Anna's Cake House

What Anna's Cake House does

Anna's Cake House is a family-owned retail bakery founded in 1974 by Anna, Ronald, and Kathleen Cheung and headquartered at 606 E Broadway in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company operates four physical storefronts across Greater Vancouver (East Broadway, Oakridge, Lougheed Mall in Burnaby, and Lansdowne Mall in Richmond) and sells a single-product line of made-to-order celebration cakes — over 15 flavors including Chestnut, Fresh Mango (Seasonal), Mango & Strawberry Mousse, and Coffee Butter Cream — alongside traditional Hong Kong-style buns and pastries baked fresh daily using Canadian butter and cream with no artificial additives or preservatives. Cakes are sold in two standard sizes (6-inch, serving 6–8 people; 8-inch, serving 10–14 people) at price points between C$35.50 and C$74.00.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through one-time, in-person retail transactions (plus phone-in orders), with marketing driven by organic Instagram and Xiaohongshu posts, an email newsletter, and word-of-mouth among the Hong Kong diaspora and broader Greater Vancouver community. The company is privately held with no institutional investors, no disclosed funding history, 1–10 employees, and no online ordering system currently in place, though management has publicly stated it is transitioning to one. In 2024 the business is marking its 50th anniversary with a promotional campaign (bi-weekly C$50 gift card prizes and a C$500 grand prize), and is operating from a single British Columbia jurisdiction with no international footprint.

Name

Anna's Cake House

Legal name

Anna's Cake House

Website

https://www.annascakehouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Anna's Cake House is a family-owned Vancouver bakery, founded in 1974, that sells made-to-order celebration cakes and Hong Kong-style buns and pastries through four Greater Vancouver retail storefronts serving individual consumers and the local Hong Kong diaspora community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Bakery

NAICS

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

SIC

Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Cake Shops & Custom Celebration Cakes (THAFAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA), Online Bakery & Desserts Delivery (CRAHAIAK), Bread & Pastry Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Artisan bakery products
• Celebration cakes
• Hong kong pastries
• Fresh baked goods
• Custom birthday cakes

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Cake and Pastry Sales: One-time purchase revenue from freshly baked cakes, pastries, and Hong Kong-style buns sold at four physical retail locations across Greater Vancouver. Customers place orders via phone or in-store visits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Anna's Cake House is a family-owned bakery that produces and sells fresh, made-to-order celebration cakes in over 15 flavors alongside traditional Hong Kong-style buns and pastries. All products are baked fresh daily using Canadian butter and cream with no artificial additives or preservatives, and are distributed through four physical retail storefronts across Greater Vancouver, Canada.

Product overview

Anna's Cake House offers a single unified product line centered on made-to-order celebration cakes and Hong Kong-style baked goods. The core offering consists of fresh cakes available in over 15 flavors, with four featured best sellers: Chestnut Cake, Fresh Mango Cake (Seasonal), Mango & Strawberry Mousse Cake, and Coffee Butter Cream Cake. All products are made fresh daily using Canadian butter and cream with no artificial additives or preservatives. Cakes are offered in 6" and 8" sizes. The company is transitioning to a new online ordering system and currently accepts orders via phone or in-store visits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hong Kong-Style Buns and Pastries Traditional Hong Kong-style buns and pastries, including a variety of freshly baked bread and sweet treats made daily. Sold in-store to consumers at the four Greater Vancouver locations.
• Chestnut Cake A layer of sweet, ground whole chestnuts and fresh whipped cream nestled between two layers of delicate sponge cake. Available in 6-inch (serves 6-8, C$40.00) and 8-inch (serves 10-14, C$64.50) sizes. Sold to consumers in Greater Vancouver for personal celebrations.
• Fresh Mango Cake (Seasonal) Fresh mango and whipped cream layered between two tiers of light sponge cake, with delicate mango slices draped over the outside. Available in 6-inch (serves 6-8, C$43.50) and 8-inch (serves 10-14, C$74.00) sizes. Sold as a seasonal offering to consumers.
• Mango & Strawberry Mousse Cake Fresh mango and strawberry mousse layered with Anna's classic airy butter sponge cake. Available in 6-inch (serves 6-8, C$35.50) and 8-inch (serves 10-14, C$55.50) sizes. Sold to consumers for celebrations.
• Coffee Butter Cream Cake Rich, creamy coffee buttercream and crunchy walnuts nestled between four layers of light, cappuccino-infused sponge cake. Available in 6-inch (serves 6-8, C$35.50) and 8-inch (serves 10-14, C$62.50) sizes. Sold to consumers for celebrations.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Maxim's Bakery: Hong Kong-style bakery operating multiple locations in the Greater Vancouver area; offers a directly overlapping product line of celebration cakes, buns, and pastries to the same immigrant community customer base as Anna's.
• Saint-Germain Bakery: Vietnamese-origin Asian-style bakery chain with strong Greater Vancouver presence; comparable in offering Asian-influenced baked goods, celebration cakes, and cross-cultural community customer overlap.
• A-1 Bakery: Canadian Asian-style bakery chain with locations in Vancouver and across Canada; directly comparable on Hong Kong-style product lineup, pricing tier, and immigrant community customer overlap.
• Butter Baked Goods: Long-established Vancouver bakery specializing in classic celebration cakes, cookies, and pastries; comparable on local Vancouver heritage positioning and premium celebration cake product focus.

Broad incumbents

• Tous Les Jours: Korean-Asian bakery chain with Canadian locations; competes in the premium Asian-style bakery segment with custom cakes and pastries, broader menu and brand awareness but less culturally specific than Anna's.
• Paris Baguette: Global Korean bakery chain with locations across Greater Vancouver; broad incumbent offering custom cakes, breads, and pastries with strong digital ordering infrastructure that pressures traditional bakeries.

Emerging players

• Lady M Cakes: Premium celebration cake specialist with North American locations; comparable on premium, design-forward custom cake positioning and willingness-to-pay per cake rather than daily bread volume.
• LeTAO: Japanese premium cheesecake and dessert cake brand; overlaps with Anna's on premium celebration cake positioning and gifting occasions, though anchored in Japanese-influenced recipes rather than Hong Kong style.
• Crumbl Cookies: Fast-growing North American specialty cookie and dessert chain; adjacent competitor for share-of-stomach on gifting, celebrations, and impulse occasions with strong digital ordering app that pressures traditional bakeries.

Regional players

• Breadtop (Breadtop Bakery): Australian-based Asian-style bakery chain with similar product positioning (celebration cakes, buns, Asian-influenced pastries); competes with Anna's on product format though primarily in Australia rather than North America.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/annascakehouse604
• Xx.com/AnnasCakeHouse
• Facebookfacebook.com/AnnasCakeHouse

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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