Blue Bear makes everything from scratch, supplied by local vendors
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THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSES INWISCONSIN REMAIN OPEN UNDERTHE GOVERNOR'S SAFER AT HOMEORDER.
RESTAURANTS CAN STILLSERVE CARRYOUT AND DELIVERY.ONE OF THOSE PLACES, IS BLUEBEAR IN RACINE.
DELANEY BREYSHOWS HOW THE OWNERS PAY ITFORWARD.FOR TESA SANTORO - BLUE BEARAND BLUE BEAR BAKERY IRACINEARE MORE THAN JUST BUSINESSES."I wanted a place that anyonecould come and eat and feelcomfortable, whether you hadlymes disease, or anautoimmunie issue, or you havea cyliac issue.
DIAGNOSED WITHLYMES DESEASE HERSELF - TESASAYS EVERYTHING AT BLUE BEARIS MADE FROM SCRATCH.
"If youorder a sandwich it comes onour bread and our bread onlyhas four ingredientsANDSUPPLIED BY LOCAL VENDORS.
"Wedon't use any stabilizers oradditives or preservatives inour bake goods eitherKNOWINGTHAT BLUE BEAR SUPPORTS OTHERLOCAL VENDORS - TESA SAYSCUSTOMERS ARE DOING THEIRPART.
"We've had a tremendousamount of support from thecommunity, just overwhelming.Especially the first couple ofweeks when everything wasgoing on and know one knew howlong this would last.
Beingable to work with smallerfarms and vendors and havingthat one on one relationship,they realize we all havtohelp each other out duringthis timeBUT THE SUPPORTHASN'T STOPED AT BLUE BEARSKITCHEN.
INSTEAD OF OFFERINGDISCOUNTS - TESA DONATES APORTION OF EACH ORDER TO LOCALFOOD PANTRIES.
"We will calland say what are you guys lowon?
Or we are literally makingbread.
We donated 50 loaves ofbread to the local YMCA fortheir childrens lunch programbecause the kids are all outof school.
So the community issupporting us so we are tryingto do what we can to supportthe communityPROVING THAT EVENDURING A PANDEMIC.
YOU CANHAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO- YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW THERIGHT RECIPE.
DELANEY BREYTMJ4 NEWS.THERE ARE MORE THAN 400- LOCALBUSINESSES THAT ARE FOLLOWINGTHE RULES DURING THEGOVERNOR'S SAFER AT HOMEORDER-- WHILE STAYING OPEN.TAKE A LOOK ON TMJ4 DOT COMSLA