Blue Chip Cookies

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Blue Chip Cookies in Loveland, Ohio

Blue Chip Cookies is a chain of bakeries with headquarters in Loveland, Ohio, and dozens of locations, mostly in the Midwestern United States. Founded in 1983 by Lori Nader, Blue Chip Cookies specializes in cookies and claims to be one of the first bakeries to sell white chocolate macadamia cookies.^[1]

[edit] History

The first Blue Chip Cookies store opened on Pier 39 (Fisherman's Wharf) in San Francisco, California^[2]^[3] in March 1983. In 1986, the company began franchising stores in selected markets.

In 1986, Blue Chip Cookies opened a store in Cincinnati, Ohio, a result of the city's efforts to market its nickname, "Blue Chip City".^[4]^[5] In 1998, Blue Chip Cookies was purchased by Edgewood, Kentucky–based B.C.C. Enterprises, a rare example of a franchiser that had grown larger than the franchisee.^[4] Loveland, Ohio–based BDGS, LLC acquired Blue Chip Cookies in November 2005 and opened a new store in Historic Downtown Loveland the following year. In January 2007, Blue Chip Cookies resumed franchising with an updated UFOC.