What happened to Salerno cookies?
Salerno recently was under the wing of Delicious Brands. Parmalat Bakery Group in St. Louis now has responsibility for Salerno, as well as brands like Frookie, Delicious and Mama's, as the result of a deal acquiring certain assets of Delicious Brands.
Salerno Cookie company is gone forever. If you remember the taste and quality cherish the memory!
Salerno's Original Butter Flavored cookies have been a family favorite since 1933. Kids love putting the cookie rings around their fingers and nibbling on the delicious, classic flavor of the butter flavored cookie.
Archway still manufactures its popular varieties of oatmeal cookies and several of the popular products that were exclusive to Mother's Cookies prior to their merger, including frosted Animal crackers.
He reasoned that sham transactions allowed Archway, which was owned by a private-equity firm, Catterton Partners, to maintain access to badly needed money from its lender, Wachovia. Mr. Roberts's investigation eventually caused Wachovia to pull its financing lines, helping to push Archway into bankruptcy last fall.
Since 1960, Frito-Lay has sold cookies under the Grandma's label. It asked Utz to cease using the Grandma's name for its cookies. But Utz sued Frito-Lay last week in federal court in Harrisburg, Pa., arguing that the trademark is weak since other companies also have registered "Grandma" in connection with food.
Dutch speculaas cookies became known as "Windmill Cookies" in the US. After a fire burned the bakery in 1988 the family rebuilt in Hudsonville, a town west of Grand Rapids. The Steenstra's St. Claus cookies are still made from the original family recipe, using only natural ingredients and no preservatives.
Unfortunately, following the bankruptcy, Archway was subsumed by other food manufacturers and their product line dramatically reduced. Part of this reduction saw the discontinuation of the date-filled cookies. Now, without the option to buy them, the best way to get a date-filled oatmeal fix is to make them at home!
Classics: Archway's 12 varieties of soft and crispy classic recipes, including Oatmeal Raisin, Frosty Lemon, Gingersnap and Windmill cookies. Chocolate Lovers: Archway's four varieties of chocolate cookies, including Dutch Cocoa, Rocky Road, and the new Chocolate Chip, which launches in March.
At its height, the company distributed cookies throughout the United States, and was one of the leading cookie makers in the country. The Kellogg Company acquired the Mother's Cookies trademark and recipes in December 2008 and brought the brand back to West Coast grocery store shelves on May 14, 2009.
