Minot (ND) Daily News, Monday, November 19

Minot (N.D.) Daily News, Monday, November 19, 2007
MINOT DAILY NEWS SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS
Flowers Are Nice, But
Cookies Are Sweeter - And
Who Eats Flowers?
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Mary Helen Hasby’s views are understandable, given her line of business: Cookies For You, Inc., a cookie gift and
bouquet company.
Being around baking since before she was 5 years old, Hasby, owner of Cookies for You, felt it was only logical to
open her own business featuring baked goods almost 15
years ago.
Hasby grew up in New Town. She graduated from Minot
High School and Minot State University with a double
major in business administration and office management.
Hasby then moved to Chicago for four years, but she
realized she needed to raise her son in a safe environment
like Minot.
So, in 1992, Hasby opened Cookies For You in the Town
& Country Shopping Center, and after a year and half, she
moved to its present location at 117 S. Main St. in
downtown Minot.
Cookies For You started with one part-time baker and one
part-time delivery person – Hasby’s father, Glenn Hasby.
In fact, both of Mary Helen’s parents, Glenn and Lilah, have been delivering for her and helping her in the store
since day one.
Today, Hasby employs 12 full- and part-time employees, and the
lights are on almost 24 hours a day between dough-making, baking
the goodies and selling like mad.
Hasby’s husband, Phil, who has been very supportive, is an Air
Force Reservist and works full time at ING. Phil is the primary
dough-maker along with four others – and everything is made from
scratch. Hasby’s son, who is now a Navy SEAL, drew the smiley
face and the Cookies For You logo when he was only 7 years old.
Who knew what could come from a child’s imagination?
Hasby feels while it takes a family to make a small business
successful, she is also grateful to all of her employees (a.k.a Cookies
For You Elves) who work tirelessly all year, but particularly during
the month of December. Hasby describes them as being hardworking, energetic, customer-friendly and without their efforts, the business wouldn’t be successful.
During the past 15 years, Cookies For You has grown. They now offer 16
flavors of cookies, plus cut-out decorated cookies; five flavors of bars, cookie
pizzas, brownie pizzas, sweet trays, cookie tins, cookie boxes, cookie bouquets
and many other gift items.
Cookies For You also features a daily soup and sandwich lunch special and
offers box lunch catering for business functions or events.
They’ve also added a line of specialty coffees, mochas, lattes
and cappuccinos.
In 2000, Hasby franchised the business and trademarked
it in all 50 states. A Cookies For You opened in Bismarck in
January 2001 and another Cookies For You franchise was
sold in Fargo in October 2007. The Cookies For You in
Bismarck is located on 3rd Street S. by Applebees and
Ground Round, and the Cookies For You in Fargo is located
on 33rd Street SW behind Country Inn Suites and east of
Cash Wise.
Hasby said Cookies For You delivers locally and ships
nationwide and internationally. They have been shipping to
Iraq, Afghanistan and wherever United States troops are for years. The cookies arrive just fine, and the troops love
receiving something they can eat “from home.”
In preparing for the holidays, a majority of Cookies For You
business is sweet trays, and they will be incorporating new catering
options for the holidays. Sweet trays include cookies, homemade
caramels and fudge, a variety of bars, cookie cups, peanut butter
kiss cookies, cutout cookies and special delicacies.
Cookies For You, along with several other retail stores
downtown, will also be open until 8 p.m. on Dec. 6, 13 and 20 for
your holiday shopping needs.
With Cookies For You located in downtown Minot, Hasby
loves being a part of the heart, heritage and history of the
downtown
community,
which adds to
the unique appeal of the Magic City.
Hasby is grateful to her long-time customers for their support
and appreciates the fact Minoters continue to buy locally. “I
have been successful because of the continued patronage and
loyalty that my local customers have shown me. The majority of
our business is local, even though we have a presence on the
Internet, the local market is still our bread and butter,” she said.
So, come in today to see what Mary Helen and her staff can
do to satisfy your sweet tooth or check it out for yourself at
(www.cookiesforyou.com.).
You won’t leave empty-handed from Cookies For You.
A cookie bouquet and gift company
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