Strawberry Blonde Bakery

Name

Strawberry Blonde Bakery

Legal name

Strawberry Blonde Bakery

Website

https://store.strawberryblondebakery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Bakery (Allergen-Free)

NAICS

Retail Bakeries (311811), Baked Goods Retailers (445291), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Cookies & Crackers (2052), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Dietary Bakeries (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Allergen-Friendly) (THAFAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

In-Store / Supermarket Bakeries (THAFAFAE), Specialty Bakery Manufacturing (Gluten-Free, Artisan, Health-Focused) (AFAKAAAG), Frozen & Par-Baked Bakery Production (THAFAFAK), Dessert Cafes (Coffee + Desserts) (THAFADAH)

Keywords

• Allergen-free baked goods
• Gluten-free bakery
• Vegan bakery products
• Custom wedding cakes
• Specialty dietary baked goods

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Walk-In Sales: Direct sales of baked goods to consumers visiting the two physical bakery locations in Ottawa (Westboro and Kanata). Customers can purchase items immediately from the storefront.
2. Online E-Commerce Orders: Orders placed through the WooCommerce-powered website for pickup at store locations or for nationwide shipping within Canada.
3. Custom Cake and Wedding Orders: Specialty custom cake orders for weddings, events, and special occasions. These are quote-based orders handled via email through [email protected], including wedding consultations at $50 plus tax.
4. Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale distribution of bakery products through retail locations across Ontario. Managed via [email protected] with a map of locations available on the wholesale page.
5. Nationwide Shipping: Shipping a selection of menu items across Canada for customers outside Ottawa. Orders must be confirmed by 2pm EST on Fridays for Monday shipping.
6. Gift Cards: Digital gift cards sold in denominations of CAD $5, $10, $20, $25, $30, $50, $75, $100, and $200.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Strawberry Blonde Bakery manufactures and sells vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, and kosher certified baked goods including custom wedding cakes, cupcakes, cookies, breakfast items (bagels, cinnamon buns, muffins, scones), brownies, doughnuts, granola, and bars. The company operates two retail storefronts in Ottawa (Westboro and Kanata), an online e-commerce store with nationwide Canada shipping, and a wholesale distribution channel across Ontario.

