This popular Charlotte bakery is closing. Here's why
The shop opened in 2007. SAS Cupcakes in Charlotte, a popular cupcake shop, is closing due to the rising cost of supplies and increasing rent prices. The owner, Kaitlyn Alvas, stated that operating costs were too high for the business. She attributed this decision to the increasing cost of goods such as powdered sugar doubling in price within four years. If you need assistance, email WCNC Charlotte at [email protected].
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A popular Charlotte cupcake shop that's been open more than 17 years ago is closing because of the rising cost of supplies and increasing rent prices.
The owner of SAS Cupcakes in south Charlotte's Blakeney neighborhood said those operating costs are so much more, it's not viable to stay open.
“That was the hardest decision I’ve ever made," owner Kaitlyn Alvas admitted. "I can’t afford to keep going with the way things are going. Our rent is high, and it’s only going up, and the cost of goods are getting really high.”
“A bag of powdered sugar has doubled in price within the past four years," Alvas explained. "Butter has gone crazy, and, at the end of the day, I can only charge so much for a cupcake."
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Alvas started at the cupcake shop 15 years ago and worked her way up to manager and then bought the bakery a decade ago.
“My favorite part has been the events and seeing the kids and the joy on their faces," Alvas shared. "I’ve had kids that I did their birthday parties when they were little, and they came and started working for me when they were 16.”
“We come here a few times a week for a long time," Daniel Hodges said. “It’s terrible. We don’t want them to close. We’re not gonna replace this place anytime soon.”
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