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Cupcake Avenue, operating the web storefront thecakedecorationshop.com, is a United Kingdom-based specialty retailer headquartered in Rochester that supplies cake decorating ingredients, tools, packaging, and sugarcraft equipment. Its stated customer base spans home bakers and professional sugarcraft practitioners, implying a dual D2C/consumer and small-trade orientation, although the underlying source data does not confirm which segment dominates the revenue mix or whether a wholesale channel operates alongside direct consumer sales. The associated firmographic record also references 'The Cake Decoration Shop' as a related entity, which may indicate a corporate group structure, co-branded storefront, or simple naming variant, but the available evidence is insufficient to confirm the legal relationship.

The company's product offering is described at a category level only — ingredients, tools, packaging, and equipment — and no specific SKUs, pricing tiers, brand partnerships, exclusive product lines, or proprietary formulations are disclosed in the source material. There is no information on technology stack, fulfilment model, supplier relationships, or proprietary tooling that would indicate vertical integration or operational differentiation beyond standard e-commerce retail.

Critically, the primary source of company information is a website loading/verification page that provides no substantive content, and the structured extraction records confirm that revenue, headcount, pricing, customer mix, team composition, funding history, and ownership structure are all unpopulated. As a result, this description reflects only the limited categorical information supplied, and any deeper conclusions about business model, scale, unit economics, or competitive positioning cannot be supported by the evidence on hand.

Name

cake decorating equipment

Website

https://thecakedecorationshop.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cupcake Avenue, a UK-based specialty retailer headquartered in Rochester and operating thecakedecorationshop.com, supplies cake decorating ingredients, tools, packaging, and sugarcraft equipment to home bakers and professional sugarcraft customers, though no quantitative operating data is publicly disclosed.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Baking and Cake Decorating Supplies

NAICS

Baked Goods Retailers (445291), Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing (3113)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060)

akta.pro primary industry

Bakery Packaging & Decor Supplies Wholesale (AFAIAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Baking Ingredients & Desserts (Flour, Mixes, Frosting, Gelatin) (CRADAAAD), Bakery Fillings, Icings & Decorations Manufacturing (AFAKAAAH)

Keywords

• Cake decorating supplies
• Baking tools equipment
• Sugarcraft equipment
• Cupcake baking ingredients
• Cake packaging supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Core offering

The Cake Decoration Shop supplies cake decorating ingredients, tools, packaging, and sugarcraft equipment. It serves both home bakers and professional bakers with a focused range of products needed to decorate, package, and finish cakes and cupcakes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Wilton: Established US cake decorating brand and supplier of tools, pans, and decorating ingredients; competes directly in the sugarcraft category globally, including the UK.
• Lakeland: UK multi-category kitchen and baking retailer; stocks baking tools, decorating equipment, and ingredients, partially overlapping Cupcake Avenue's assortment and channel.
• Hobbycraft: UK's largest arts and crafts retailer, offering cake decorating supplies alongside a broad craft assortment; competes for the same home baker segment from a much larger footprint.

Direct peers

• PME Cake: UK-based manufacturer and supplier of cake decorating tools, cutters, and sugarcraft equipment serving both retail and trade customers — same product category and dual-channel model.
• Renshaw: UK cake decorating brand supplying fondant, icing, and decorating ingredients to home bakers and the bakery industry — overlapping ingredient side of Cupcake Avenue's range.
• Cake Stuff: UK specialist online retailer of cake decorating supplies, tools, packaging, and ingredients for hobbyist and professional bakers — a near-identical product and customer model.
• Squires Kitchen: UK-based specialist retailer of cake decorating ingredients, tools, and sugarcraft equipment serving both home and professional bakers — directly overlapping with Cupcake Avenue's core offering.

Emerging players

• I Love Cake: UK specialist cake decorating retailer focused on tools, moulds, and accessories, comparable as a niche direct-to-consumer competitor in the same decorating niche.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cupcake_avenue

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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