Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough brochure features 8 top-selling flavors with 36 pre-portioned cookies per box. Orthodox Union Dairy Kosher Certified with 0 grams trans-fat.
Items Sold | Group Profit |
100 - 249 | $780 - $1,942 |
250 - 399 | $2,012 - $3,212 |
400 - 749 | $3,320 - $6,217 |
750+ | $6,413+ |
An online store with over 500 items is included with this fundraiser.
Program Details
- Supplies: No upfront cost
- Packaging: Orders packed by seller
- Profit: 40%
- Average Price: $22
- Delivery: Order delivers within 3-4 weeks after order forms are received for processing. Shipping Guidelines
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How it Works
How do we raise money?
Your group profits when participants take orders from your Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough brochure.
Do participants get a brochure to show?
Yes. Every participants receives a brochure, order form, and money envelope.
Is money collected up front?
Yes. Supporters can pay by check, cash, money order, or cashier’s check.
They also have the option to pay using their phone. (These orders still need to be written on the order form)
Are there any fees?
There are no setup fees or supply costs to start an Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough fundraiser.
Can participants earn prizes?
Yes. Our prize programs are optional but recommended. You can boost sales by incentivizing your participants. It’s important to discuss your incentive plan at your kickoff meeting. Then, continue to remind your participants about your prizes throughout your campaign. This will keep them motivated to sell.
There is no cost for our incentives.
How soon can we start?
After you submit our start a fundraiser form you’ll receive an agreement to sign. It will then take at least 7-10 business days to process your order and pack and ship out your supplies.
How long is the fundraiser?
Your sale lasts for 2 weeks. You can always change your end date. Simply let us know before your sale is over.
How long can cookie dough be left unrefrigerated?
Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough can be left at room temperature for 6-8 hours.
What are your cookie dough baking instructions?
PREP: Do not thaw before baking. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
BAKE: Place frozen cookie dough pieces 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Bake to an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
COOL: Let cool for 15 minutes before removing from baking pan. Cookies will remain soft after cooling.
Online Store
Can we also raise money online?
Yes, online selling is an important part of your Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough fundraiser. Prior to your start date you’ll receive instructions so your participants can register. Once registered they’ll be able to invite friends and family to shop at your store.
Selling online adds a 2nd way for your group to raise money.
Your online store will include additional items not found in the brochure.
Do participants need to register?
Registration is the most effective way to generate Otis Spunkmeyer cookie sales online. Once registered, participants can invite friends and family to your online store using text, social media, and/ or email. They’ll also be able to log into their sales portal anytime and track their online sales.
Once potential supporters arrive at your store, the participant’s name and group appear at the top of the page. This helps to personalize your fundraiser. For example, “Thank you for supporting John Doe with ABC High School Band!”
Registered sellers will also be eligible to earn credit towards prizes. We encourage groups to supplement our prize program with their own rewards. This can bring in even more sales. Here are some incentive ideas.
Do we get our own link?
There are 2 ways to promote your store:
- Registration: By default, your group will receive its own group ID number. Participants will need it to register and share your store with others using social media, text, and/ or email.
- Direct Link: Or, we can create a unique link that would bypass the registration process. You can then post the link on your website as well as on various social media channels. Your group would also be able to share your link with their friends and family. If you want this option simply let us know in the comments section when submitting your start a fundraiser form.
By promoting a direct link, you will only be able to track online sales as a group, not by individual sellers. As a result, participants would not receive prize credit for selling online.
Online Ship to Group Orders
Another limitation with a single store link is getting items to online customers who choose the ‘ship to group’ option. Normally when participants register and send out their own unique links and customers make a purchase, orders are automatically tied to a particular seller.
Any items then ship to the group already packed inside the seller’s box with their other brochure items. Participants then deliver these items to their customers.
But with the single link option, you will need to let any ‘ship to group’ buyers know to pick up their order because it won’t be associated with any seller.
Can we accept donations?
Yes, Otis Spunkmeyer can be set up to accept donations. You make 70% of the donated amount. You have the option to turn this feature off when logged into your portal.
Donations do not count towards items sold.
Can buyers credit more than 1 participant?
Yes. Buyers can choose to support more than 1 participant. Before continuing to the store, supporters would need to select a participant. Then choose the ‘Support another seller’ link to add another participant.
However, participants themselves need to register individually. Each participant has their own login and sharing options.
Making Sales
Is there a minimum order?
There are no order requirements for a Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough fundraiser.
How much money can we make?
