Company founder, Susan Oldrige, grew up in Chicago, where she was called Susie by her two beloved grandmothers, Mildred and Madeline (picture shown here). Every day, Susie would come home from school to enjoy her grandmothers’ company over a glass of milk and a fresh baked treat. This daily baking ritual and special time together in the kitchen left a lasting impression. When Susie grew up to become Susan and moved to the West Coast, she brought along her grandmothers’ carefully recorded recipes on handwritten 3×5 cards. The pure and simple connection those recipes fostered helped Susan form Estiene bakeries to share her experience with others.