Elderberry's

The Elderberry Smoothie and Wrap Store was born in August 2001, the dream of its entrepreneurial owners, Alan and Diane Elder. Alan Elder, a former Marine with Universities of Old Dominion and Virginia Tech behind him, began his career as a food and beverage operations director with Marriott Hotels. His wife Diane, a Virginia Tech graduate, earned knowledge in sales and marketing with Marriott Hotels and the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center.