Cake Box Bakery Stickers / Autocollants de la Cake Box Bakery

Cake Box Bakery Stickers, c. 2010 / Autocollants de la Cake Box Bakery, vers 2010, SMAS#2012-008-004

ID: A roll of oval-shaped, gold foil stickers that read “Cake Box Bakery – Serving Summerland for over 60 years”, set against a white background with a small measuring tool in the foreground.

Description: Rouleau d’autocollants ovales en aluminium doré avec la mention : « Cake Box Bakery - Serving Summerland for over 60 years » (au service de Summerland depuis plus de 60 ans) sur fond blanc avec un petit instrument de mesure au premier plan.

If you grew up in Summerland anytime between the 1940s to the early 2000s, this week’s artifact is sure to make you nostalgic! Seen in this image is a roll of packaging stickers from Summerland’s Cake Box Bakery, a favourite spot for delicious treats on Main Street for nearly 66 years. (Our Curator’s personal favourite was the napoleon/mille-feuille!) This roll of stickers was donated by Markus Hunziker soon after the business closed.

The first bakery to open at 10108 Main Street was the Dunbar Bakery in 1940, established by O. A. Dunbar. In 1946, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Halquist bought the business and changed the name to the Cake Box Bakery – a name that stuck for decades afterward! The second image shows the business soon after opening.

The business had multiple owners over the years, including the Hodgsons (purchased in 1949), the Cosgroves (1970), and the Woudas (1989). It was then sold in 1999 to Silvia Morf, Tony Willies, and Markus Hunziker, with Hunziker becoming the sole owner in 2004. The building itself also changed as it was renovated to fit the Tudor Revival theme of the town, and also to expand to the west to create a café style seating area. Image three shows the bakery around the year 2000.

After the Cake Box Bakery closed in 2012, another bakery business stepped in to provide amazing baked goods to Summerlanders. Now serving our community for over ten years, True Grain Bakery has become a beloved part of Summerland’s downtown. In fact, I hear they’re making hot cross buns this week . . . sounds like a good excuse for a visit!

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If you grew up in Summerland anytime between the 1940s to the early 2000s, this week’s artifact is sure to make you nostalgic! Seen in this image is a roll of packaging stickers from Summerland’s Cake Box Bakery, a favourite spot for delicious treats on Main Street for nearly 66 years. (Our Curator’s personal favourite was the napoleon/mille-feuille!) This roll of stickers was donated by Markus Hunziker soon after the business closed.

The first bakery to open at 10108 Main Street was the Dunbar Bakery in 1940, established by O. A. Dunbar. In 1946, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Halquist bought the business and changed the name to the Cake Box Bakery – a name that stuck for decades afterward! The second image shows the business soon after opening.

The business had multiple owners over the years, including the Hodgsons (purchased in 1949), the Cosgroves (1970), and the Woudas (1989). It was then sold in 1999 to Silvia Morf, Tony Willies, and Markus Hunziker, with Hunziker becoming the sole owner in 2004. The building itself also changed as it was renovated to fit the Tudor Revival theme of the town, and also to expand to the west to create a café style seating area. Image three shows the bakery around the year 2000.

After the Cake Box Bakery closed in 2012, another bakery business stepped in to provide amazing baked goods to Summerlanders. Now serving our community for over ten years, True Grain Bakery has become a beloved part of Summerland’s downtown. In fact, I hear they’re making hot cross buns this week . . . sounds like a good excuse for a visit!