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Mikailia Ulmer, founder of Me & the Bees Lemonade, beekeeping

Celebrating Black History Month with Me & the Bees Lemonade

At Me & the Bees Lemonade, business is naturally sweet thanks to one of their primary ingredients: honey. When she was four years old, two bee stings changed Mikaila Fulmer’s life forever. She learned more about the importance of the little creatures and their impact on the world around us. With the creation of her…
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Denise Woodard - Partake Foods

Celebrate National Gluten-Free Day with Partake

January 13th is National Gluten-Free Day! To celebrate, we’re highlighting Partake and its fantastic line of gluten-free snacks. Denise Woodard founded Partake in 2016 as a mom who wanted to create snacks that her daughter, Vivienne (Vivi), could safely enjoy without worrying about her food allergies. Let’s take a look at why Partake is such…
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Chef Nicole Smathers’s Hot Cocoa Cupcakes

  Cocoa mix cupcakes topped with chocolate frosting and marshmallows
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Rod Johnson and Pernell Cezar - BLK & Bold Founders

Boldly Giving with BLK & Bold

Our friends and partners at BLK & Bold have built a powerful brand behind a simple concept: daily rituals with social impacts. Co-founders Pernell Cezar and Rod Johnson, lifetime friends and coffee fanatics, pour into a company model that takes delicious coffee and uses it to provide for and shape the future through children across America. How…
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BLK & Bold’s Cookie Butter Cold Brew Recipe

  Cookies aren’t reserved exclusively for a post-dinner treat. Kick your day off with cookies with this cookie butter cold brew.
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Naughty or Nice Chai

Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, you can still enjoy the crisp taste of a hot chai, smoothly blending sweet and spicy to make for a happy holiday.
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Back of the Yards Coffee Co.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage & Latinx Heritage Month with Back of the Yards Coffee Co.

Our suppliers’ coffee is what keeps us going… quite literally! We’re honored to work with coffee roasters whose mission is to give back to the communities in which they’re based. This Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month, we celebrate Back of the Yards Coffee Co., a Latinx-owned coffee business based in Chicago. We sat down with…
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Offices of the Future: Thoughts on Design

Offices of the Future: Thoughts on Design

The workspace is changing. In a time when WFH culture is center stage, offices are adapting to provide the best experience to their occupants. No, the collaborative workplace isn’t going anywhere, but these large-scale trends shape how we think about productivity and purpose within our office walls. Our creative director, Mark Kaminski, and his team…
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How Canteen Partnered with Mooseheart to Award Scholarships to Five Teens

How Canteen Partnered with Mooseheart to Award Scholarships to Five Teens

Our Midwest Canteen Team recently awarded scholarships to five Mooseheart graduates! Mooseheart is a residential childcare facility providing children with a wholesome home-like environment and the best possible training and education. Each year, our team holds a fundraiser for The Heidi Schuerstedt Scholarship, and this year, they sold a cookbook with a collection of the team’s favorite…
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