Bakery, after weathering shutdown, takes a big bite of success

Tampa entrepreneurs use pandemic closure as an opportunity to innovate — and come up with a hit new product.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. September 10, 2020
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Courtesy. Cake Girl Crave'n Cups have been a huge hit during the pandemic.
Courtesy. Cake Girl Crave'n Cups have been a huge hit during the pandemic.
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The Cake Girl, a locally owned Tampa bakery that opened in June 2019, has bounced back with vigor from the COVID-19 economic shutdown. Founded by the husband-and-wife team of Kirby and Kristina Lavallee, the company saw its sales plummet 50% in March, when it, along with most other restaurants, cafes and walk-in bakeries, was forced to close its doors to combat the spread of the coronavirus. 

Courtesy. Kirby and Kristina Lavallee, co-owners of Cake Girl bakery in the Carrollwood area of Tampa.
Courtesy. Kirby and Kristina Lavallee, co-owners of Cake Girl bakery in the Carrollwood area of Tampa.

 

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