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Custom Made Desserts
INTERVIEW WITH
ROSE PETAL CAKERY
Solo Entrepreneur!
TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS
The Rose Petal Cakery was launched to provide wholesome
cakes, cupcakes, cookies and other yummy treats for any
occasion. Over the last couple of years, we’ve have helped to
make many occasions special with our customized creations.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START THIS BUSINESS?
When looking for a cake for my two year old son’s birthday, I
found that it was difficult to find great tasting cakes that were
personalized. Thus, the Rose Petal Cakery was born.
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO SET UP YOUR BUSINESS?
Hong Kong is a great place to start a business and it is a
surprisingly quick and easy process. After the original idea it took
around 3 months to register and have The Rose Petal Cakery up
and running. In fact, choosing the name and designing the logo
took longer than the registration process. We had great support
from friends and family and spent plenty of time tasting and
perfecting recipes - our first big event was a christening for 50
guests.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS?
The Rose Petal Cakery started in July 2012 and we’ve had an
amazing journey, creating new flavors and designs personalized
to our clients. We try to ensure that our cakes are unique and
spend time understanding the needs of our clients and sketching
ideas before the baking process even begins.
WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES?
Every day brings new enquiries and design challenges - and
every day is a learning process. Challenges include balancing
time between home and work life- ensuring quality and
uniqueness of their products, as well as the challenges of
administration that running a day-to-day business brings.
www.rosepetalcakery.com | [email protected]
Food Entrepreneurs of HK
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All their cakes, cupcakes and
cookies are made from scratch
using the finest ingredients
they can source from around
the world.
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Gluten-free Desserts
INTERVIEW WITH
LITTLE MISS MACARONS
Solo Entrepreneur!
TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS
The business is focused on making gluten-free
products that actually look and taste good. The
business was only launched recently, although I’ve
been baking for a few years now.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START THIS BUSINESS?
I’ve been baking for family and friends for several
years. My husband and a couple of friends are
gluten intolerant and as my baking skills and
knowledge improved I realized that it’s possible to
prepare some fantastic tasting gluten free food. I’ve
received a lot of very positive comments not just
from them, but also from professionals that I’ve met
over the last few years and that h