Baker Street

What Baker Street does

Baker Street Bakery Inc. is a Toronto, Canada-based, privately held gourmet dessert manufacturer founded in 1978 by Esther Kravice and Mary Somerton. Operating from a single manufacturing facility at 130 The West Mall in Etobicoke with an 11-50 employee base, the company produces hand-crafted premium cakes, cheesecakes, tarts, and cupcakes using quality ingredients. The portfolio spans more than 30 SKUs across 4-inch, 6-inch, and 8-inch formats, plus a four-SKU cupcake line, with signature products including an award-winning Carrot Cake, Red Velvet, Strawberry Shortcake, Chocolate Mousse, and Crème Brûlée Cheesecake. The company remains family-owned and operated, with the two founding families (Kravice and Somerton) currently occupying the Co-CEO, CFO, COO, VP of Business Development, and Director of Quality Assurance positions.

The business operates a B2B wholesale model, distributing products across Canada through two primary channels: direct foodservice sales to restaurants, cafes, hotels, and country clubs, and supermarket/retail distribution through resellers. A dedicated Client Services team manages wholesale orders; pricing is not publicly disclosed and buyers must contact the company directly. Revenue is generated through one-off purchase orders rather than subscription or licensing arrangements. Digital infrastructure is limited to a marketing website, email newsletter signup, and organic social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter; there are no consumer apps, APIs, SDKs, or proprietary technology platforms.

The company has received project funding from the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) to support product development intended to enable geographic expansion beyond Canada. Current operations and revenue generation remain solely within the Canadian market. The company complies with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) via a revised 2017 Accessible Customer Service Policy.

Name

Baker Street

Legal name

Baker Street Bakery Inc.

Website

https://bakerstreet.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Baker Street is a privately held Toronto-based gourmet dessert manufacturer founded in 1978. It hand-crafts premium cakes, cheesecakes, tarts, and cupcakes for wholesale distribution to restaurants, cafes, hotels, country clubs, and supermarkets across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Bakery and Gourmet Dessert Manufacturing

NAICS

Commercial Bakeries (311812)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Bakery & Desserts Distribution (CRAOABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cake Shops & Custom Celebration Cakes (THAFAFAC)

Keywords

• Gourmet desserts
• Hand-crafted cakes
• Cheesecake manufacturing
• Foodservice desserts
• Wholesale bakery

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Wholesale dessert sales: Baker Street generates revenue by manufacturing and selling premium gourmet desserts wholesale to restaurants, cafes, hotels, country clubs, and supermarkets across Canada.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Baker Street manufactures and wholesale-distributes an extensive line of hand-crafted gourmet desserts, including layer cakes, cheesecakes, tarts, and cupcakes in 4-inch, 6-inch, and 8-inch sizes, to restaurants, cafes, hotels, country clubs, and supermarket chains across Canada. Signature offerings include Red Velvet, Strawberry Shortcake, Chocolate Mousse, Crème Brûlée Cheesecake, and the award-winning Carrot Cake. The company is currently developing additional products for distribution outside Canada.

