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AUG 12, 2020 BY: CAYLA WHITE Remember when you first went vegan and you scoured the shelves of Ralphs for a bag of cookies that might accidentally be okay to eat? Oreos are great and all, but sometimes you just want a plant-based, fresh-baked, gooey chocolate chip cookie.  Maya felt the same way. A long-time vegan, she searched everywhere for a gourmet version of one of these soft-baked treats. After realizing how difficult they were to find, she began to experiment in her own kitchen with different recipes. Her friends and family soon told her that not only were her cookies...

Black Owned, Female Owned Gourmet Vegan Cookie Company Announces New Flavors, New Collection, and Promises More to Come!   SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Aug. 13, 2020 – Maya’s Cookies, America’s #1 Black Owned Gourmet Vegan Cookie Company, unveiled today a new logo and website as they begin to commemorate their 5th anniversary in business.    “As a formal fitness model and personal trainer with a sweet tooth, I set out to create what I could not find; a delicious, crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside gourmet vegan cookie,” stated Maya Madsen, Owner and Founder of Maya’s Cookies. “Five years ago, I could never have imagined that we’d be...

Maya's Cookies experienced the surge in sales following the movement to support Black-owned businesses. by NICOLE AXWORTHY JULY 2, 2020 San Diego, CA-based vegan cookie company Maya's Cookies recently witnessed a 10,000-percent increase in sales. The company creates handmade gourmet cookies in flavors such as Marble Fudge, Caramel Pecan, Birthday Cake, Snickerdoodle, and White Chocolate Espresso and sells them online with nationwide delivery, at farmers markets, and in select local retailers. Though Maya's was hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the company to let go of about half of its employees, it has since witnessed a boom in sales...

Written by SD Metro Magazine in Daily Business Report Maya Madsen, owner of Maya's Cookies, saw orders surge in early June. (Photo courtesy of Maya's Cookies) Local Business Success Stories Maya's Cookies sees 10,000 percent spike in growth In the midst of a wave of support for Black-owned businesses, San Diego-based Maya's Cookies saw orders surge to a 9,990 percent increase above previous levels. Owner and founder Maya Madsen was able to bring back her furloughed staff and hire 20 additional part-time employees to help fulfill vegan cookie orders. The vegan gourmet cookie company is sold online with nationwide delivery, at...