How To Start A Bakery/Pastries Business In Nigeria

Someone once said that food business is blood money. This is not literal, but an emphasis on the fact that food business is a lucrative business. To a great extent, it meets the daily needs of people. One of the aspects of food business is a bakery. It involves the baking of cakes and confectionaries. […]

Restaurant Review: Buns And Batter

I had my first Buns and Batter experience last year. Hubby came home with their chocolate chip cookies and their cornish pie. He gave me the pie and gave his children the cookies. My goodness! That pie was divine. It left me wishing for more. As e no come dey, I say make I use […]

SME Spotlight: Dainty Affairs

Cakes are a fixture at most merry-making events. Their sweetness aligns well with the positive, upbeat feeling at such occasions. When they are nicely designed, they add an aesthetic edge to the festive excitement at these events. People love feeling pleasant. So they love cakes. And they’re willing to spend a fair bit on baking […]

Arabelle’s Bakery: The Canadian Bakery that Makes Agege Bread

Somewhere in the Canadian city of Winnipeg, a Nigerian bakery, Arabelle’s Bakery, is making thick, robust Agege bread. Without its packaging, the locals often have to take a bite to decide what it is. But the Nigerian who has spent his whole life consuming this incarnation of bread can tell it from a long way […]

Did You Know? Ade Tuyo, Nigeria’s First Big Bakery CEO

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If you’re a Nigerian who’s old enough to remember the savory aroma of freshly baked bread from the 60s and 70s, you might just recall something about Defacto Bakeries. At the height of its popularity, this Lagos-based confectionery house situated in the city’s Surulere district was the go-to centre for finely made bread and other […]

Instagram Business of the Month: Ebiann Cakes n Events

Ebiann Cakes n Events

For many Nigerians, the quintessential celebratory event doesn’t attain its possible tasty heights without a decent helping of small chops. And if it’s a wedding, birthday or anniversary, we would expect a proper fair sized cake to grace our sights and enliven our taste buds. When these things aren’t available, we might be just a […]

Want To Begin A Bakery Business? Here Are Five Steps You Should Take

Starting a commercial bakery may not be a bad idea, considering the potentially large market for the product that exists in Nigeria. If you had breakfast this morning, there’s a fair chance that a few slices of bread were in the mix. This would probably be true for millions of people across Nigeria who consume […]

Sweet Indulgence Wins Baker of the Year Award

Sweet Indulgence, a bakery shop that is a household name to those who value quality in their baked goods, has recently carved another niche for itself by winning Wed Magazine’s Baker of The Year award. This year’s award ceremony, which is the inaugural edition, was put together by Wed Magazine, the organizers of Nigeria’s largest […]