Nothing Bundt Cakes plans 3 Lake County locations
Nothing Bundt Cakes, a growing bakery chain has announced tentative dates when it will open three new Lake County locations.
The company plans to open in Kildeer at 20413 N. Rand Road in early November, in Vernon Hills, at 701 N. Milwaukee Ave. on Nov. 8 and in Gurnee, at 6951 W. Grand Ave. on Jan. 22, 2018, according to a company spokeswoman, Pam Stringer.
Addison, Texas-based Nothing Bundt Cakes is a franchisor of gourmet bakeries offering specialty Bundt cakes and related merchandise items in more than 175 locations in the United States and Canada. The company's products are handcrafted and baked on-site with ingredients and proprietary formulations distributed by its in-house distribution operation.
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, acquired Nothing Bundt Cakes earlier in October.
Co-founders Dena Tripp and Debbie Shwetz joined forces in 1997 to form Nothing Bundt Cakes. The company's products include 8- and 10-inch cakes, tiered cakes, bundtlets, bundtlet towers and bundtinis (bite-size Bundt cakes).
Tripp will retain significant ownership in the company and will serve as chairwoman on the board of directors.