Redmond caterer coming to Bend
Published 4:00 am Saturday, January 29, 2011
- Tate and Tate Catering's retail store in NorthWest Crossing in Bend will offer both fresh and frozen grab-and-go food for lunch and dinner.
Redmond’s Tate and Tate Catering confirmed Friday that it plans to open a retail store in the NorthWest Crossing development in Bend next month.
Tate and Tate will occupy the space formerly occupied by Riley’s Market, at 2755 NorthWest Crossing Drive, No. 109. Tate and Tate will continue to operate its Redmond location.
The satellite Tate and Tate will offer both fresh and frozen grab-and-go food for lunch and dinner. Offerings will include salads, sandwiches, soups and casseroles, according to a news release.
Barbara Tate, who co-owns the business with her husband, George, said the decision to open a second location came from an observation of where their customers were coming from.
“What has occurred is that we have a lot of people coming from Bend to Redmond, and it just seemed like there was a desire to have us be in Bend,” she said.
The retail portion of the business began alongside the catering operation when the company moved to a new Redmond location two years ago, she said.
“We like the NorthWest Crossing neighborhood. They happened to have a spot that was just perfect for us. They just had what we wanted and needed,” Tate said.
According to the news release, the business is shooting for a mid-February opening.
“Adding Tate and Tate to the NorthWest Crossing neighborhood center is one more way of providing extraordinary products and daily services to our residents and surrounding neighbors,” Romy Mortensen, a board member of the West Bend Property Co., NorthWest Crossing’s developer, said in the news release. “George and Barb manage a top-quality business and provide an excellent product. They are a great match for us. We are very excited to have them join us.”