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Sprinkles Cupcakes Shuts All Locations Amid Financial Crisis

12/31/2025

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Sprinkles Cupcakes closed all 20 bakery locations on December 31, 2025, after a sudden announcement and a one-day layoff.
Founder Candace Nelson, who sold the company to private equity in 2012, expressed disbelief at the abrupt end.
The closure was attributed to "financial conditions due to unforeseen business circumstances."
The fate of Sprinkles' Cupcake ATMs remains uncertain, and the brand began in Beverly Hills in 2005.

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Story summary

Sprinkles Cupcakes closed all 20 bakery locations on December 31, 2025, after a sudden announcement and a one-day layoff.
Founder Candace Nelson, who sold the company to private equity in 2012, expressed disbelief at the abrupt end.
The closure was attributed to "financial conditions due to unforeseen business circumstances."
The fate of Sprinkles' Cupcake ATMs remains uncertain, and the brand began in Beverly Hills in 2005.