Clearwater Gets A Little Sweeter With New Nothing Bundt Cakes

CLEARWATER, FL — When Maureen and Chip Funk opened their first bakery, Nothing Bundt Cakes, in South Tampa four years ago, they knew they would eventually want a second location so that each of them could be "all in" on the business.

“After 32 years in corporate information technology, I was really excited about sharing joy through everyday occasions,” said Maureen. “With the opening of our bakery in Clearwater, Chip has been able to leave the corporate life as well to run the two bakeries with me, and it has been such fun to be able to work together each day.”

The Funks are thrilled to be in Clearwater and to see many guests who used to visit them at their South Tampa location.

“We are so happy to hire great employees from the area and then watch them grow into confident, gracious, lovely people," Maureen said.

Nothing Bundt Cakes is celebrating its grand opening Thursday through Saturday with a ribbon-cutting, benefit day and community giveaway (see details below).

• Thursday, Sept. 30 at 5 p.m. — Ribbon-cutting with the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce

• Friday, Oct. 1 — St. Jude Benefit Day with 20 percent of sales donated to this organization that is leading the way with how the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases

• Saturday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Free confetti Bundtlets while supplies last (up to 300).

Visit nothingbundtcakes.com/bakery/fl/clearwater for details

Nothing Bundt Cakes is located at 2543 Countryside Blvd., Suite 4, and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This is the seventh bakery in the Tampa/St. Petersburg market. Others include Tampa-Carrollwood, Tampa-South, Riverview, Sarasota, St. Petersburg and Wesley Chapel.

The concept combines the warmth of nostalgia with a fresh, modern approach. The luscious cakes are baked in-house and are made with the finest ingredients, including real eggs, butter and cream cheese, in 40 unique designs and 10 delicious flavors.

Dallas-based Nothing Bundt Cakes was founded in Las Vegas in 1997 by Dena Tripp and Debbie Shwetz, and has grown to more than 400 franchised and corporate bakeries in 40-plus states in the U.S. and in Canada.

Bakeries offer Bundt Cakes in a variety of flavors and sizes such as bite-sized Bundtinis®, miniature Bundtlets and 8- and 10-inch cakes plus decorations and gift options for all occasions.

Nothing Bundt Cakes is committed to building a team of bakery owners and employees who embody the joy-filled brand, resulting in industry accolades including Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 List, Franchise Business Review’s “Top 50 Franchises” and, for five years running, Franchise Times’ “Fast and Serious.”

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