Linda Hundt
- Biography
 Linda
Hundt married her high school sweetheart John in 1985. She
graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in
Education in 1986 and worked as a substitute teacher until
1988.
Ms.
Hundt then went to work in the political arena for many
years while her daughters Ellie and Betsie were young. In
2002 Linda quit her job to pursue a life-long dream of
starting a pie shop business, Sweetie-licious Pie Pantry.
As a home-based business, she sold her fare at farm
markets and high-end restaurants. In 2005, the business
grew into a retail café bakery in DeWitt Michigan. The
entire business is based on love and nostalgia through the
business’ mission, comfort food, vintage ambiance, and
merchandise.
Ms.
Hundt and Sweetie-licious Pie Pantry have won numerous
baking, restaurant, and business awards, including SBTC’s
Small Business of the Year in 2006 and one first place at the
Crisco National Pie Championships in 2007and three first
places at the Crisco National Pie Championships in 2008.
She will also be featured on the Food Network's Challenge
Series (as part of the National Pie Championships) this
September. She is a member
of Central Michigan University’s Entrepreneurial Center
Advisory Board and is the Beautification Chair for the
DeWitt Downtown Development Authority. She is also a
member of the 2008 Selection Committee for Women of the
Year, sponsored by Greater Lansing Woman Magazine
and is the founder of the DeWitt Farmer’s Market.
Linda
resides in a century-old farmhouse with her sweet husband
and lovely teenage daughters.
Linda Hundt
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Recent Press Releases
Linda to
Appear on the "Food Network Challenge" as Grand
Prize Winner of the Crisco National Pie Championship
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Linda is the 2009 Athena PowerLink
Recipient
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Michigan Bakery Owner Sweeps Professional Division of 15th
Annual APC/Crisco National Pie Championships with "Tom's
Cheery Cherry Cherry Berry Pie."
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Sweetie-licious
Celebrates National Pie Day on Jan. 23rd with Free
National Pie Winner Samples
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Sweetie-licious Wins Three First Places at the U.S. Pie
Championships
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