SAN LEANDRO, Calif. -- Since 2010, Otis Spunkmeyer has donated more than $200,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the fight to end breast cancer forever through sales of its limited-edition Pink Cookies.
A chocolate cookie loaded with pink candy-coated chocolate pieces, the Pink Cookie helps draw attention to breast cancer by increasing awareness and raising funds for research.
As part of the 2012 Pink Cookie sales promotion, Otis Spunkmeyer will donate to Komen $1.50 in connection with each product sold, with a minimum guaranteed donation of $100,000.
Available from August 1 through the end of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October 2012, each cookie is 1.33-ounce, pre-portioned for freezer-to-oven convenience and comes 240 per case.
"The Pink Cookie is not only delicious but makes it easy for operators to create memorable connections with their patrons. This connection fosters favorable impressions and keeps patrons coming back for more," said Nikkie McBrayer, category manager for cookies.
"At Otis Spunkmeyer, charitable giving and community service is at the heart of our culture. Breast cancer affects so many families and we hope that by providing special cookie moments through our Pink Cookie and partnering with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, we can make a positive impact on those battling this disease," CEO John Schiavo said on the company's website.
In 1976, Ken Rawlings and his daughter coined the name "Otis Spunkmeyer" and opened their first store in Oakland, Calif.. By 1979, Rawlings left his day job to run Otis Spunkmeyer full time. By 1983, there were 20 Otis Spunkmeyer stores in California, but the industry was changing. Sensing an opportunity, Ken made the switch from retail to wholesale, manufacturing and distributing frozen cookie dough to foodservice accounts. By the end of the 1980s, Otis Spunkmeyer had 40,000 accounts across the country.
Otis Spunkmeyer is a San Leandro, Calif.-based baked-goods manufacturer for the food and snack industry. Otis Spunkmeyer frozen cookie dough and other baked goods are available for fundraising programs, and they can also be found in foodservice and retail outlets throughout the country.
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