This AI-Powered Cookie Business Sells Over 1 MILLION COOKIES PER YEAR (35,000 loyalty members)

In this episode of Foodies & Founders, we sit down with the owner of Junior Cookies in West Hollywood to learn how he built one of LA’s most exciting cookie businesses — selling over 1,000,000 cookies per year. What makes Junior Cookies different? He’s using AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT, along with Toast’s self-serve kiosks, to streamline operations, improve the customer experience, and optimize the business from the inside out. With a loyalty club of over 35,000 customers, Junior Cookies has turned fresh-baked cookies into a high-volume, tech-powered brand. From menu strategy and customer retention to automation and AI-driven decision-making, this is a look inside how modern food entrepreneurs are using technology to grow faster. In this video, we cover: How Junior Cookies sells over 1 million cookies per year How AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude help optimize the business How Toast self-serve kiosks improve ordering and operations How they built a 35,000-customer loyalty club What it takes to grow a cookie brand in Los Angeles T- he future of AI in restaurants and food businesses If you’re interested in restaurant entrepreneurship, food startups, AI in business, or what it really takes to build a successful dessert brand, this episode is for you. Featured business: Junior Cookies Location: West Hollywood, California Subscribe to Foodies & Founders for more interviews with restaurant owners, food entrepreneurs, and the founders behind some of the most interesting food businesses in Los Angeles. #restauranttech #restauranttechnology #toastpos #restaurantai #claude #entrepreneur #cookie