Nothing Bundt Cakes is setting up shop at Town & Country Shopping Center in Kettering, tucking a 220-square-foot bakery into a retail corridor. The new location will sit at 424 E. Stroop Road, next door to Piper Street Boutique and across the hall from 2nd & Charles and Trader Joe's.
The opening was reported by WDTN.com, which noted that Town & Country has said it is excited to welcome the new shop. The center already includes Cheryl's Cookies and Whit's Frozen Custard among its food tenants, and per the same report, Whit's opened in the former Orange Leaf space in June. The nearest existing Nothing Bundt Cakes locations to Town & Country are in Miami Township and Beavercreek, according to the station's report.
A Shopping Center Kettering Residents Already Call Their Hub
The new bakery lands in a shopping center that Kettering residents themselves have identified as the city's commercial center. Nearly 47% of residents surveyed during Kettering's Comprehensive Land Use Plan process named Town & Country as the city's hub, according to the Dayton Business Journal, a finding that has prompted active redevelopment discussions between city officials and property owners. The center first opened in 1951.
The center's trade area includes Kettering, Centerville, Oakwood and Moraine. Specialty dessert tenants include Whit's Frozen Custard and Cheryl's Cookies.
Hours Listed, But No Opening Date Yet
The Kettering bakery will list operating hours of 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, per the station's report. Nothing Bundt Cakes has not released an official opening date for the location.
The Kettering shop also fits into a broader regional build-out. It complements nearby locations in Miami Township and Beavercreek, as well as a Troy location that opened in May, according to the Dayton Business Journal.
A Dessert Chain With More Than 840 Locations
Nothing Bundt Cakes was founded in Las Vegas in 1997 by Dena Tripp and Debbie Shwetz. The company describes its personal-sized Bundtlets and signature cream cheese frosting in its account of its origins. It reports having more than 840 locations.
That growth comes on the heels of a possible ownership change. In March, global private equity firm KKR was reportedly considering an offer for Nothing Bundt Cakes from Roark Capital that could top $2 billion, according to the Dallas Business Journal — a possibility Hoodline covered in March. Roark Capital had owned the chain since 2021.
Industry research helps explain the appetite behind the expansion. In April, Nothing Bundt Cakes received the Pacesetter Award at the Restaurant Leadership Conference and was recognized in research by Technomic as the top limited-service chain choice among Gen Z and millennial consumers, per Nation's Restaurant News. Mature Nothing Bundt Cakes locations average approximately $1.4 million in annual revenue, according to the Daily Meal — a figure that puts the tiny 220-square-foot Kettering footprint in context.
