Company History
1919
McGlynn Bakeries started as a single retail bakery in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1965
McGlynn Bakeries began an innovative approach to selling cakes by focusing on decorating cakes in view of consumers instead of in the back room of the bakery.
1973
McGlynn Bakeries began importing toys from Asia for cake decorating.
1970s
In the late 1970s, McGlynn Bakeries produced its first in-store book, The Magic of Cakes®, filled with colorful decorated cakes – making it easier for consumers to select and order cakes.
1982
DecoPac was formed as an internal unit supplying cake decorations to McGlynn Bakery stores.
Soon other bakeries learned of DecoPac through industry associations and DecoPac began marketing pre-packaged cake decorating kits, called DecoSets®, to supermarkets, retail bakeries and bakery distributors.
1987
Since 1987 DecoPac has developed relationships with licensors. This gives DecoPac the ability to market cake decorating products featuring popular characters and brands from Disney, Nickelodeon™,Warner Bros., Mattel®, Hasbro®, DreamWorks®, MARVEL®, Lucasfilm® and team logos from the NHL®, NBA, NFL, MLB® and others.
1998
DecoPac introduces the first PhotoCake® Print on Demand Cake Decorating Solution.
DecoPac continues to grow and expands into Europe with the acquisition of Culpitt, Ltd., the United Kingdom’s largest cake decoration manufacturer and distributor.
1999
Culpitt, Ltd. acquires Cake Art, Ltd., a distributor of cake decorations serving retail bakeries in the United Kingdom.
2002
DecoPac launches Cakes.com, a website designed to help consumers find a cake, find a bakery and place orders online.
Cakes.com also provides bakeries with another way to promote their business.
2009
Culpitt, Ltd., acquires Sugarfayre, the leading producer of printed fondant in the UK.
2012
DecoPac is signed as the master distributor of Lucks Food Decorating Company products.
2013
DecoPac introduces a web application that serves as a digital cake book and in-store online ordering solution for bakeries with The Magic of Cakes® Kiosk.
2015
Culpitt acquires The Craft Company in England to sell cake decorating products to at-home cake decorators in England and Europe.
DecoPac acquires Bakery Crafts®, bringing more than 150 years of combined bakery and cake decorating knowledge to customers across the globe.
2017
Snow Phipps Group, LLC. acquired DecoPac Inc.
2019
DecoPac Inc. acquired Lucks Food Decorating Company best known for their distribution of color and edible images.
2021
DecoPac Inc, is acquired by Kohlberg & Company, LLC. A private equity firm from Snow Phipps LLC.
DecoPac introduces CelebrationIQ a full service digital integration platform.