Product overview

Baker Street is a Canadian manufacturer of gourmet desserts offering an extensive line of premium cakes, cheesecakes, tarts, and cupcakes. The product portfolio spans multiple size categories: 4-inch cakes (5 units per box), 6-inch cakes sold individually or in 4-pack cases, 8-inch cakes, and cupcakes. Signature offerings include the award-winning Carrot Cake, Red Velvet Cake, Chocolate Mousse Cake, Strawberry Shortcake, and Crème Brûlée Cheesecake. All products are hand-crafted using quality ingredients and are available at restaurants, cafes, hotels, country clubs, and supermarkets across Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 4-inch Mini Cakes (5 units per box) Hand-crafted mini gourmet cakes sold in 5-unit boxes for foodservice and retail customers. The line includes Celebration Cake (vanilla cake with vanilla frosting and rainbow sprinkles), Red Velvet Cake (buttermilk red velvet with cream cheese mousse and icing), and Tuxedo (chocolate cake with white chocolate and chocolate mousse in chocolate coating).
• 6-inch Individual Cakes Hand-crafted 6-inch gourmet cakes sold as individual units, including the award-winning Carrot Cake (carrots, pineapple, raisins, apples, walnuts with cream cheese icing and toasted coconut), Milk Chocolate Indulgence Cake, Red Velvet Cheesecake, and Ultimate Salted Caramel Cake. Sized for individual dessert service in foodservice and retail settings.
• 6-inch Cakes (4-pack Cases) Hand-crafted 6-inch gourmet cakes sold in 4-pack cases for volume foodservice and retail customers. The line includes Chocolate Bananalicious, Chocolate Mousse, Milk Chocolate Indulgence Cake, and Tiramisu, providing flavor variety within a consistent case format.
• 8-inch Celebration Cakes and Cheesecakes Hand-crafted full-size 8-inch gourmet cakes and cheesecakes for celebration and shared dessert occasions. The line spans Birthday Cake, Carrot Cake (8-inch signature), Chocolate Banana, Chocolate Fudge, Chocolate Mousse, Chocolate Salted Caramel, Donut Cake, German Chocolate, Lemoncello, Red Velvet Cake, Red Velvet Cheesecake, Strawberry Shortcake, Tiramisu, Tuxedo, plus New York style cheesecakes including Blueberry Cheesecake, Caramel Brownie Cheesecake, Cherry Cheesecake, and Strawberry Cheesecake.
• Premium Cupcakes Hand-crafted premium cupcakes in Chocolate (chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting), Red Velvet (with cream cheese frosting), Strawberry (vanilla cupcake with strawberry frosting), and Vanilla (vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting and white chocolate) varieties, sold wholesale to foodservice operators and retailers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Dare Foods: Long-established Canadian commercial baker and confectioner producing cookies, crackers, and baked snacks for grocery and foodservice — the closest direct Canadian-headquartered analog to Baker Street's wholesale dessert model.
• Voortman Cookies: Canadian-headquartered commercial cookie and baked-goods manufacturer serving grocery private label and branded channels — comparable B2B/retail wholesale dessert manufacturer with North American distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Bimbo Bakeries Canada: Canadian arm of Grupo Bimbo, one of the world's largest commercial bakery groups, supplying packaged breads, cakes, and snacks through grocery and foodservice — overlaps Baker Street's supermarket and foodservice channels at much greater scale.
• Weston Foods (George Weston Limited): Major Canadian manufacturer of bakery products (bread, donuts, frozen baked goods) sold to grocery and foodservice under brands like Wonder and D'Italiano — competes for the same Canadian retail and foodservice accounts as Baker Street.
• TreeHouse Foods: Large North American private-label manufacturer of cookies, cakes, and other baked desserts for grocery and foodservice — a scaled comparator in the wholesale/private-label baked dessert space.
• Saputo Inc. Major Canadian-headquartered dairy and dessert manufacturer with significant bakery/dessert offerings (e.g., cheesecakes, cakes) sold through retail and foodservice — a closely related premium dessert foodservice supplier at much greater scale.
• Mondelez Canada: Global confectionery and baked-snacks company with major Canadian distribution; supplies cakes and sweet baked goods through grocery — a portfolio incumbent competing for similar dessert shelf space.
• Hershey Canada: Canadian operations of Hershey's, supplying confectionery and adjacent dessert products through grocery and foodservice — competes for the premium dessert and celebration cake purchases Baker Street targets.
• Hostess Brands (The Hostess Company / High Sierra Snacks): North American packaged cakes and sweet baked snacks manufacturer (Twinkies, CupCakes, donuts) distributed through grocery and convenience — directly overlaps Baker Street's packaged cupcake and cake offerings at national scale.

Emerging players

• J&J Snack Foods: US-based frozen and refrigerated baked dessert/snack manufacturer serving foodservice and retail with cakes, cookies, and ice cream novelties — a comparable supplier to the foodservice and retail dessert channel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bakerstdesserts
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/bakerstdesserts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/baker-street

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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