For some Girl Scouts and their bake sale fans, it’s shaping up to be another tough cookie season. Blame the coronavirus pandemic for the wildly vacillating supply and demand over the past two years.
Little Brownie Bakers supplies 75 percent of all local troops, which have struggled this season to meet sales goals amid the delays.Annual revenue from the cookie program is a key funding source for local councils, which take the larger share of the sales, and the individual troops, which use the proceeds to pay for activities, travel and other supplies.
“We know this was another unexpected setback to councils supplied by Little Brownie Bakers during an already challenging cookie season,” Girl Scouts USA said in a statement addressing the delays. The national organization pledged to “soften the impact of these ongoing issues” but did not immediately respond Saturday when asked to elaborate.
“When you’re a manufacturer used to being able to source ingredients with consistency, even a three-week delay can totally throw off the schedule of these facilities that are running 24-hour production,” Swart said.“Maybe they bring in another supplier, another bakery that could help them be more diverse,” Swart said of the production side. “But this is a problem faced across all food manufacturing over the past several years.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
There's a big Girl Scout cookie shortage, and the group is frustrated with its main bakerGirl Scout cookies are in short supply for the third year in a row due to production delays at Little Brownie Bakers.
Read more »
Girl Scout cookie shortage blamed on delays at a Louisville facilityLittle Brownie Bakers said that labor shortages, global supply chain issues and severe weather in Kentucky have led to delays.
Read more »
Girl Scout cookie shortage blamed on delays at a Kentucky bakeryA number of production issues at a Louisville, Kentucky, manufacturing facility have resulted in a Girl Scout cookie shortage.
Read more »
'Raspberry Rally' Girl Scout cookies are a hot item \u2014 if you can find themAs we've been telling you, the new treats are being resold online on sites like eBay for as much as five times their original price.
Read more »
Girl Scout cookie shortage blamed on delays at a Louisville facilityThe shortages have led to resalers selling the treats at ridiculously high prices online. One box of the newest cookie, the Raspberry Rally, was going for $35 on eBay when a box usually costs $5.
Read more »
Suspect steals $300 in cash from Port Orchard Girl Scout boothPort Orchard Police are investigating after a suspect swiped $300 from a booth of Girl Scouts selling cookies. FOX13
Read more »