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Plum
Market
to open
"Street
Concept"
location
at
Bedrock's
Ally
Detroit
Center
• Plum
Market
to open
8,000
square-foot
dining
space
with
full
service
bar,
select
grocery
and
retail
inside
the Ally
Detroit
Center
•
Partnering
with
Forgotten
Harvest,
Plum
Market
is
helping
to
expand
their
food
redistribution
program
in
Detroit
Detroit,
MI -
November
20, 2018
-
Michigan-based
food and
beverage
group
Plum
Market
will
open a
location
inside
the Ally
Detroit
Center
(500
Woodward
Ave.)
offering
fast
casual
dining
options,
grab &
go
items,
select
groceries,
and a
full
service
bar with
an
emphasis
on
locally-sourced
products.
Set to
open in
Summer
2019,
this
location
will be
Plum
Market’s
first
“street
concept,”
and
first
store in
Detroit,
scaled
to cater
to
downtown
Detroit’s
growing
market.
“We
are
beyond
thrilled
to open
this
location
in
downtown
Detroit.
We offer
something
that we
feel is
very
special
and want
to share
that
with the
Detroit
community
and
visitors
alike.
Partnering
with
Bedrock
makes
this
possible,”
said
Matt
Jonna,
Cofounder
and CEO
of Plum
Market.
This new
location
will
feature
an
onsite
kitchen
serving
chef
crafted,
prepared
foods
for
breakfast,
lunch,
and
dinner.
Grab &
Go food
options
will
include
self-service
hot
foods,
peak of
season
salads,
all
natural
soups,
signature
sandwiches,
and
fresh
sushi
made
onsite
by Mon
Jin Lau.
Plum
Market’s
space
will
also
include
a
full-service
bar
offering
wine,
local
beer,
and
craft
spirits,
as well
as a
coffee
bar
brewing
Zingerman’s
Coffee.
Packaged
snacks
and
fresh
cut
flowers
will be
available
for
retail,
alongside
Zingerman’s
artisan
baked
goods
and
specialty
candies.
The
location
will be
home to
“The
Spirit
Room,”
Plum
Market’s
rentable
event
space
with
outdoor
seating
overlooking
the
Spirit
of
Detroit.
“As
more and
more
residential
units
come
online
and
downtown
density
reaches
its
highest
point in
decades,
there is
a
growing
demand
for
service-based
amenities
like the
high-quality
market
concept
Plum
Market
is
bringing
to
Detroit’s
Central
Business
District,”
said
Bill
Emerson,
CEO of
Bedrock.
“We are
excited
to watch
another
local
brand
make
Detroit
a key
part of
its
growth
strategy.”
Plum
Market
is an
independently
owned
Michigan-based
company
that is
passionate
about
all
natural,
organic,
and
local
products,
while
serving
millions
of
guests
per year
at
multiple
locations
across
Southeast
Michigan
and
Chicago,
Illinois.
Plum
Market
announced
earlier
this
year
that it
will
open a
similar
concept
at the
new
Pistons
Performance
Center
in
Spring
of 2019,
joining
new
locations
recently
opened
inside
Northwestern
University
and
Oakland
University.
Plum
Market
uses
only the
freshest
ingredients
in their
chef-crafted
recipes,
with an
emphasis
on
organic
produce
and all
natural
meats.
Plum
Market’s
menu
accommodates
dietary
needs
from
food
allergies
to
special
diets
such as
gluten
free,
vegetarian,
dairy
free, or
vegan.
Guests
can
enjoy
upscale
cuisine
made
with
only the
best
quality
ingredients—at
accessible
price
points—in
a modern
and
inviting
setting.
The
brilliantly
designed
store
will
feature
mosaics
and
natural
finishes
to
compliment
the
backdrop
of the
city.
Connecting
with the
community
Plum
Market’s
mission
is to
recreate
how
people
think
about
eating
and
shopping.
With a
growing
attention
to food
quality
and
eating
healthy,
Plum
Market
offers a
number
of
options
for
health-conscious
foodies.
Their
signature
service-forward
approach
ensures
an
achievable,
healthy
lifestyle
for all
guests.
Plum
Market
also
takes
pride in
supporting
local
communities
and has
partnered
with
Forgotten
Harvest
for
local
food
redistribution
in
Southeastern
Michigan.
Forgotten
Harvest
is very
excited
to be
partnered
with
Plum
Market
as they
open two
new
locations
in
Downtown
Detroit.
“We are
looking
forward
to
continuing
and
expanding
our
relationship
with
Plum
Market.
Forgotten
Harvest
is
excited
to be
able to
pick up
and
rescue
surplus
fresh,
nutritious
food
from the
additional
location
in
downtown
Detroit,”
said
Christopher
Ivey,
Director
Marketing
and
Communications
at
Forgotten
Harvest.
“Partnerships
like
these
are
important
so that
we can
continue
in our
mission
of
reducing
hunger,
reducing
fresh
nutritious
food
waste,
and
fighting
food
insecurity
in
Wayne,
Oakland,
and
Macomb
Counties.”
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