A company known for its "cupcake ATMs" has shut down after decades in the U.S. Sprinkles Cupcakes' former owner Candace Nelson announced the closure Dec. 30 NEW YORK -- Sprinkles Cupcakes, a company ...

After nearly two decades, the cupcake chain has gone dark nationwide. If you ever waited in line for a $5 cupcake or detoured out of your way to use a Cupcake ATM, this one’s for you: Sprinkles ...

Viral bakery and cupcake ATM phenomenon Sprinkles Cupcakes is closing its doors 13 years after the owner sold it to private equity. Founder Candace Nelson announced the move in social media videos on ...

The boutique chain’s co-founder, Candace Nelson, said that the business had ceased operations at year’s end. It was sold to a private equity firm more than a decade ago. By Christine Hauser Sprinkles ...

That’s the way the cupcake crumbles. Sprinkles, the iconic California cupcake company, has announced a “winding down” of operations at its remaining 15 retail locations, blindsiding employees at the ...

The popular gourmet cupcake chain Sprinkles Cupcakes closed its doors Wednesday, 20 years after opening its first location in Beverly Hills. Founder Candace Nelson, who sold the company to private ...

Sprinkles Cupcakes is the latest victim of private equity. Sprinkles founder and celebrity baker Candace Nelson took to Instagram to announce that all locations would be closing nationwide on ...

Sprinkles, the California-based cupcake chain, is permanently closing all of its stores, according to the business' founder and former owner. Candace Nelson announced the chain's store closures in a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Sprinkles Cupcakes, a chain of scratch-made gourmet cupcakes, cookies and cakes that got its start in Beverly Hills and was later bought by a private equity ...

Candace Nelson founded the celebrity-loved desserts shop, known for its cupcake-serving ATMs, in 2005 Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock; Stefanie Keenan/Getty Candace Nelson, the ...

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Sprinkles Cupcakes says it is shutting down its company-owned bakeries nationwide, a move that marks the end of an era for the once-booming dessert brand and has prompted emotional backlash online ...