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Like all the
best things in life,
it started with cookies.
We’ve been baking the best cookies imaginable since 1977, when founder Ken Rawlings opened the first Otis Spunkmeyer cookie store in Oakland, California and people fell in love. Since then, we’ve grown in many directions, always with one goal: to bring the joy of sweet baked goods to everyone.
Not only are Otis Spunkmeyer favorites available throughout North America and Mexico, but our state-of-the-art R&D Center of Excellence works overtime to develop innovative new baked goods to say ahead of the curve.
What else can we say? For more than 45 years, we’re still baking so that every single day, even more people can fall in love at first crumbly bite.
Life’s pretty sweet.
Timeline
1977
The First Store Opened
Ken Rawlings opens the first Otis Spunkmeyer cookie store in Oakland, CA.
1979
Cookie Dough Factory Doors Open
Otis Spunkmeyer signs the lease for its first cookie dough manufacturing facility in San Leandro, CA.
1983
20 Cookie Stores
Otis Spunkmeyer transitions to wholesale and sells its 20 cookie stores in California.
1987
DC-3 Skytours Goes into Service
Otis Spunkmeyer goes into service providing air tours of the San Francisco Bay Area in two vintage DC-3's.
1990
Retail Frozen Cookie Dough
Otis Spunkmeyer introduces retail frozen cookie dough sold in grocery stores.
1990
Acquisition of Sweet Happenings
Otis Spunkmeyer Muffins are introduced with the acquisition of the Sweet Happenings muffin company.
1992
Expansion into Mexico
Otis Spunkmeyer goes international with expansion into Mexico. Canada follows a few years later.
1998
Danishes & Brownies
Otis Spunkmeyer danishes and brownies are introduced.
2005
Otis Spunkmeyer Acquires Chippery
Otis Spunkmeyer acquires Chippery. All Otis Spunkmeyer cookie and muffin recipes switch to 9 grams trans fat.
2006
Reduced Fat Cookies & Muffins Introduced
Otis Spunkmeyer reduced fat cookies and muffins are perfect for K-12 schools and healthcare.
2009
R&D Center of Excellence Opened
State of the art Otis Spunkmeyer R&D Center of Excellence opened.
2015
Available throughout North America
Otis Spunkmeyer begins selling its individually wrapped cookies.
2017
40th Anniversary
Otis Spunkmeyer celebrated 40 years of creating delicious baked goods.
2021
Aspire Bakeries Created
Aspire Bakeries is created with Otis Spunkmeyer as one of its leading and most treasured brands.
2023
Expands Individually Wrapped Portfolio
Otis Spunkmeyer expands Individually Wrapped Portfolio with Brownie and new cookie flavors, Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal and Double Chocolate Caramel.
