Orland Park Bakery, Ltd.

What Orland Park Bakery, Ltd. does

Orland Park Bakery, Ltd. is a privately held full-service retail bakery founded in 1984 and operating from a single storefront at 14850 S. LaGrange Rd. in Orland Park, Illinois, serving Chicago's southwest suburbs. The company's product portfolio centers on custom celebration cakes (wedding cakes with tasting/consultation, birthday and novelty cakes, cupcakes), its signature Original Atomic Cake line (whole cakes $52-$250, store cakes $40-$48, The Bomb Cupcake $3.50, Atomic Cup $7.50, Atomic Paczki, and a Make-at-Home kit at $25), seasonal specialties (18-21 Paczki flavors during Lent, Easter lamb cakes, Yule logs, Dobish tortes, King Cakes, macarons, holiday cookies), and everyday bakery staples spanning doughnuts, pastries, kolacky, cookies, and artisan breads priced $0.70-$8.50.

The underlying operating model combines traditional craft bakery production with a modern e-commerce layer: the orders.orlandparkbakery.com online storefront supports same-day ordering and pickup, while a structured catering arm (sandwich trays, box lunches, salads, pretzel trays with delivery) serves corporate clients, and a wholesale tier distributes coffee cakes and doughnuts to other retailers. No proprietary technology, AI/ML systems, patents, or third-party platform integrations are disclosed; the differentiated asset is proprietary recipes and a 40+ year brand built around the Atomic Cake and seasonal Paczki ritual.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through unit-priced, one-time transactions: in-person retail purchases, made-to-order custom cakes for weddings and events, corporate catering with delivery, wholesale bulk orders, and online pre-orders for pickup. Customer segments span individual consumers (primary), corporate/event catering buyers, wedding customers, and wholesale purchasers. There is no subscription, membership, or recurring-contract pricing model. The company is privately held with no disclosed financials, no external funding, no parent company, and no management team information publicly available, and operates with a deliberately narrow geographic footprint focused on the southwest suburban Chicago trade area.

Name

Orland Park Bakery, Ltd.

Legal name

Orland Park Bakery, Ltd.

Website

https://orlandparkbakery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Orland Park Bakery, Ltd. is a privately held full-service retail bakery in Orland Park, Illinois, founded in 1984, serving Chicago's southwest suburbs with custom wedding and celebration cakes, its signature Atomic Cake line, seasonal Paczki and holiday specialties, artisan breads, and corporate catering with online ordering and pickup.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Bakery

NAICS

Retail Bakeries (311811), Baked Goods Retailers (445291)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Cake Shops & Custom Celebration Cakes (THAFAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA), Cafe-Bakeries (Bakery + Coffee/Foodservice) (THAFAFAG)

Keywords

• Retail bakery products
• Custom celebration cakes
• Wedding cake design
• Artisan breads pastries
• Corporate catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Orland Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Bakery Sales: In-store retail sales of baked goods including doughnuts, pastries, cookies, breads, cakes, and specialty items. Customers visit the physical location to purchase items directly.
2. Custom and Specialty Orders: Custom cake orders for weddings, corporate events, birthdays, and special occasions. Includes made-to-order items like the Atomic Cake and specialty paczki. Prices range from $52-$250 for specialty cakes.
3. Catering Services: Corporate and event catering including sandwich trays (10-person $50, 15-person $70, 20-person $90), box lunches ($13.99), pasta and potato salads, and pretzel trays. Delivery available for sandwich trays and box lunches.
4. Online Ordering with Pickup: Online ordering system allowing customers to order products for pickup at the retail location. Includes same-day ordering capabilities and extensive product catalog across multiple categories.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Orland Park Bakery is a full-service retail bakery that manufactures and sells hand-crafted baked goods including custom celebration cakes (wedding, birthday, novelty), its signature Original Atomic Cake, artisan breads, doughnuts, pastries, cookies, kolacky, and a wide range of seasonal holiday specialties (Paczki, Yule Logs, Easter lamb cakes, King Cakes). It also offers corporate and event catering with delivery, and operates an online ordering platform for in-store pickup.

