SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Sprinkles Cupcakes, the gourmet pastry purveyor that got its start in Beverly Hills 20 years ago and spread across Southern California and into other states, abruptly closed its doors Wednesday, with little explanation.
News of the closure, in fact, was revealed not by the current owner of the chain, but by its original founder, Candace Nelson, who sold the business to a private equity firm in 2012.
Nelson broke the news on social media, posting a video in which she said she had learned “a few days ago” that the company would be halting operations at the end of the day Wednesday…