Bear Creek Soup Mixes Bear Creek Country Kitchens® heritage originated in a small town in the Wasatch mountains of Utah in 1991. Beginning with homemade recipes, Bear Creek founders Don and Sheila White, began selling various dry mixes at boutique fairs, including Sheila's "Just add water" Creamy Potato and Cheddar Broccoli soups. As word-of-mouth spread the news of these great tasting recipes, retail stores began to carry Sheila's hearty soup mixes and Bear Creek® was launched as a premium retail brand.