"So Far, So Good": Kenosha Tradition Rolls With New Generation of Owners

July 20, 2019 7:30p

(WGTD)---Jack Andrea—the founder of Andrea’s some 104 years ago—may not recognize some aspects of the 60th Street store’s new business plan.

In the café, the new health-conscious menu includes locally-sourced, seasonal items along with more traditional offerings. Employees are encouraged to design their own tonic waters. On the special event list, cooking classes join summertime cigar nights. New merchandise has been brought in.

Fourth-generation family owner Annie Goodman took over three years ago, after having moved back to Kenosha with several years of California living under her belt. Goodman told Education Matters host Joe Mangi Saturday that the changes she implemented were meant to attract a younger clientele. "You have to keep moving forward and you have to change enough to entice a new generation," she said. 

So far, Goodman is pleased with the reaction the store has received from the community.

Change is nothing new at Andrea’s. Goodman points out that each generation has put its own mark on the business, accounting for a product line that she describes as a sometimes hard-to-explain mish-mash. Yet it sets the store apart from others. 

Goodman was joined on Saturday’s program by store chef Amy Sichmeller. For the full program, click here. 

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