Erin Kennedy had a lot to celebrate this past Valentine’s Day as the baking entrepreneur’s business recently hit the one year mark. Kennedy is the owner of OMG OCPs, a homemade oatmeal cream pie business; she has been baking cream pies since 2013 and they hold a special place in her heart as her uncle […]
After moving to the area and making note of the local bakeries, Brittany Williams realized there was something missing: beignets. The pastry chef, with roots in Mississippi and Louisiana, noticed that even though the dessert was offered sporadically, she wanted people to have more access to them and see if they would like her recipe. […]
Brandy Wallace initially said her business, The Sugar Cave, first started because she and her coworkers wanted snacks while they worked. “It was a call center and the only food was a KFC, a Captain D’s and a Dollar General [so] I started making cookies and cupcakes for my coworkers,” Wallace said. “Not long after […]
When Lana Smith likes something, she learns how to make it. Smith is the owner of Lana Luvs Confections, which she started after learning how to bake lemon bars (her favorite). “My son and I were addicted to eating them, we ate them so much our throats were burning,” Smith said. “I decided to take […]
