This story was originally published April 6, 2021 in the South Bend Tribune.
A former Wendy’s restaurant building that recently closed and has been boarded up will soon have a new tenant.
Penguin Point, a Warsaw-based fast food chain that was established in 1950, will open a new restaurant soon along Lincoln Way West near Bendix Drive on South Bend’s west side.
Since being hired to work for the regional fast food chain last August, CEO Pat Hilton has set forth an aggressive plan to open more restaurants and has eyed South Bend as a viable destination from the get-go.
“South Bend was at the top of my list because the trade area is similar to where we are successful and the demographics are similar,” Hilton said. “And we believe we can have up to three locations in South Bend.”
The business, which has been locally owned for 45 years, is known for its cakes, keflies and doughnuts, as well as seasonal baked goods like Easter lamb cakes and paczki.
A former Wendyâs restaurant building that recently closed and has been boarded up will soon have a new tenant.
Penguin Point, a Warsaw-based fast food chain that was established in 1950, will open a new restaurant soon along Lincoln Way West near Bendix Drive on South Bendâs west side.
Since being hired to work for the regional fast food chain last August, CEO Pat Hilton has set forth an aggressive plan to open more restaurants and has eyed South Bend as a viable destination from the get-go.
âSouth Bend was at the top of my list because the trade area is similar to where we are successful and the demographics are similar,â Hilton said. âAnd we believe we can have up to three locations in South Bend.â
SOUTH BEND â Country Bake Shop will reopen for regular service on Wednesday, four days after a fire damaged its building.
On Saturday, firefighters were dispatched to the longtime locally owned bakery at 51318 Indiana 933, just before 3:30 p.m., about half an hour before the bakery was set to close after a busy holiday weekend. Once firefighters arrived, flames and smoke were visible at the back of the cypress wood shingled building and crews were able to extinguish the fire within an hour.Â
The business, which has been locally owned for 45 years, is known for its cakes, keflies and doughnuts, as well as seasonal baked goods like Easter lamb cakes and paczki.