[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 203 (Tuesday, November 23, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1261-E1262]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      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 
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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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