Product overview

Orland Park Bakery is a full-service bakery operating for over 40 years in Chicago's Southwest Suburbs. The company offers a diverse portfolio of products centered around custom celebration cakes (wedding cakes, birthday cakes, novelty cakes), their signature Atomic Cake line (including Atomic Paczki and The Bomb Cupcake), seasonal holiday specialties (Paczki for Lent, Easter items, Christmas Yule Logs and cookies, Thanksgiving pies), artisan breads and rolls, cookies, pastries, and catering services. The product portfolio is organized around core bakery staples combined with seasonal and signature specialty items, with an e-commerce online ordering platform enabling both retail and wholesale customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Atomic: Signature product line featuring the Original Atomic Cake - a famous layered cake with bananas, custard, fresh strawberries, whipped cream and chocolate fudge. Also includes Atomic Paczki, Atomic Cups, and related products.
• OPB Catering

Products and services

• Wedding Cakes Custom wedding cakes with tasting and consultation services, available in various styles and flavors for wedding celebrations.
• Atomic Cake The bakery's famous signature cake featuring layers with fresh bananas, custard, yellow cake with fresh strawberries, chocolate cake with fudge, iced with whipped cream. Sold as whole cake ($52-$250) or store cake ($40-$48).
• Custom Cakes Custom-decorated cakes including layer cakes, custom shapes, novelty cakes, and cupcakes for various occasions.
• Paczki Traditional Polish fried dough pastries, larger and denser than Bismarcks, available in 18-21 flavors during Lent (January through Easter). Popular flavors include Strawberry, Fudge, Custard, Butter Cream, Cheese, Blueberry, Cherry, Apple, and Atomic Paczki.
• Bakery Staples Everyday bakery items including doughnuts, sweet rolls, coffee cakes, breads and rolls, kolacky, cookies, pastries, and other bakery items.
• Holiday Items Specialty baked goods for various holidays including Thanksgiving (pumpkin cakes, turkey cakes, dinner rolls), Christmas (Yule logs, eclairs, cookies, ice cream cakes), Easter (lamb cakes, decorated eggs, Hoska bread), Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Father's Day, Mother's Day, New Year's, and King Cakes for Mardi Gras.
• Catering Services Catering offerings including sandwich trays (10, 15, or 20 sandwiches at $50-$90), box lunches ($13.99), pasta and potato salads, and giant stuffed pretzels for business lunches, meetings, birthday parties, and gatherings. Delivery available for corporate events with 24-hour notice.
• Online Ordering E-commerce platform at orders.orlandparkbakery.com for ordering bakery products online with pickup at the Orland Park location. Same-day ordering available.
• Atomic Paczki The OPB Atomic cake flavor adapted into paczki form, stuffed with bananas, custard, fresh strawberries, whipped cream, and chocolate fudge. A highly requested seasonal item available during Lent.
• The Bomb Cupcake A popular cupcake featuring the Atomic cake flavors. Priced at $3.50.
• Make at Home Atomic Cake Kit DIY kit allowing customers to make the famous Atomic Cake at home for $25.00.
• Yule Log Christmas specialty cake available in small and large sizes ($80-$130), customizable with various cake flavors, fillings, and icing options including butter cream and chocolate ganache.
• Dobish Torte Five-layer cake with filling between each layer, iced with butter cream, chocolate butter cream, or fudge. Available in colored white cake, chocolate, and yellow cake flavors. Featured for Easter, Christmas, and other holidays.
• Easter Lamb Pound cake shaped like a lamb, decorated with buttercream, fudge, coconut, or powdered sugar. Available in white, pink, or chocolate buttercream icing. Priced $26-$32.
• Breads Assorted artisan breads including rye bread, Italian Vienna bread, seven grain bread, honey whole wheat, garlic asiago ciabatta, hot peppercorn cheese bread, Hoska bread, Irish soda bread, and cylinders. Prices range from $4.25 to $6.99.
• 12 Days of Macarons Set of 12 French macarons decorated for the 12 Days of Christmas with themes including Snowman, Hot Cocoa, Grinch, Buddy the Elf, Red Velvet, Coconut Snow, Snow Flake, Gingerbread, Dulce de Leche, Sugar Plum Fairy, Coal, and Egg Nog. Priced at $40.
• Holy Bread Traditional Easter bread available in white, wheat, rye with seeds, rye without seeds, and dark rye varieties. Priced at $3.99.
• Large Royal Iced Easter Cookies Large individually bagged and ribboned decorated sugar cookies for Easter in various shapes including chick, egg, bunny, and bunny face. Priced at $6.99.
• Decorate Your Own Easter Lamb Kit DIY Easter lamb decorating kit including naked lamb cake, butter cream, fudge, decorating supplies, coconut, pastry bags, jelly beans and instructions. Priced at $32.
• King Cakes Traditional Mardi Gras King Cakes made with danish dough, braided with cinnamon, shaped into a circle or oval, baked and iced with colored icing. Available for ordering one month prior to Fat Tuesday/Paczki Day.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Carlo's Bakery: Celebrity-backed (Cake Boss) national bakery brand with multiple retail locations and a strong custom/specialty cake business. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the custom celebration cake space with national celebrity-driven brand recognition and shipping capabilities.
• Nothing Bundt Cakes: National franchised bakery chain specializing in celebration cakes (bundt cakes) with 500+ U.S. locations. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the custom celebration cake category with significantly greater scale, marketing reach, and distribution than OPB's single storefront.
• Magnolia Bakery: Iconic New York-based national bakery brand famous for cupcakes, cakes, and desserts with multiple U.S. retail locations. Comparable broad incumbent competing for custom celebration cake demand and gifting occasions, with national brand awareness OPB lacks.
• Crumbl Cookies: Fast-growing national cookie franchise with weekly rotating flavors, strong digital/social marketing, and hundreds of U.S. locations. Comparable broad incumbent competing for cookie/celebration-treat demand and consumer gifting occasions, with a digital-first marketing playbook OPB has not adopted.

