Cake Box is a British bakery chain with over 230 stores in the UK.
All stores are franchises; cakes are made in each branch and are all egg-free. [1]
The first store was opened in East London in 2008, and there were 91 stores when it listed on London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in June 2018. [1] As of September 2023, there were 214 stores. [1]
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