The great lockdown is forcing businesses of all types to rethink the way they operate.

For Kerrie Ford’s it has been the cancelling of local markets that has had the biggest impact on her small home baking business Sweet Treats Connection.

“I was gearing up to the Night Markets and I had bought extra packaging and was starting to get ready for that,” said Kerrie, who like many other food business has turned to home delivery to keep the orders ticking over.

“It has been this massive reset for all of us really but yeah now I’m doing home delivery of my High Tea sweet boxes and that's really gaining momentum!”

While Kerrie says she misses dealing with her customers face to face, being forced to push her sales online has had an upside.

“I'm actually connecting with more customers now, that haven't seen me before,” she said. “I’ve had interest from Lismore, Sydney, Mudgee, Wollongong and they'd love me to deliver my high tea boxes, but I'm just one person!

“People are seeing photos of my little sweet packs and they are getting quite nostalgic. There are a lot of customers saying they haven't tried goods like mine for years and lots of people are talking about my goods. So that's lovely!”

Kerrie has been busy preparing Anzac sweet boxes for home delivery, featuring (as I can verify) a truly incredible salted caramel Anzac slice.

She is also promoting her High Tea sweet boxes as the perfect treat for a Mother’s Day at home, and one that also supports a small local business.

“I think it is lovely that even while you are stuck at home you can still have your sweet treats for Mother’s Day!” she said.

“We have them in boxes for one person, two or four, so people have been messaging me their requirements, I give them my bank details and then text them before delivery — it's a new journey!”

You can find Kerrie’s goodies at www.sweettreatsconnection.com or Sweet Treats Connection on Facebook.