Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe
Known for: Green Bay-area family bakery best known for 36-layer kringle (Sea Salt Caramel Pecan, Door County Cherry) that also bakes a full line of doughnuts; winner of Best Bakery in Green Bay 14 years running.
5 locations
Appleton, WI · Buchanan, WI · De Pere, WI · Green Bay, WI
Third-generation baker Mike Vande Walle and his wife Mary opened Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe in De Pere in 2001 and added a Suamico shop in 2004. Mike died in December 2020 at 63 of COVID-19 complications; Mary and their children Brittni and Nathan have continued the business. The company now lists five locations including a Green Bay East Mason shop, an Appleton 'Food Emporium' and a Buchanan kringle shop.
Open since 2001
Vande Walle family (Mary, Brittni and Nathan Vande Walle) per WFRV (Dec 2020) and the company's 'How It Began' page.

