Tampa bakery, amid rapid growth, rises to the occasion

Thanks to an unsolicited celebrity endorsement, Tampa bakery The Cake Girl has been on a wild ride. Some frosty obstacles to more growth include inflation and staffing issues.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 3:00 p.m. April 28, 2022
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Mark Wemple. Kirby and Kristina are the founders and co-owners of The Cake Girl, a Tampa bakery that has seen rapid growth since it was founded in 2019.
Mark Wemple. Kirby and Kristina are the founders and co-owners of The Cake Girl, a Tampa bakery that has seen rapid growth since it was founded in 2019.
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June will mark three years in business for The Cake Girl, a Tampa bakery owned and operated by the husband-and-wife team of Kirby and Kristina Lavallee, and it would be difficult to find a local business that’s experienced more of a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows during that time.

 

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