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Cupcake Franchising in a Box
Being an active participant in "cupcake wars" both on national
television and on the streets of Southern California provides
bakery owner Arleen Scavone with a unique vantage point
to understand where the cupcake trend is heading. "Cupcake
stores have literally skyrocketed in numbers over the past decade, but as quickly as the market has grown, competition has
decided the winners and the losers," says Scavone, the only
three-peat winner of Food Network's "Cupcake Wars" and
founder and CEO of Sweet Arleen's in Westlake Village, CA.
"I'm now focusing on the real cupcake wars," she says, when
asked if she plans to return to the show where she enjoyed
repeated success. Scavone is fully focused on growing her business and becoming a leader in the highly saturated cupcake
segment. Sweet Arleen's began franchising in May 2013 and has
signed eight units in a little over a year. The ultimate goal is to
sell an additional 100 units over the next three to five years.
"There is and will continue to be demand for cupcakes," she
"There is and will
continue to be demand for
cupcakes. Cupcakes are
affordable, offer gourmet
taste and come in a wide
number of flavors. Our
focus is on delivering
consistency. My business
hasn't seen any decline.."
Arleen Scavone, owner of Sweet Arleen's cupcake shop
says. "Cupcakes are affordable, offer gourmet taste and come
in a wide number of flavors. Our focus is on delivering consistency. My business hasn't seen any decline."
and the third franchise store will open in the Dallas suburb of
In 2009, Scavone officially opened the first Sweet Arleen's
Plano, TX, in early October.
cupcake shop in Westlake Village, a Los Angeles suburb. She
and her team are currently holding their first "Sweet Arleen's
Sweet Arleen's bakes boutique-style cupcakes and both sweet
University" where they are training the first of their signed
and savory bread puddings. The product line will remain the
franchisees, all set to open in the second half of 2014. The first
same at all franchise stores.
was scheduled to open in July in Yorba Linda, CA, an affluent suburb in Orange County, CA. The second location is set
"We have sold eight franchises to date," she says. "It is ex-
to open in August in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper, UT,
tremely exciting."
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Editor's Note - Health Matters
Table of Contents
News Bites - IDDBA Names New President
Corbion Caravan helps customers adjust recipes
Foodservice consumers still smitten by bacon
My Favorite Things
Management - Empower Your Employees
Labor Front - Hired Guns
Food Safety - Produce Safety Measures
Legislation - Sodium Guidelines
Ingredients - Mangos Add Color
What's Hot
At the crossroads of gluten-free and uncertainty
Millennial-style marketing
Shortbread advantage
Italian Options
Cupcake Franchising in a Box
Cafe - The Protein Punch
Products
Product Showcase
Classifieds
Ad Index
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