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IN RECOGNITION OF UNCLE MIKE'S BAKE SHOPPE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
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HON. MIKE GALLAGHER
of wisconsin
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Mr. GALLAGHER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Grand Opening of Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe. For over 20 years, Mike and Mary Vande Walle and the Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe team have provided exceptional service and award-winning baked goods for people throughout the State of Wisconsin.
Starting from humble beginnings, Uncle Mike's opened their first store location in the City of De Pere on October 5 of 2001 and after three years of operation they quickly ran out of space. This gave the Vande Walle's the opportunity to open their second location in the Village of Suamico in 2004. As business continued to boom, Uncle Mike's opened a third location in the City of Green Bay in 2018 and purchased a production facility in Northeast Wisconsin that produces baked goods for each of their locations. Given the Uncle Mike's team's commitment to providing exceptional customer service and the high demand for their products, pop-up shops in Appleton and Milwaukee were constructed for customers to purchase some of the most popular items on the menu. I commend the dedication and hard work that has resulted in Uncle Mike's continued growth and success for over 20 years.
Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe has been the recipient of over 100 awards in the baking industry for its excellence in baking and cake decorating. Most notability in 2014, Uncle Mike's won Best Kringle in North America for their world-famous sea salt caramel pecan kringle. Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe has grown to be one of the most popular and recognizable bakeries in Wisconsin due to its exceptional customer service, friendly staff, and high-quality products. Uncle Mike's is also known for their unwavering support of the surrounding communities through offering fundraisers to local school districts and supplying fresh-baked cream puffs for the Denmark FFA booth at the Brown County Fair. Since the loss of Uncle Mike in 2020, his spirit has continued to live on through his family where they have carried on his love for baking. As third-
generation bakers, Mike and Mary Vande Walle made it their mission to provide quality products through old-fashioned baking methods with high-quality ingredients. Throughout the years, Mike and Mary passed down their expertise in old-fashioned baking to their children, Brittni and Nathan, so that they could continue the exceptional baking traditions that began in 1974 with Don and Norma Vande Walle at Mehlberg's Bakery in Shawano.
I Invite all members of this body to join me in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe. I extend my sincerest congratulations to the Uncle Mike's team on this remarkable milestone and wish them success for many more years to follow. Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe is a wonderful business in Northeast Wisconsin and is deserving of the highest degree of recognition.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 203
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