The local origin of the Bear Claw Bakery can be traced back to 1912 when Albert Hoeffer opened a bakery on 4th and MacDonald in downtown Richmond Ca. Bringing European baking skills to the East Bay. Albert, and son Ben continued the old world recipes and original ways of making traditional pastries ,cakes and breads. For over 60 years their bakery provided the rapidly growing local community with popular, quality baked goods.
That tradition has been carried on through the present at the Bear Claw Bakery in Pinole as Mike and Terri Hoeffer-Stott maintain the family heritage of using fresh, high-quality ingredients, the daily baking and providing personal service. Along with this past tradition is the is the continuing evolution of the Bear Claw Bakery products & services to reflect the changing tastes of its patrons and community.
A new generation of Stotts are being trained to learn how to carry on the family baking tradition. Sons Luke& J.J. along with sisters Lucie& Gracie help out parents Mike &Terri at the bakery In fact,it is not uncommon to walk in and see up to three generations of the Hoeffer family working side by side at the bakery.
We invite you to stop by the Bear Claw Bakery and enjoy a bit of the delicious quality and personal service that has veen a family tradition for almost 100 years!