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Kakes Completely Keto to open store in Katy area
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Kakes Completely Keto will open a storefront at 918 S. Fry Road, Ste. 600, Katy, in mid-October. The bakery—which also delivers pastries in the Katy and northwest Houston area—creates cakes, cookies, bread, doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, brownies and bagels using Keto, gluten-free and vegan recipes. 832-321-5097. www.time4kake.com
By Jen Para
Jen joined Community Impact Newspaper in fall 2018 as the editor of the Katy edition. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Jen has written about business, politics and education. Prior to CI, Jen was the web producer at Houston Business Journal.
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