Direct peers

• Sweet Mandy B's: Long-standing Lincoln Park, Chicago retail bakery offering custom cakes, cupcakes, pastries, and full-service event/celebration orders in-store. Highly comparable full-service retail bakery model with strong custom-cake focus and walk-in retail, similar to Orland Park Bakery's Chicago-area retail bakery operation.
• Dinkel's Bakery: Lakeview, Chicago family-owned retail bakery with decades of history serving custom cakes, breads, donuts, and pastries. Operates on the same full-service retail bakery model with strong custom-cake focus and loyal local following — directly comparable to OPB's family-run suburban Chicago bakery.
• Alliance Bakery: Wicker Park, Chicago artisan retail bakery known for custom cakes, pastries, breads, and European-style baked goods. Comparable as a Chicago-based full-service retail bakery emphasizing custom celebration cakes and a wide everyday pastry/bread catalog — a near-direct peer to Orland Park Bakery.
• More Cupcakes: Chicago-based bakery specializing in cupcakes, custom celebration cakes, and seasonal baked goods with multiple Chicago locations. Comparable custom/celebration cake positioning and Chicago retail footprint, though more cupcake-skewed than OPB's broader bakery catalog.
• Bittersweet Pastry Shoppe: Lincoln Park, Chicago pastry shop and bakery specializing in custom wedding and celebration cakes, European pastries, and desserts. Directly comparable to OPB's wedding cake consultation business, custom cake designs, and full pastry/bread retail operation.

Emerging players

• Goldbelly: Online marketplace that ships curated regional/specialty foods — including cakes, pastries, and signature bakery items — nationwide. Comparable as an emerging channel that enables regional bakeries to compete nationally; both an opportunity (distribution) and a threat (competing regional signature cakes) for Orland Park Bakery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orland-park-bakery

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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