Grand Rapids Business Journal Courtesy Mackenzies Vicksburg Vicksburg native Chris Moore bought the assets of Kalamazoo’s recently shuttered MacKenzie’s Bakery from Water Street Coffee Joint owner Mark Smutek and plans to transform it into a wholesale bread operation. The transaction was finalized April 19. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Moore now owns the bakery’s brand, recipes and equipment, all of which will be incorporated into a new company that will focus on producing wholesale bread to area retailers and restaurants. The new company, Mackenzies Vicksburg, will open later in 2021 at a Moore-owned property, at 103 E. Prairie St. in downtown Vicksburg. The 1,700-square-foot location will primarily serve as a kitchen and distribution facility, but the bakery may eventually offer retail products via a small storefront space. The building is attached to 101 E. Prairie St., which Moore also owns. The facades of the adjoining two-story buildings have been restored and are part of Moore’s mission to revitalize downtown Vicksburg and restore many of its original buildings into historic centerpieces.