t resist the chance to celebrate some of our favorite local business owners—who just happen to be amazing women!

Founder/CEO of Blue Star Donuts, Katie Pope

Anne Weaver, CEO and Co-owner of Elephant’s Delicatessen
After more than 40 years, Elephant’s Deli has become a Portland icon, serving up creative and delicious soups, salads, sandwiches and more to lunchtime crowds across the city, and Anne’s leadership has resulted in great employee benefits, B Corp certification, countless awards and consistently great food.

Farah Jesani, Owner of One Stripe Chai
Drawing on her childhood in India, Farah founded One Stripe Chai to share her love of the warm, spicy beverage with the rest of us. She goes to great lengths to make sure that her chai is not only authentic, but ethically sourced, with all of her tea coming from a 4th-generation family-owned tea garden in Assam, India.

Katie Poppe, Owner of Blue Star Donuts
If you’ve been paying attention, you probably noticed that Portland Cider ❤️s Blue Star Donuts! Our Blueberry Bourbon Basil Cider was inspired by their delectable donut, and Katie is an inspiring powerhouse of a business owner who’s seen her company through some tough times with grace and strength.

Jill Kuehler, Founder of Freeland Spirits
This Oregon distillery is a testament to the power of smart, talented women teaming up to create something incredible. Jill has gathered a team of women who are passionate about well-crafted spirits and lifting each other up, and the result is a company with tons of heart and beautiful products.

Lynda Parrish, Founder and Co-owner of Portland Cider Company
What can we say? There’s no way this list would be complete without Lynda, our very favorite local business owner! Lynda has been our rock, guiding Portland Cider from a vague idea to the company that it is today. She elevates all the women of Portland Cider, including our own cider maker Hanna Belleli!

Hanna worked with all the ladies at Portland Cider Co. to concoct a special, sassy cider at this Sunday’s SheBrew Festival! Be sure and stop by and raise a glass to all the badass babes in brewing!