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<\/p>\nThere are a lot of perks to Kayte Sumowski\u2019s job as a district leader overseeing four Nothing Bundt Cakes bakeries in the Tampa Bay area.<\/p>\n
One of her favorites: the way her hair is sweetly perfumed like dessert when she comes home from work.<\/p>\n
Despite being part of a nationwide chain, each Nothing Bundt Cakes bakery makes its cakes by hand on location, she said. Strict rules and training keep them all tasting the same, but it\u2019s that care and trust that has kept Sumowski happy at her job for the past 10 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy favorite part of working for Nothing Bundt Cakes is truly how much we\u2019re able to celebrate with our guests every day,\u201d she said. \u201cBirthdays, baby showers, weddings \u2014 we want to be part of all of them.”<\/p>\n
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Celebration Cakes, a franchisee company that owns and operates dozens of Nothing Bundt Cakes locations in the Southeast, was named one of the Top Workplaces in the Tampa Bay Times\u2019 2026 survey. The Times partners with Energage, a software company, to survey workers around the region each year about their employers. Ten of Celebration Cakes\u2019 locations are in the greater Tampa Bay area, with bakeries stretching from Sarasota to Brooksville.<\/p>\n
Michael Murry, president of Celebration Cakes, joined the company in 2024 after working for years in the car wash business. But he said what attracted him was how the company\u2019s success revolved around joy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s really what we do at the heart of Nothing Bundt Cakes and Celebration Cakes, is bringing people joy through cake,\u201d Murry said. \u201cIt\u2019s really a lot of fun to take a cake to someone you don\u2019t know and make their day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Each bakery partners with local charitable causes or organizations, so the shop can hold special events to donate some of its proceeds, Murry said. Tampa Bay shops have partnered with the Moffitt Cancer Center, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tampa Bay, and the foundation arm of Johns Hopkins All Children\u2019s Hospital, for example.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is an expectation that all our bakeries are giving back to the community,\u201d Murry said.<\/p>\n
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Those charitable events are something Leah Tomlin loves about her job as the general manager for the Nothing Bundt Cakes in Tampa Palms.<\/p>\n
The store\u2019s day begins when the bakers arrive in the early morning. Throughout each shift, Tomlin said, the workers get to help people celebrate life milestones \u2014 or serve those who bought themselves a treat on a rough day.<\/p>\n
Her favorite customers, though, are expecting parents who\u2019ve ordered a cake to reveal the sex of their baby. The cake will be decorated with a ribbon, which, when lifted up, reveals a rattle underneath that discloses if it\u2019s a girl, a boy or twins.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, even the mothers want to be surprised. So they\u2019ll give the bakery a sealed envelope from their doctor containing the top-secret information from their ultrasound.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey come in, and they\u2019re so excited,\u201d Tomlin said, adding that the shop makes notes on the ticket to ensure no workers accidentally say anything that could tip them off.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fun for the team, it\u2019s fun for me,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re really in on the secret.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n
Celebration Cakes<\/p>\n
Location: Palm Beach, Florida (headquarters)<\/p>\n
Employees: 615<\/p>\n