Red Deer Downtown Business Association
Downtown Business Spotlight: Artisan Food Market
This week’s Business Spotlight is the Artisan Food Market on Ross Street. Located at 4916 50 (Ross) Street and a newer addition to the array of businesses located on Ross Street, this spot brings local vendors from all over the province to one central place. We stopped in to chat with the Owner, Alexander Lobkov, to learn more about his business.
What is your business?
We are Artisan Food Market on Ross. And what we do is get a bunch of products from vendors from farmers’ markets and small-time business owners, and try to get them all into one store so people can browse their favorite selections.
When did your business open?
We opened in April, end of April of this year. What a time to be open, to be honest, but we survived through the first and we will see how the fall goes.
What makes your business unique?
It’s just the variety of different products that we carry from small little businesses, under one roof. So we carry 30 different vendors so it gives you quite a variety of what you see here and what to shop and try out and all that jazz.
What are some products/services that you offer?
So we do customer orders for the D Dutchman Dairy and our other vendors here and we offer various products from the following vendors:
- Adila Chocolaterie
- Ambrosial Cheesecake Shop
- Bamboo Dumplings
- Black Forest German Bakery
- Cain’s Mustard
- Confetti Sweets
- D Dutchmen Dairy
- Dad’s Sausage and Cured Meats
- Earth Group
- Edgar Farms
- Going Nuts
- Henry’s Honey
- Herbal Healing Tea
- Infused Mediterranean Foods
- Irvings Farm Fresh
- Latin Food Specialties
- Little Bear Gelato
- Longview Beef Jerky
- Lupits Kitchen
- Momma G’s Kitchen
- Moms Happy Kitchen
- Mountain Rhino Gluten Free
- Occam’s Razor
- Orgali
- Pat’s Greenhouse & Gourmet Jellies
- Rustic & Modern Home Cooking
- Shirleys Greenhouse
- Soupin It Up!
- Stawnichy’s
- Sunshine Blends
- Taco Loft
- Taste of Ukraine
- Tasty Kitchen Creations
- Thai Manna
- The Go Tu
- The Happy Kernel Kettle Corn Company
- Troubled Monk
- Wildrose Coffee Roasting
Why did you choose Downtown Red Deer as the location for your business?
We wanted to support downtown! This is kind of a personal endeavor for me. So, I’ve always loved downtown since I moved to Red Deer five years ago. So, I just wanted to support it and yeah, that’s why we came down here.
What do you think makes Downtown vibrant?
Having the unique little shops around here is definitely what I love about downtown and that’s what draws me here and that’s why I made our business so unique is so we just fit in so perfectly down here.
I love Downtown Red Deer because… I love the live music that goes on, I love the Christmas lights, the parade, not so much this year, but definitely, in the future, I’m sure they’ll be back on again. And yeah, that’s why I love downtown. It’s a small town with a big city feel.
Next time you’re downtown, be sure to check out Artisan Food Market on Ross where they are always bringing in fresh local products to discover!
Follow their social media pages for updates on new vendors and products!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtisanFoodMarketonRoss
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artisanfoodmarket/
Council approves 2024 DBA budget, increased investment in events
“The DBA remains steadfast in its objective to build on the growth seen in 2023. The collaboration between The City of Red and the DBA is at all time high and with the pending actions set to be delivered through the Downtown Activation Playbook, I know there are many great things to come that will support our business community and create the thriving downtown we all want to experience,” said Amanda Gould, DBA Executive Director.
“Today Council demonstrated their commitment to their strategic priorities with the support shown to the DBA through unanimous support of the 2024 budget. This mighty Association continues to do great work on a shoestring budget and the 2024 Board of Directors are keen to lend their expertise and entrepreneurial skills to benefit the downtown in its entirety.”
Brandon Bouchard, DBA Board Chair
The DBA’s budget is partially funded through the BIA tax levy, which is collected by The City of Red Deer. Each year, the DBA presents its proposed budget to Council for their consideration. When reviewing the budget, Council considers alignment between the DBA’s downtown priorities and City’s community priorities.
“DBA has constantly hit far above its weight in our downtown, I can’t think of a more supportive messenger of promotion than the team at the DBA, it’s so encouraging to see this strong support for our downtown,” said Mayor Ken Johnston. “I’m encouraged by the leadership and direction of the DBA and look forward to what they have in store for 2024. They continually bring positive initiatives to the downtown even with the constraint on finances.”
The DBA’s total approved budget for 2024 is $775,160, with $277,725 funded through the BIA with the remaining amount funded through items such as grants and contracts. The BIA portion for 2024 is an increase of five per cent from 2023.
The Downtown Business Association has been operating in Red Deer for more than 30 years, serving approximately 350 business owners in the Downtown area. Through partnerships and leadership in advocacy and promotion, the DBA is the catalyst for a vibrant and prosperous downtown that is the place to live, work, play and do business.
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