Erewhon Market
Luxury supermarket chain
Erewhon Market Erewhon logo
Company type Privately held company Industry Founded 1966; 59 years ago (1966 ) [ 1] (as part of Erewhon Organic ) Founders Headquarters Los Angeles, California
, United States
Number of locations
10[ 2] Areas served
Los Angeles County, California Key people
Tony Antoci (CEO) Vito Antoci (EVP) Number of employees
216[ 3] [ 4] Website erewhonmarket .com
Erewhon Market ( ERR -eh-hwon ) is an American upscale supermarket chain with ten locations, all in Los Angeles County, California , United States.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] The chain is noted for being a popular locale frequented by entertainment figures as reported in celebrity gossip and lifestyle publications .
History
Erewhon was founded in Boston , Massachusetts, in 1966 by Michio and Aveline Kushi .[ 1] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] The name "Erewhon" is derived from the 1872 satirical novel Erewhon by Samuel Butler , one of the founder's father's favorite books,[ 11] which portrays a society where morality is attached to health. With ten locations in Los Angeles County,[ 2] the brand has been compared to the early years of Whole Foods Market .[ 12]
The Erewhon Organic brand was originally a health foods producer with a single store. In 1979, the brand was purchased from bankruptcy by employee Tom DeSilva.[ 13] In 2011, Tony and Josephine Antoci purchased the last store on Beverly Boulevard that remained open from the widow of Tom DeSilva.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] Tom Antoci created and developed the brand into an upscale supermarket.[ 17] Following several years of increasing financial performance, New York–based private equity firm Stripes Group purchased a substantial minority stake in Erewhon in 2019.[ 17]
In August 2022, Erewhon opened their eighth location and first Beverly Hills location in the former Williams-Sonoma space.[ 18] [ 19] As of 2023, Erewhon ships nationwide to all 50 states, as well as Australia, Canada and the UK.[ 20] In September 2023, Erewhon opened a location in Pasadena, the first east of Interstate 5 .[ 21]
In 2024, Erewhon filed an environmental lawsuit to block the construction of a mixed-use development which included 520 apartments (78 of which were subsidized affordable housing), groundfloor retail and restaurants on the nearby lot of a vacant 190-room hotel in Los Angeles.[ 22]
Locations
In popular culture
Erewhon is alluded to as "Anavrin" in the Netflix original series You . Protagonist Joe Goldberg works at the store.[ 28]
The South Park episode "Back to the Cold War " references Erewhon as part of a running joke.[ 29] [non-primary source needed ]
Erewhon is referenced in the Wallice song "Off the Rails."[ 30] [unreliable source ]
Erewhon is referenced in the Logic songs "Check Please"[ 31] [unreliable source ] and "Clone Wars III."[ 32] [unreliable source ]
Erewhon is referenced by guest star Corbin Bleu in the fourth episode of season three of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series .[ 33] [non-primary source needed ]
See also
References
^ a b "Our Story | Erewhon Market" . Erewhon . Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Locations" . Erewhon Market . Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
^ "Erewhon Market Overview" . PitchBook . Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
^ "Erewhon Market Careers and Employment" . Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023 .
^ Howley, Kerry (November 6, 2023). "Erewhon's Secrets" . The Cut .
^ "What Is Erewhon? All About the Celebrity-Loved Grocery Store Chain" . Peoplemag . Retrieved August 28, 2023 .
^ Delouya, Samantha. "I compared the prices at Los Angeles's high-end grocery store Erewhon with 2 other popular markets" . Business Insider . Retrieved August 28, 2023 .
^ Martin, Douglas (July 23, 2001). "Aveline Kushi, 78, Advocate of Macrobiotic Diet for Health" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ Lewin, Tamar (January 5, 2015). "Michio Kushi, Advocate of Natural Foods in the U.S., Dies at 88" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ Berlinger, Max (February 17, 2021). "How Erewhon Became L.A.'s Hottest Hangout" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ https://www.thecut.com/article/erewhon-smoothie-boston-los-angeles-history.html
^ Erewhon's New Store Calls To Mind Whole Foods' Beginnings Forbes , Phil Lempert, April 11, 2018
^ Howley, Kerry (November 6, 2023). "Erewhon's Secrets" . The Cut . Retrieved May 16, 2024 .
^ Grocer is on a natural growth path Los Angeles Times , Ronald D. White, January 31, 2016
^ Hoberman, Natalie (April 20, 2018). "Tony and Josephine Antoci | Betty Warner | Brentwood" . The Real Deal . Retrieved August 28, 2023 .
^ "History of Erewhon – Natural Foods Pioneer in the United States (1966–2011)" . SoyInfo Center . Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ a b
Organic Grocer Erewhon Eyes Expansion After Private Equity Deal Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , October 7, 2019
^ "Erewhon Coming To Beverly Hills To Fill Former Williams-Sonoma Space" . What Now Los Angeles. Retrieved June 24, 2021 .
^ a b Ginsberg, Merle (September 1, 2022). "The Well-Heeled Hungry Converge on New Beverly Drive Erewhon" . Los Angeles .
^ "Erewhon" . Erewhon . Retrieved May 1, 2023 .
^ "Erewhon Market grand opening brings hundreds to historic Pasadena building" . Pasadena Star News . September 14, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "Erewhon sues city to stop Sportsmen's Lodge development in Studio City" . Los Angeles Times . May 13, 2024.
^ Fear and Loathing at Erewhon, the High-Margin Grocery Store That Might Just Take Over the World Or at least Los Angeles… Los Angeles , Steven Blum, August 19, 2019
^ Andrea Chang (December 9, 2021). "How Erewhon made luxury groceries a lifestyle" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on April 13, 2022.
^ RDC Architecture News (23 March 2023) Erewhon Opens New Location in Culver City
^ Calayag, Keith (September 6, 2023). "Erewhon Pasadena Opens on Sept. 13" . Pasadena Now.
^ "Organic Grocer Erewhon Coming to Iconic South Lake Avenue Building" . Pasadena Now. Retrieved January 18, 2022 .
^ "It Looks Like Anavrin, the Store From 'You' Season 2, Is Totally Based on a Real Grocery Store" . Cosmopolitan . December 31, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2021 .
^ "Back to the Cold War" . South Park . Season 25. March 2, 2022. Comedy Central.
^ Wallice – Off the Rails , retrieved September 29, 2022
^ Logic – Check Please , retrieved September 8, 2024
^ Logic – Clone Wars III , retrieved September 8, 2024
^ "HSMTMTS Season 3 Episode 4 | Disney+" . www.disneyplus.com . Retrieved January 11, 2023 .
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