Pastry shop has come a long way
Published Sep 16, 2019 10:37 am
By Dhel Nazario
From vending cakes in sidewalks to baking delicious pasalubong in Bukidnon, a pastry shop in the province has come a long way with the help of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
(Photo courtesy of Cakeboom Facebook Page)
“I was the first sidewalk cake vendor in the city and the rest is history,” said Golda Mae Lim, owner, and manager of Cakeboom Cakes and Party Flavors.
Cakeboom Cakes and Party Flavors produce quality, healthy, and delicious pineapple-based pasalubong food products in Bukidnon.
The owners began as sidewalk vendors of Filipino delicacies (puto and cutchinta) and cakes. The couple’s goal back then was to support their basic needs. Their only aim is to sell one cake a day to suffice for the family’s day-to-day living.
The demand for their products grew until they developed their own product line.
In 2008, their Piñasitas (pastry with pineapple filling) was recognized as Malaybalay’s Best Delicacy. They garnered the same award the following year through Piñakasi (another pastry with pineapple, malunggay, and squash).
Growing consumers’ patronage of their products resulted in increased demand, which led the couple to increase the distribution of their products. However, they cannot commit to its bigger volume requirement at that time.
In 2012, with the help of DOST through Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP), Cakeboom upgraded its production equipment such as Cooker Mixers and Continuous Band Sealer for better packaging.
“We are very thankful for the assistance shared by DOST through the Provincial S and T Center (PSTC) in Bukidnon, also we become very efficient in producing quality products,” Ms. Lim said.
In 2016, Cakeboom Party and Flavors was awarded as the Best SETUP Adoptor in DOST- Region 10.
With the help of SETUP, the firm greatly improved its business operations from manual processing to semi-mechanized equipment and compliance with food safety standards resulting in the increase of product shelf life from six months to one year.
With the second phase of SETUP intervention, the firm acquired a rotary oven, which helped increased the volume of its products four times compared to the first phase.
First, it minimized baking time by 50 minutes or from four hours and 55 minutes to four hours and five minutes. Second, noted increased productivity by 20 percent or an equivalent of 16,610 pieces of cakes, ensaymada, and Piñasitas from 83,052 pieces to 99,662 pieces in the first year.
Also, increased sales by 32 percent from P 2,480,099.20 to P 10,230,409.20 in the first year. At present, Cakeboom is now establishing a name to bring pride for Bukidnon in the food processing industry. It has expanded its outlets in Malaybalay City from one to four existing outlets and is a great help in increasing employment opportunities.
SETUP is a nationwide strategy aimed at improving the productivity and competitiveness of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). It provides a wide range of solutions which include technology transfer and commercialization, technical consultancy services, packaging and labeling assistance, technology training, calibration and laboratory testing services, and equipment acquisition through the innovation-enabling fund (i-fund).
SETUP assists firms upgrade technologies, the acquisition cost of which to be amortized by the latter in equal monthly installments for three years, without interest.
From 2002 to 2016, the program enabled a total of 341 micro-scale enterprises to graduate to small-scale; 20 firms leaped from being micro to medium enterprises; 90 from small to medium enterprises; and one from medium to large enterprise.
(Photo courtesy of Cakeboom Facebook Page)
“I was the first sidewalk cake vendor in the city and the rest is history,” said Golda Mae Lim, owner, and manager of Cakeboom Cakes and Party Flavors.
Cakeboom Cakes and Party Flavors produce quality, healthy, and delicious pineapple-based pasalubong food products in Bukidnon.
The owners began as sidewalk vendors of Filipino delicacies (puto and cutchinta) and cakes. The couple’s goal back then was to support their basic needs. Their only aim is to sell one cake a day to suffice for the family’s day-to-day living.
The demand for their products grew until they developed their own product line.
In 2008, their Piñasitas (pastry with pineapple filling) was recognized as Malaybalay’s Best Delicacy. They garnered the same award the following year through Piñakasi (another pastry with pineapple, malunggay, and squash).
Growing consumers’ patronage of their products resulted in increased demand, which led the couple to increase the distribution of their products. However, they cannot commit to its bigger volume requirement at that time.
In 2012, with the help of DOST through Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP), Cakeboom upgraded its production equipment such as Cooker Mixers and Continuous Band Sealer for better packaging.
“We are very thankful for the assistance shared by DOST through the Provincial S and T Center (PSTC) in Bukidnon, also we become very efficient in producing quality products,” Ms. Lim said.
In 2016, Cakeboom Party and Flavors was awarded as the Best SETUP Adoptor in DOST- Region 10.
With the help of SETUP, the firm greatly improved its business operations from manual processing to semi-mechanized equipment and compliance with food safety standards resulting in the increase of product shelf life from six months to one year.
With the second phase of SETUP intervention, the firm acquired a rotary oven, which helped increased the volume of its products four times compared to the first phase.
First, it minimized baking time by 50 minutes or from four hours and 55 minutes to four hours and five minutes. Second, noted increased productivity by 20 percent or an equivalent of 16,610 pieces of cakes, ensaymada, and Piñasitas from 83,052 pieces to 99,662 pieces in the first year.
Also, increased sales by 32 percent from P 2,480,099.20 to P 10,230,409.20 in the first year. At present, Cakeboom is now establishing a name to bring pride for Bukidnon in the food processing industry. It has expanded its outlets in Malaybalay City from one to four existing outlets and is a great help in increasing employment opportunities.
SETUP is a nationwide strategy aimed at improving the productivity and competitiveness of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). It provides a wide range of solutions which include technology transfer and commercialization, technical consultancy services, packaging and labeling assistance, technology training, calibration and laboratory testing services, and equipment acquisition through the innovation-enabling fund (i-fund).
SETUP assists firms upgrade technologies, the acquisition cost of which to be amortized by the latter in equal monthly installments for three years, without interest.
From 2002 to 2016, the program enabled a total of 341 micro-scale enterprises to graduate to small-scale; 20 firms leaped from being micro to medium enterprises; 90 from small to medium enterprises; and one from medium to large enterprise.