Mother's Cookies, OUT OF BUSINESS?! |
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 Oct 20 2008, 10:14 PM
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 Sup. I'm Deb =]  Group: Human Posts: 650 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 68,227  |
QUOTE (10-08) 17:21 PDT -- Mother's Cookies, an Oakland institution for 92 years, has been shuttered, its owner seeking bankruptcy protection for the company. The ending was abrupt: Workers for the company, which shifted its baking and distribution operations to plants in Ohio and Canada in 2006, told workers Friday that operations would cease and cookies would no longer be made as of Monday. The company cited rising prices for raw materials and fuel, and on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The company that made Mother's cookies at the end was the Archway & Mother's Cake and Cookie Co. of Battle Creek, Mich. It was owned by Catterton Partners, a private-equity firm in Greenwich, Conn., which in 2005 purchased it from an Italian firm, Parmalat Finanziaria, which was plagued by scandals at home. Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?.../BU6413DQQO.DTL Mother's Cookies as in these ones: Man! These were the cookies of my childhood! & now, they're totally gone from the grocery stores. Everyone stocked up. I just found out today  Friggin economy  Yeah, I know this is random & probably should belong in the Food section, but felt it would be looked at if it was here. And who else is bummed about this? |
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Oct 20 2008, 10:17 PM
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NO WAY!! I love those circus animal cookies!!
 Definitely bummed..
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Oct 20 2008, 11:19 PM
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 yan lin♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627 |
...I've never heard of those cookies before.
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Oct 20 2008, 11:48 PM
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 ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶ Group: Official Member Posts: 1,403 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 12,173 |
NOOOOOOOOOoo those circus animal cookies are so good omgomgsdfasd
I'm going to buy like 10 packs tomorrow. |
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Oct 21 2008, 12:18 AM
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Damn, I love those. I haven't had some in so long.
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Oct 21 2008, 12:47 AM
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Old news.
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Oct 21 2008, 12:48 AM
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WHAT? THE CIRCUS ONES ARE THE BEST!
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Oct 21 2008, 11:58 AM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Oct 21 2008, 12:48 AM)  WHAT? THE CIRCUS ONES ARE THE BEST! QUOTE(kryogenix @ Oct 21 2008, 12:48 AM) WHAT? THE CIRCUS ONES ARE THE BEST! QUOTE(kryogenix @ Oct 21 2008, 12:48 AM) WHAT? THE CIRCUS ONES ARE THE BEST! QUOTE(kryogenix @ Oct 21 2008, 12:48 AM) WHAT? THE CIRCUS ONES ARE THE BEST! QUOTE(kryogenix @ Oct 21 2008, 12:48 AM) WHAT? THE CIRCUS ONES ARE THE BEST! QUOTE(kryogenix @ Oct 21 2008, 12:48 AM) WHAT? THE CIRCUS ONES ARE THE BEST! fuel prices can't be blamed, though, especially with how low it's getting. |
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Oct 21 2008, 12:25 PM
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I didn't know what cookies you were talking about at first but after I saw the picture, I recognized them.
Omg no. I liked the circus animal ones too.
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Oct 21 2008, 03:02 PM
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QUOTE(manny-the-dino @ Oct 21 2008, 10:25 AM) I didn't know what cookies you were talking about at first but after I saw the picture, I recognized them. Omg no. I liked the circus animal ones too.It shows... |
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Oct 21 2008, 03:07 PM
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QUOTE(Spencer @ Oct 21 2008, 01:02 PM) It shows...  don't be naughty now elba |
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Oct 21 2008, 03:09 PM
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 Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
QUOTE(misoshiru @ Oct 21 2008, 12:19 AM) ...I've never heard of those cookies before. |
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