Owning a bakery business is seemingly straight forward from the outside looking in – mix up some flour and sugar, throw it in the oven and viola! However, there is SO much more to the business than that! From Day 1, I wanted to create a place that people knew they could come and get not only great quality product, but also know that it was made with love from a family owned business that treats each and every one of our customers like family.
Being able to adapt to the ever changing needs of our community has certainly been the key to our success.Īlright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
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Weekends full of large tiered wedding cake orders, turned to weekdays filled with many smaller celebrations, individually wrapped goodies with custom made tags, “Thank-you” orders for our health-care workers in the community, closing baskets for a booming housing market, and shifting focus from cupcakes and cakes to pastries and even bread to keep our accounts on their feet as well. Our business has traditionally been about celebrations, but as weddings and celebrations essentially went non-existent, the ability to survive was dependent on our ability to adapt and change. We learned to adapt to the ever changing needs of the community, our clients, and our accounts, by offering goods and services that were new to us and them. Within the first 15 months of opening our doors, COVID threw a wrench in our seemingly comfortable operation, which made our way of thinking and our business model completely change. Going in to this business, we relied on past experiences to lead us in what we thought was the right direction, We quickly realized that we needed to be the trailblazers instead, creating a new way of thinking and adapting to the ever changing challenges that were thrown our way. Starting up this business took a lot of hard work, dedication, and being able to understand the demand of the customer base, but the biggest part of our success over the past 3 years has been being able to adapt in the face of change.
What immediately comes to mind when thinking about the most important factor behind our success, is Adaptability. Hi Jennifer, what do you attribute your success to? We had the good fortune of connecting with Jennifer Mebane and we’ve shared our conversation below.
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