Maya's Cookies

Top Black-Owned Vegan Cookie Company Opens First Storefront | Eater San Diego

"After a social-media-driven surge in June 2020 that pushed orders from a few dozen a day to nearly 2,000, Maya’s Cookies grew from a three-person operation to a staff of 35, rented adjacent warehousing and shipping space, and became the number one Black-owned and woman-owned vegan cookie company in the country. At a well-attended ribbon cutting earlier this month I saw their first retail shop debut, carved out of the entry of the commercial kitchen; the otherwise unassuming Grantville storefront now sports a hot pink awning and sells guaranteed-fresh, possibly still-warm cookies on demand (open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday). Their menu ranges from classic Chocolate Chip to a gluten-free S’mores with a melted center of vegan marshmallow, and the grand opening exceeded expectations—community leaders, longtime customers (including the very first customer), and new fans drove in from as far as Los Angeles, Orange County, and Illinois, with lines and near sell-outs that the team kept up with by baking all day. Founder Maya Madsen aims to grow Maya’s Cookies into the national go-to for vegan cookies, eyeing future locations on the East Coast (she specifically dreams of Atlanta)." - Kelly Bone