In mid-June, Smallcakes Cupcakery and Creamery will be opening a street front location on N. Greenview Ave. at N. Lincoln Ave. and W. Barry Ave. in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. The unit is about 1000 square feet. It was little more than a year ago when the Kansas City-based chain opened its first Illinois location in Naperville. The Chicago franchise is owned and operated by area locals Robert and Jill Watson. The couple also owns the Naperville location. Smallcakes is a chain of over 100 locations offering specialty cupcakes baked fresh daily and small batch ice cream. The Cupcakery’s daily menu features twelve signature flavors and the company has also created cupcake ice cream. The cupcakes are incorporated with the chain’s old fashion ice cream mix, to create a rich, flavorful ice cream. The franchise chain presently operates in about 20 states including Virginia, Georgia, Florida and North and South Carolina on the East Coast. In addition, three locations are under development in Dubai. Founder and CEO Jeff Martin adds that the chain will be opening its second location in Tampa, Florida in late June and a unit in South Barrington, Illinois in early July. Martin anticipates steady growth adding that typically the cost required to get a Smallcakes open is a lot lower than most franchises. “$120,000 or less is what we can open a store for,” he said. “Our equipment cost is only $20,000 for cupcakes and ice cream.” The store size is in an 800 to 1200 square foot range.
CATEGORY: Casual/Specialty Food
Chain Name: Smallcakes Cupcakery and Creamery
Company Name: Smallcakes Cupcakery and Creamery
Street Address: 14383 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas 66223
Tel: 913/685-0111 Fax:
Email: [email protected] Website: www.smallcakescupcakery.com
Menu Specialty: Specializes in made-from-scratch 18 flavors of cupcakes fresh daily along with small batch ice cream.
Introduced: Jeff Martin opened Smallcakes on July 2009 in Overland Park, Kansas.
No. of Locations: Over 100 locations in about 20 states, three in Dubai shortly.
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Types of Location: Street front, plaza, etc.
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Size Req’d: 800 to 1200 sq.ft.
Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc):
Contact Name: Jeff Martin – Founder, CEO
Jill Harrison – Director, Franchise Development
Chris Newkirk – Market Development Director (913/738-7653 [email protected])
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PARENT COMPANY: Smallcakes Cupcakery and Creamery, Overland Park, Kansas
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