Devault Foods docks at Ellis Island to celebrate heritage, family and the burger
Devault Foods was selected by Evelyn Hill Inc. to spotlight the Freedom Burger on Ellis Island on Wednesday, June 27, at Burger Summit. Evelyn Hill is a family-owned business, whose third-generation oversees all concessions associated with the Statue of Liberty. The family has operated concessions on the island for over 78 years.
Burger Summit is a celebration of heritage, family and achieving the American dream. Evelyn Hill, Inc. hand-picked a few businesses in the food service industry who were founded by immigrants to join them on Ellis Island to honor the immigrant experience, the American dream and great food. Several tales account for the creation of the hamburger, but the one that resonates with this crowd is that as emigrants traveled on the Hamburg Ship Line in the late 1800s, they were met in America with sandwiches of grilled ground meat on bread. These sandwiches were something that could be cooked quickly and fed many.