First opened in 1987, the family owned Sweet Eats Bakery on South Burnt Mill Road in Voorhees is undergoing an expansion which will create a a new customer retail area and entrance, as well as additional 80 parking spaces for customers.
The plans for the almost 5,000 square foot addition to the popular bakery were approved by the Voorhees Planning Board a year ago in April, and earlier this year construction crews started the process of clearing out the large empty lot adjacent to the existing bakery.
In summary, the Sweet Eats addition will be attached to the left of the existing building but turned 90-degrees, creating a new retail space and front entrance which faces to the side… out to the large open lot which will become a massive approximately 80 car customer parking area.
Customer’s will access the parking area from two new driveways, park in the new lot the side of the existing bakery… and enter into the customer area in a space that is now the side of the current building.
This will really improve the customer experience in navigating the lot, parking and accessing the retail bakery area.
The current parking lot will remain once this project is completed but those original 39 spots will be focused on employee parking… customers won’t be anywhere near this area!
I stopped over late last week to see that heavy construction equipment was preparing the site for the construction effort, leveling out the construction area and segregating off the water basin area which will be located to the rear of the property.
I have to be honest in saying that I had never visited Sweet Eats until last week and was blown away to see that even though it was a mid-week Thursday afternoon there were probably 15 people in the store waiting to place their orders!
I can’t even imagine what it’s like during the holiday seasons… which is a big driver for the expansion!
The Sweet Eats Bakery website says the bakery was opened almost 40 years ago by Marge Davidowich who originally opened in Blackwood, later moved the bakery to Laurel Springs and then Somerdale, before finally finding the perfect home for the bakery in Voorhees back in 2010.
The Sweet Eats social media channels highlight their amazing talents in creating beautiful and artistic cakes… whether it’s wedding, birthday, holiday or special events.
Each highlighted cake looks like it is a beautiful work of art and you can absolutely see the care, thought and love that goes into each customer’s order… which is likely why they are such a popular bakery!
Also available at the Voorhees bakery are incredible cheesecakes, pastries, cupcakes, tarts, pies and more… with literally dozens of flavors and varieties for each!
Links and Location
Sweet Eats Bakery
310 S Burnt Mill Rd
Voorhees, NJ 08043
