(Atlantic, Iowa/ Chamber News) – The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Danielle Lambert & Tara Sueck, owners of Sweet Joy Shoppe, on Thursday, January 13th, 2022. Officials say the Ambassadors joined Danielle & Tara in celebrating the opening of their new location in the Atlantic Medical Center.

Wendy & Dan Schulz moved from Colorado to Atlantic in 2011 and soon opened Sweet Joy Shoppe. Their daughter, Danielle, graduated from Atlantic Highschool and then attended Iowa Western graduated with a degree in Culinary Arts. After moving away for a short time, Danielle came back to Atlantic and settled into her roll as the Executive Chef at Sweet Joy Shoppe. Tara Sueck joined the Sweet Joy team in 2018 after approaching Wendy about selling her crafts in the shop. Fast forward to 2021, Wendy & Dan have retired and moved to Nepal to work as missionaries, and Danielle and Tara have taken over the business and expanded into the Medical Center.

Sweet Joy’s hospital location offers many grab-n-go options such as chicken salad croissants, strawberry pecan salads, pita chips with hummus along with coffee, tea and specialty drinks. The shop is open at 6:30AM for hospital staff and 7AM-3PM for the public Monday-Friday. Brett Altman, Cass Health CEO, mentioned that in the planning stages of adding the coffee shop to the hospital, the committee wanted the hospital to be a hub of the community and not just a location for medical appointments. He is happy to see groups gathered in the seating area having coffee and hope the community will see both the coffee chop and gift shop as additions to the business community for retail and food & beverage.

Sweet Joy Shoppe is located in the atrium of the Atlantic Medical Center and at 315 Chestnut Street. For more information about Sweet Joy Shoppe, call 712-254-9048 or visit their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Sweet-Joy-Shoppe-267877693254300