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Baking Up the Perfect Name

If choosing a name for your bakery was as easy as baking a cake, then you would be in business (literally)!

While delectable desserts and other baked goods are key for a successful bakery, it is nearly as important to pick a good name. The name is a way for customers to remember you, and if you choose well, you're on your way to developing a successful brand.

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If you still didn't find the perfect name for your bakery, check out 100 Sweet Donut Shop Names and 50 Cake & Cupcake Business Names for more freshly baked business name ideas!

Bakery Name Brainstorming

• Less is more: When it comes to bakery names, the shorter you keep it, the more likely your customers and passers-by will remember it for future business.
• Keep it simple: Try to avoid names that are difficult for the average Joe to pronounce or spell. You want them to be able to remember you exist, and if your name is too confusing, it won't stick in their minds.
• Use your food: Find inspiration in your signature treats and go from there, e.g. Sweetie Pies, The Sugar Cookie, or Smart Tarts.

• Use your bakery equipment: Names like the Rolling Pin, Sugar Sifters, and the Cookie Sheet are especially retro-feeling and instantly theme your entire shop!

• Use your name: You might get lucky and find a baked good that rhymes! If you've ever pictured your name in lights, this is your chance!
• Use adjectives: This is especially necessary if you are using food in your business name. Adding an adjective in the name can make all the difference!
• Use alliteration: This is where you use the same letter or sound in a few consecutive words and it’s very catchy: In the Crispy Crunchy Croissant, note the repetition of “cr” in all three words.

• Use a theme: If your bakery will have a theme, try incorporating it into the name. (If you specialize in wedding cakes, Swedish baking, cupcakes, or unusual spices, choose a name to reflect this fact.)

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Plan a Bakery-Naming Party

Choosing a business name is no piece of cake, so getting help from others is always a great idea!

If you are having a tough time choosing a name, try hosting a bakery-naming party! This is a fun way to enlist everyone's help. Invite a few friends and family over for some pastries and tea and see what ideas they can come up with. Make sure to invite friends and family and have them bring their children, too. Kids can be very clever and they're always up for milk and cookies!

So get those baking mitts out, show off those impeccable baking skills, and whip up some tasty treats to get those creative juices flowing!

Making Your Final Decision

When it comes time to make a firm decision, choose wisely. Your bakery's name is the first thing a customer notices, and hopefully something they'll remember, whether they liked it or not.

If you find yourself stuck between a couple options, take a vote or consider which name would look best for your bakery logo and signage. With all of those sweets, you’re sure to find inspiration somewhere!

This article is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge. Content is for informational or entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for personal counsel or professional advice in business, financial, legal, or technical matters.

Questions & Answers

Question: Do bakeries deliver their baked goods?

Answer: There are a few ways to answer this question. First, there are business-to-business transactions and then there are business-to-consumer transactions.

Business-to-business

Many bakeries will do business-to-business deliveries. This would include a bakery dropping off pastries and bread to a store to resell, or to a hotel that doesn't bake their own goods. This is very common.

Business-to-consumer

For business-to-consumer, most bakeries will still do it, but only on larger types of orders. An example of this is a wedding cake or a large order of pastries and bread for parties or something of that variety. Most business-to-consumer transactions are large orders that are akin to business-to-business orders.

Single-deliveries

If your question really meant just any order like if I wanted to buy a single croissant, then no, I don't know of any bakeries that are willing to do that.

Outsourcing Delivery

If you were wondering if the bakeries themselves physically handle the delivery, or do they let another company do the delivery for them. For that, the answer is: it depends. I've seen numerous vans that belonged to individual bakeries doing the deliveries, but I've also known a diner owner who received deliveries from a bakery who used a delivery service. So, there are a bunch of ways to handle it, and it would come down to your business' needs and costs.

Comments

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lydia on July 28, 2018:

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C Richard on May 23, 2018:

My daughter and I bake sugar cookies at home planning to make it as profession ,can u guys suggest me page name ??,cookies is my specialty. Like Funkytown Sugar Cookies or any suggestion?????? Thank you

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cayla on May 02, 2018:

what is a good restaurant name and a bake shop name together with a pig as a logo holding desserts

Mary, the lit one on May 01, 2018:

Hi! I'm opening a bakery, and I need help with the name. If anyone would comment back to give me some suggestions, that would be great!

:D

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Cleo on May 01, 2018:

Can u give me a bakery name please

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steline on April 25, 2018:

i bake cookies at home planning to make it as profession ,can u guys suggest me page name ??,cookies and liquor cake are my specialty.

Ashu tomar on April 09, 2018:

hi

i started bakery shop please give me

some tips and bakery items dealer names and numbers.

thanks

Loren on April 02, 2018:

"Sweet Tooth's Bakery" or something close would be good for a dentist lol

Bear on March 20, 2018:

Thank you. This helped a lot!

HFO on February 16, 2018:

Deez nuts bakery. One great name for everyone!

Nesrin on February 11, 2018:

Hi I am a dentist and want to start a bakery ..suggest me a name

Mary Fussey on February 08, 2018:

I really need a name for a cake business and need some inspiration my surname isFussey and would like to include that somehow - can anyone think of anything good?

Michele on February 02, 2018:

Hmmmm...a lot of great & catchy names! Can anyone think of a name that includes my name?

Classy cakes on January 30, 2018:

Me and my sister are opening a bakery and our name is sis Bakez so come if you want sweets

Christinedavid on January 22, 2018:

Its my dream to have a bake shop and i will use of these names ...hopefully

... on January 16, 2018:

these aren't that good...