The Kookie Kutter Bakery was established in 1989 and purchased by its current ownership in March, 1992. At this time the Bakery specialized baking without premixes and catering specialty products having only three full-time staff. Through experimentation with local wholesales, a series of equipment purchases, and hiring additional staff the Bakery launched its first “mass market” product Gingersnaps in 1998. In 1999 the Bakery secured Gingersnap contracts with local Superstores and Sobeys in the Moncton and Amherst areas. By 2001 all of Atlantic Canada was being supplied with the Bakery’s trademark cookie. In order to further increase production capacity, the Bakery was forced to relocate to its current location, offering four times the workspace than its previous 650 ft2 building. In 2002, the business was incorporated under the name Kookie Kutter Bakery Ltd. and received multiple Small Business of the Year awards for the Sackville and southeastern New Brunswick region. In 2005 the Kookie Kutter ranked 2nd in the AC Nielsen Report in Bakeries in Atlantic Canada.

Today, the Bakery currently has three “mass market” products; Gingersnaps, Vanilla Flax Snax, and a NEW Cinnamon & Honey Snaps, which are sold throughout Atlantic Canada and Ontario at various grocery chains including Atlantic Superstore, Costco, Sobeys and Food Basics. With 22 employees the Bakery is looking to expand its facility, hire new staff, and purchase new equipment to increase production capacity in planning for expected growth in the immediate future.

• Business started in spring 1989
• Retailing full range of catering, scratch products, and specialty items
• Purchased by current ownership in March 1992 and continued retailing with two helpers
• Purchased more equipment to increase production to create local wholesale at convenience stores and local businesses
• Launched “Gingersnaps” in spring 1998 in Atlantic Superstores in Moncton NB and Sobeys in Amherst NS
• Supplied Costo and Coop stores in spring 1999 to include the Sussex and Saint John areas
• Continued to expand supply to include Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton, and the rest of New Brunswick in late 1999
• In 2001, the rest of Nova Scotia was covered
• Working space became an issue (650 sqft) and relocated to current location (2300 sqft) and increased staff from 4 to 7 (tripling production capacity)
• Incorporation in 2001
• Sackville Chamber of Commerce award of Business of the Year in 2001
• Small Business of the Year in Southeastern NB in 2002
• Owner became fulltime manager (attended skill seminars, learnt the process of manufacturing, financial and project planning) after hiring a fulltime baker and two pastry workers
• Developed and launched second wholesale product “Vanilla Flax Snax” in 2004
• Recently attending international food shows in Toronto and New York City in an attempt to create further growth opportunities
• Launched products (Gingersnaps and Vanilla Flax) into the Ontario market
• Developed a third product “Cinnamon and Honey Snaps” and launched in Sobeys and Superstores in June 2008.
• Currently in the process of expanding the facility and equipment to increase production capacity in an attempt to plan for expected growth