Upscale Hudson County bakery continues to thrive with new COVID protocols
A Hudson County bakery is not letting the effects of COVID-19 cripple the business.
“Our cakes, they actually look as good as they taste,” says Hudson Cakery owner Jennifer Bunce. “We do a lot of upscale wedding cakes, birthday cakes, baby showers. Literally anything you can think of, we can do it for any event.”
But Bunce says that the initial impact of the pandemic raised concern for her Weehawken-based business.
VIRUS TRACKER: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut coronavirus cases and deaths
MORE: LIVE BLOG - Coronavirus updates from the tri-state area and beyond
MORE: New Jersey Coronavirus Dashboard
FULL COVERAGE: Coronavirus Pandemic
MORE: LIVE BLOG - Coronavirus updates from the tri-state area and beyond
MORE: New Jersey Coronavirus Dashboard
FULL COVERAGE: Coronavirus Pandemic
“A lot of our special events stopped, so we literally panicked because we only work for special events. About 90% of our business was done overnight,” she says.
Bunce says that she now has more orders to fulfill, but less to make.
“Everything was just physically smaller…because you couldn’t have more than five, 10 people at one point in a gathering,” she says.
MORE: 10 ways to stay safe when dining at restaurants
MORE: 15 questions to ask yourself before venturing out during COVID-19
MORE: 10 ways to stay safe when returning to the gym/fitness center
MORE: 7 things to remember when going to a nail salon
MORE: 15 questions to ask yourself before venturing out during COVID-19
MORE: 10 ways to stay safe when returning to the gym/fitness center
MORE: 7 things to remember when going to a nail salon
The business is also taking care to stay safe during the pandemic.
“We have to wear masks and gloves full time, all day long,” says Bunce. “We’ll bring everything out to you curbside, that way no one is in the shop.”
All orders need to be placed at least two or three weeks in advance.
