BITEZ OF GOOD DEEDS Doug Kobayashi changes lives BY ANGELA COWAN PHOTO BY DON DENTON
Doug Kobayashi, owner of Bitez Sandwich Bar in Colwood, takes no profit from the business — everything it makes goes back into the community.
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HEN DOUG KOBAYASHI retired 11 years ago from an illustrious career in aerospace engineering, he didn’t kick his heels back and settle into a sedentary lifestyle. Instead, he and his wife tried on Kelowna for a few years, and then made the move back home to Vancouver Island, where he started offering pro bono business advice to local companies, and opened up a sandwich bar that 26
offered its own brand of community support. Encouraging local growth and success has always been vital to Kobayashi, and when he returned to his boyhood hometown of Colwood, he took up his place in the community with gusto. Bitez Sandwich Bar stands out from the fast food chains and cafés surrounding it in a number of ways. Kobayashi sources all his meat from local butchers at