The Otis Spunkmeyer Story
Our Story
1977
The First Store Opened
Ken Rawlings opens the first Otis Spunkmeyer cookie store in Oakland, CA.
1979
Cookie Dough Factory Doors Opened
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 Air DC-3 Skytours 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 introduced with the acquisition of the Sweet Happenings muffin company.
1992
Expansion into England & Mexico
Otis Spunkmeyer goes international with expansion into England and Mexico. Canada follows a few years later.
1998
Danishes & Brownies
Otis Spunkmeyer Danishes and Brownies introduced.
2005
Otis Spunkmeyer Acquires Chippery
Otis Spunkmeyer acquires Chippery. All Otis Spunkmeyer cookie & muffin recipes switch to 0 grams trans fat.
2006
Fat Cookies & Muffin & Acquisition
Otis Spunkmeyer Delicious Essentials reduced fat cookies & muffins introduced. Otis Spunkmeyer acquired by global specialty bakery company now known as ARYZTA AG.
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 cookies, cakes and muffins directly to consumers in stores throughout North America.
2017
40th Anniversary
Otis Spunkmeyer celebrates 40 years of creating delicious baked goods and putting the FUN in fundraising.