Delivering sweet things
CrowdsC gather at one particular stall at the Colombo Food Festival, and come out beaming,bea their fingers wrapped around a gooeygoo brownie or lips and teeth smeared fromfro sticky cake pops. These yummy delightsdel belong to those who bake full of love…homelov bakers. Sweetshop.lk has steppedste up to make sure that these humble homehom bakers get a chance to shine and their goodiesgoo to be enjoyed by many.
Sweetshop.lkS is an online cakes and dessertsser delivery service in Sri Lanka with an aim to have all home bakers of Sri Lanka underund one roof – from the baking enthusiast whowh can’t afford a store to someone who bakesba as a hobby. This online platform offerso a rich and delicious array of sweet delightsd and treats at reasonable rates.
“We provide all theseth home bakers the facilityfa of having an onlineon store with an onlineonl payment gateway as well as a delivery partnerpar which most of thesethe home bakers cannot afford. Sweet Shop providespro customers with optionsopt to pay for home bakedbak goods via credit/ debitdeb cards through a safesaf portal”, says Sohan Chandrasena,Cha CEO of TrapTra State, the technologyo firm that powers www.sweetshop.lk
Sweetshop offers a wide range of delicaciesc ranging from brownies, cupcakes, customizedc cakes, eclairs, muffins, desserts jars, mousses, tarts, cookies, trifles alla freshly baked.
“This is not just a platform for home bakers,ba who mostly comprise of housewiveswiv and young women, this is an initiative to empower women, to showcase their talenttal and earn some money”, says Sohan whowh comes from a food oriented family.
WhetherW it’s a birthday of a loved one or a goodgoo friend, sweetshop.lk is ready to serve the increasing demand for customized cakes.cak
“Our bakers hardly go for bulk orders. ThereforeThe the quality is retained and fine detailsde are added to the fresh delights. One canc send photos and designs of their choicec and our bakers will incorporate it to the cakes and other goodies, “he adds.
Sweetshop has promotions such as Mother’s Day/ Father’s Day and gives the opportunity to surprise their loved ones withw baked goodies along with a bouquet of flowers or customized mugs. “This year’s Father’s Day promotion was a greatgre success. We offered a variety of sweet packs from specially designed cupcakes, brownies to cake jars along with a customized mug. We had many orders as our packages varied from 2000 to 2500 rupees,”he says.
Just over a year old, Sweet Shop presently has about 12 full time bakers who work out of their homes waiting for orders.
The good thing of not having a physical store to sell baked goodies is that they are fresh and delicious, he says adding that once the order is placed these bakes are delivered fresh and unique and not stored or displayed for days.
As they are home cooks, priority is given to hygiene and quality ingredients, so those who place their orders on sweetshop.lk are ensured a quality product made full of love and care.
At present their services are within Colombo and its suburbs, also an option for those living overseas to send these delicious baked delights to their loved ones in Sri Lanka.
Thanking the dedicated Sweetshop team behind the success in social media, Sohan says they are planning to open up a cake boutique in which home bakers can showcase their creations and also be a point of collection for customers.
Pictures courtesy Colombo Food Festival & A. Tariq