The Girl Scouts are discontinuing a cult-favorite cookie | CNN Business (2024)
Girl Scouts won't sell the Raspberry Rally this cookie season.
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The Girl Scouts are discontinuing a popular cookie just a year after its debut sparked a frenzy.
Raspberry Rally won’t be sold this upcoming cookie-sales season, which runs January to April 2024, Girl Scouts of the USA has announced. The Rallies was introduced last year as a “sister” cookie to the iconic Thin Mints, a crisp mint-flavored cookie encased in chocolate, but in the Raspberry Rally, the cookie was replaced with a bright pink berry-flavored one. It was dipped in the same chocolate coating as its sibling.
The Rallies were the Girl Scouts’ first-ever cookie to be exclusively sold online, a strategy aimed at “enhancing girls’ e-commerce sales and entrepreneurial skills,” the organization announced last year.
But demand created an online shopping spree with some chapters reporting they sold out of the $5 boxes in less than a day. Resellers offered the Rallies on eBay for as much as $30 per box. The organization didn’t disclose how many boxes they produced.
“While Raspberry Rally was extremely popular last year, we are taking a pause this season to prioritize supplying our classic varieties,” the Girl Scouts of the USA said in a statement to CNN.
This year, not even Girl Scout cookies are immune from inflation: Some chapters have announced that they will sell for $6 per box this upcoming coming cookie season -— an increase of a $1 on some varieties from last year.
Some cookies, like S’mores and Toffee-Tastic, were already priced at $6. But now the higher price will apply to other cookies that the troops sell, including the more classic varieties. Troops across the country announced price increase from $4 to $5 a box in 2014 and 2015.
An explanation sent from the Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson to troop parents said the price hike was to “combat rising production and material costs.”
Consumers have been tightening their wallets when it comes to discretionary items, and some may balk at the higher prices.
But Girl Scouts learned last year that there is a market for higher-priced cookies, thanks to the Raspberry Rally debacle. The Rallies changed hands several times higher than their listed price, to the likely frustration of the Girl Scouts leadership.
Girl Scouts won't sell the Raspberry Rally this cookie season. The Girl Scouts
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The stated mission of the Girl Scouts is to "[build] girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place" through activities involving camping, community service, and practical skills such as first aid. Members can earn badges by completing certain tasks and mastering skills.
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Little Brownie Bakers owns the trademarks for the names Samoas, Tagalongs, and Do-Si-Dos. Girls Scouts own the trademarks for Thin Mints, Trefoils, and Adventurefuls, which is why those names are the same.
There are no new Girl Scout Cookies this year, but the lineup on the Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth Virginia's website looks mighty fine: Adventurefuls: Indulgent brownie-inspired cookies topped with caramel flavored crème with a hint of seat salt.
In July 1922, Girl Scout national headquarters published an edition of The American Girl magazine for all Girl Scouts. The issue contained a recipe for a sugar cookie that could be baked and sold to raise funds for local councils. Thus, the simple sugar cookie was arguably the first true Girl Scout Cookie.
The organization didn't disclose how many boxes they produced. “While Raspberry Rally was extremely popular last year, we are taking a pause this season to prioritize supplying our classic varieties,” the Girl Scouts of the USA said in a statement to CNN.
A brownie guide thinks of others before herself and does a good turn every day. The English Brownie Motto is: "Lend A Hand" (LAH) On 2023, the term Brownies was changed to Embers over concerns the name was racist.
That's why some of our cookies look the same but have two different names. Whether the package says Peanut Butter Patties® or Tagalongs®, or Samoas® or Caramel deLites®, the cookies are similarly delicious.
“Prices reflect the current cost of cookies and the cost of providing high-quality Girl Scout programming and experiences in an ever-changing economic environment,” GSUSA's website says.
(WFLA) — Every year, Girl Scouts across the country rally their troops and set out to see who can sell the most of their iconic cookies. Typically, the Girl Scout cookie season begins in January and lasts until mid-April. To ensure freshness, Girl Scouts “only sell cookies produced for the current season.”
60% is invested in girls through programs, properties, volunteer support & training, financial assistance, and council services. 21% goes towards the Girl Scout Cookie Program and baker costs. 19% goes towards troop proceeds and girl rewards.
Most of the cookies are $5 per package, according to Gutkind. S'mores and gluten-free Toffee-tastic are $6 because there's a higher production cost due to the specialty ingredients. With that said, each of the 111 Girl Scout councils set its own prices.
As we boogied into the 1970s, the Girl Scouts started to shake things up with new pricing strategies. Some councils tried out tiered pricing, offering deals for buying in bulk or asking a bit more for those extra-special cookie varieties. Cookies usually went for between $1 to $1.25 per box.
And you can't forget, the ever popular Do-si-dos or Peanut Butter Sandwich. According to the Girl Scouts of America there is a simple explanation for the change-up in names, the Girl Scout cookies are produced by two bakers and depending on where they are produced, that's how they get their name.
If you're worried that your other Girl Scout cookie flavors won't be back this season, don't fret. The Girl Scouts have announced that classic flavors, such as Thin Mints, Do-si-dos, Samoas, Peanut Butter Patties Tagalongs and Trefoils, will be available for purchase next season. Our journalism needs your support.
Thanks-A-Lot, a shortbread cookie dipped in chocolate and embossed with the phrase "thank you," was dropped in 2021 after 15 years. It was replaced by Toast-Yay, a French toast-flavored cookie dipped in icing.
How the Girl Scout Cookie Shortage Is Impacting Sales. Supply chain issues are affecting cookie availability in some parts of the country, especially if you're seeking out Samoas, Toffee-tastic cookies, or some of those new Raspberry Rallys.
Because only registered Girl Scouts can sell Girl Scout Cookies, their market availability is generally between January and April, when Girl Scouts participate in the program through their local council.
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