Cake sheds are making bakers £1,000 a week - but the dream might be over
Small 'cake sheds' operating on an honesty-box system have become a popular side-hustle in the UK, but they now face potential regulatory hurdles from local councils. While some bakers have turned these sheds into full-time businesses, licensing concerns threaten their future.
Why it matters
It illustrates the tension between grassroots entrepreneurial innovation and local government regulation in the food industry.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Katie Thompson , BBC News and Jo Black , News correspondent BBC Danielle Edgington s cake shed has been so popular, she quit her full-time job to dedicate time to it Cake sheds are becoming something of a Great British tradition.
The article balances the success of the entrepreneurs with the legitimate regulatory concerns of the councils.
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