What better product than cookies to sweeten any business deal? Whether you are looking to butter up a client or offer sweet rewards for your employees, gourmet cookies are a good bet.
Cookies can enhance a meeting, remind clients of your logo, thank clients or employees and liven up a seminar. Before picking a cookie baking business, ask yourself the following:
1. What will be the main use of your cookies? For corporate events, gifts, marketing or clients?
2. How often will your business buy cookies? For bigger orders, you may need to keep track of inventory and request discounts.
3. What type of cookie brands are most popular with your clients and employees?
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Check out the most popular cookie brands
Your clients and employees may have favorite brands of cookies. Ask around to find out the most popular ones for your business to use. Trying to motivate employees to attend a seminar? Remind them that their favorite cookies will be served.
I recommend: Mrs. Fields has ideas for corporate cookie gifts.
David's Cookies offers chocolate chip cookies gift services for clients or employees, including corporate cookie baskets and bouquets.
Nestle Toll House offers a catering menu for your business events, such as a cookie tray or personalized cookies.
Get creative with sweet gifts, marketing ideas from cookie manufacturers
You can use cookies to market your brand, give a thank-you, offer incentives or motivate. Order online cookies with your company logo for any business event. Gourmet cookies can be a nice addition to any motivational seminar, open house or other business event you may need to host.
I recommend: How Sweet of You has cookie bouquets for any occasion: graduation, administrative professionals, baby gifts and more. Get a gourmet cookie with your corporate logo on it for clients from
Cookies by Design.
EdibleGiftsPlus.com has photo cookies for your corporate logo.
Totally Chocolate has cookies for corporate birthdays, thank yous or encouragement.
Ask cookie manufacturers for volume discounts and orders
If you are going to be a frequent client, ask for large order or volume discounts for your company. Also, look for cookie companies with a small minimum order requirement.
I recommend: Cookies From Home requires a low minimum order and allows you to inventory your corporate gifts.
Cookies From the Heart offers cookie tins with quantity discounts available.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- Ordering online cookies makes it easier to scan the latest catalog of options and view the treats before purchasing.
- Ask the cookie manufacturer for free samples of the products you plan to buy most often.
- Ask the cookie bakery if they have a reminder service or automatic orders for annual birthdays, anniversaries, company events and other milestones you don't want to miss.
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