Product overview

Strawberry Blonde Bakery operates as a specialty e-commerce bakery offering a diverse portfolio of vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, and kosher baked goods. The product lineup includes cakes and cupcakes (Wedding Cakes, Cookie Dough Filled Cupcakes, Mermaid Cupcakes, Cookies & Cream Cake, Brownie Bombs), cookies (Sugar Cookies in various themes, Cookie Sandwich, Power Cookie, Small Cookies, Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Hearts), breakfast items (Bagels, Scones, Cinnamon Buns, Maple Cinnamon Buns, Coffee Cake, Doughnuts, Muffins, Granola, Apple Fritter, Challah Loaf, Babka Buns, Fritters), squares and bars (Brownies, Lemon Squares, Nanaimo Bars), and cards/gift items (Greeting Cards, Sticker Sheets, Gift Cards). The company offers nationwide shipping for select items and maintains two physical locations in Ottawa for walk-in and pre-order customers. All products share common dietary specifications while offering broad flavour variety across sweet and savoury categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wedding Cakes (Custom) Custom designer wedding cakes offered to couples planning weddings, with pricing that varies based on the number of tiers and design complexity. Requires a custom consultation with the bakery team prior to ordering.
• Wedding Consultation Service Paid consultation service for couples ordering custom wedding cakes; charged at $50 plus tax per consultation with a Strawberry Blonde team member.
• Sugar Cookies - Wedding Favours Sugar cookies offered as wedding favors with custom icing shapes including rectangles; available as add-on items to custom wedding cake orders.
• Sugar Cookies - Bridal & Engagement Shower Themed Themed sugar cookies designed for bridal and engagement shower parties, offering custom shapes and designs aligned with the shower theme.
• Sugar Cookies - New Baby Themed Themed sugar cookies designed for baby showers and new baby celebrations, with custom shapes and designs aligned with the new baby theme.
• Cookie Dough Filled Cupcakes Seasonal cupcake product filled with cookie dough, sold per cupcake at the bakery's retail locations and online store.
• Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Hearts Chocolate-dipped shortbread hearts offered as a seasonal treat around Valentine's Day, sold per unit at the bakery and online.
• Coffee Cake - 4x6 Tin Pretzel crust coffee cake served in a 4x6 tin, available by the tin for retail and online customers.
• Cookie Sandwich Two small cookies filled with buttercream icing, sold per cookie sandwich at retail and online.
• Bagels Bagels sold per unit through the bakery's retail locations and online store for breakfast use.
• S'mores Cupcake Seasonal S'mores themed cupcake sold per cupcake at retail and online.
• Power Cookie Power cookie sold per unit at retail and online, designed as a higher-protein indulgent cookie option.
• Small Cookies Small cookies sold as a bag of small cookies, available at retail and online.
• Coffee Cake Slice Single slice of coffee cake sold per unit through retail and online channels.
• Maple Cinnamon Bun Maple-flavored cinnamon bun sold per unit at retail and online for breakfast or snack use.
• Apple Fritter Apple fritter sold per unit at retail and online.
• Scones - Take & Bake Take-and-bake scones sold per unit at retail and online, designed for customers to bake at home.
• Cinnamon Bun Classic cinnamon bun sold per unit at retail and online for breakfast or snack use.
• Brownie Brownie sold per unit at retail and online as a chocolate dessert option.
• Challah Loaf Challah loaf sold per unit at retail and online as a traditional Jewish bread offering, consistent with the bakery's kosher positioning.
• Doughnut Doughnut sold per unit at retail and online.
• Granola Granola sold per bag at retail and online for breakfast or snacking use.
• Fritter - Maple Blueberry Maple blueberry fritter sold per unit at retail and online.
• Babka Buns Babka buns sold per unit at retail and online.
• Lemon Square Lemon square sold per unit at retail and online as a citrus-flavored bar dessert.
• Nanaimo Bar Classic Nanaimo bar sold per unit at retail and online.
• Maple Nanaimo Bar - 4x6 Tin Maple-flavored Nanaimo bar in a 4x6 tin, sold per unit at retail and online.
• Muffin Muffin sold per unit at retail and online for breakfast or snack use.
• Mermaid Cupcakes Themed mermaid cupcakes offered for themed parties, sold per cupcake at retail and online.
• Brownie Bombs Brownie bombs sold per unit at retail and online as a chocolate dessert option.
• Cookies & Cream Cake Cookies and cream flavored cake sold per unit at retail and online.
• Sex Reveal Cupcakes Sex reveal themed cupcakes offered for gender reveal celebrations, sold per cupcake at retail and online.
• Greeting Cards Greeting cards sold per unit at retail and online store locations.
• Sticker Sheets Sticker sheets sold per unit at retail and online store locations.
• Gift Cards Reloadable gift cards available at the storefront and through the online store for use on bakery products.
• Wholesale Distribution (Ontario) Wholesale distribution of Strawberry Blonde Bakery products to retail buyers across Ontario, Canada.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of products are vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, and kosher certified
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Quippy Cards CominorOthersLocal greeting card maker whose products are sold at Strawberry Blonde Bakery locations. Cards are designed for bakery gift occasions.
• Wild Juniper Art StudiominorOthersLocal artist whose greeting card designs are sold at Strawberry Blonde Bakery locations. Cards feature various occasions and themes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Magnolia Bakery: Iconic NYC-based specialty bakery known for cupcakes and celebration cakes with multiple retail locations. Comparable in custom celebration cake and cupcake offerings and event-driven product line.
• Levain Bakery: NYC-born gourmet cookie and bakery chain with retail storefronts and nationwide shipping. Comparable in premium cookie positioning, nationwide DTC shipping, and retail-driven distribution.
• Nothing Bundt Cakes: Large specialty dessert cake franchise with 500+ U.S. and Canadian locations. Comparable in occasion-driven cake category (weddings, birthdays), tiered pricing structure, and gift card retail strategy.
• Mrs. Fields Cookies: Long-established cookie and baked goods brand with retail locations, DTC e-commerce, and nationwide shipping. Comparable in cookie-centric product mix, gift card sales, and multi-channel retail/wholesale distribution.

Direct peers

• Sweet Loren's: Allergen-friendly (dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan) cookie dough and baked goods company with DTC e-commerce and retail distribution. Comparable in allergen-free positioning, take-and-bake format, and nationwide DTC shipping model.
• Erin McKenna's Bakery: New York-based vegan and gluten-free bakery with multiple retail locations. Direct comparable as an allergen-free specialty bakery serving a similar mission-driven customer base with a comparable product mix of cakes, cookies, and breads.
• Goldie's: Vegan and gluten-free baked goods shop in NYC focused on doughnuts, cookies, and pastries. Direct comparable in the allergen-free bakery category with similar mission-driven branding and limited-edition/seasonal product cadence.

Emerging players

• Cinnaholic: Cinnamon roll specialty franchise with a build-your-own concept and customizable toppings. Comparable in custom-occasion dessert focus and franchise-able bakery format, though without allergen-free specialization.
• Chip City Cookies: Growing gourmet cookie concept with rotating weekly flavors and multi-location retail expansion. Comparable in cookie-specialization, premium pricing, and small-format retail bakery model.

Others

• Brown Bag Coffee Roasters: Ottawa-based artisan coffee roaster featured at Strawberry Blonde Bakery. Included as a complementary ecosystem partner, demonstrating the bakery's adjacent beverage pairing strategy and local supplier relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strawberry-blonde-bakery

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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