You’ll need to know your group size as well your participant goal. Here’s how you can estimate your profit:
Calculation Steps
- Participant Count x Participant Item Goal = Items Sold
- Items Sold x Average Retail Price = Gross Sales
- Gross Sales x Profit % = Group Profit
Example
- Let’s say you have 60 participants and you set your participant item goal at 10. The items sold would be 60 participants x 10 Items / participant = 600.
- Next, determine your gross sales. The average retail price is about $22 so your gross sales would be 600 Items x $22 = $13,200.
- Since your profit is 40%, your group profit would be $13,200 x 40% = $5,280.
Keep in mind, our example is only an estimated profit. In reality, participants probably won’t sell the same number of items. In addition, the average retail dollars sold per seller will vary.
Can we track our sales?
Brochure: You probably won’t know how many orders you get until you collect your order forms. But there are strategies that can give you a ballpark idea. Learn how to track your fundraising progress
Online: You'll be able to track online sales in real-time. By logging into your dashboard you'll see:
- Which participants have registered
- Email and social share activity
- Participant and group sales progress
How do we receive our money?
Brochure Sales: Money and order forms are turned in at the end of the sale. The money gets deposited in the group’s account and the order forms are sent in for processing.
Once orders are processed, the group receives their sales reports and invoice. The group sends a check for the invoice amount and keeps the rest as profit.
Online Sales: We deduct your online sales profit from your invoice. If you raise more money online, we’ll send you a check for the difference.
Donations: Any profits from donations are deducted from your brochure invoice.
What is our profit?
Groups make 40% off of all brochure and online items.
You receive 70% of online donations.
(Use the ‘Calculate Your Profit’ calculator at the top of the page to learn how much money your group can make)
What about sales tax?
Certain states require that we collect and remit sales tax on your behalf to your state’s department of revenue. We will need to charge sales tax if your state has determined that we have established nexus and you are not tax exempt. See our brochure fundraising tax guide for more information.
Shipping
How soon do we receive our order?
We deliver brochure orders to your group 3-4 weeks after receiving your order forms. Online orders generally ship to customers within 3 business days after purchase.
How are online customers notified about their order?
Customers receive a confirmation email when they place their order. A notification email is sent once their order ships.
Where do orders ship to?
Product ships out of our Indiana warehouse to all lower 48 states.
How is our order packed?
Brochure orders deliver prepacked by seller.
Is there a shipping fee?
A shipping fee is charged based on the total items sold by your group.
Items Sold | Profit | Shipping Fee |
100-249 | 40% | $1/Item |
250-399 | 40% | 75¢/Item |
400-749 | 40% | 50¢/Item |
750+ | 40% | 25¢/Item |
Minimum Order Requirement: Your group must sell a minimum of 100 items. If you fall short of 100 items, you will need to purchase additional items to meet or exceed 100 items.
NOTE: Both brochure and online sales are factored into the total items sold.
Brochure Sales
Sellers show buyers a brochure and they write their order on the order form and pay. All brochure orders are shipped to your group. Buyers do not pay a shipping fee.
Online Sales:
Sellers invite buyers to shop at your online store using email, text, and/ or social media. There are 2 ways that buyers can choose to have their online order shipped:
1. Ship to Buyer
Customers pay a shipping fee at checkout to have their order shipped direct to them. Free shipping on all orders over $100.
Order Amount | Shipping Cost |
$0-$10 | $7.99 |
$10.01-$20 | $9.99 |
$20.01-$30 | $11.99 |
$30.01-$40 | $12.99 |
$40.01-$50 | $14.99 |
$50.01-$100 | $15.99 |
Over $100* | Free |
*The following states have a $120 free shipping minimum order requirement: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY
Only nonperishable items are shipped to the buyer.
2. Ship to Group
Instead of paying the shipping fee, online customers can choose the ‘ship to group’ option. They pay a 5% processing fee to have their order shipped to your group.
For example, a $50 order would be charged an additional $2.50 ($50 x 5% = $2.50). The total cost for the order would therefore be $52.50.
We then combine all ‘ship to group’ orders and ship them to your location along with your brochure order.
Both nonperishable and perishable items can be ordered online and shipped to your group as long as you are using a cookie dough or frozen food brochure.
An extra fee will be charged for a liftgate, inside delivery, and/or delivery to a residential address.
Groups with over 100 participants
As long as groups with over 100 members average $20 or more in retail sales per enrolled participant they will avoid our supply cost fee. (Since the average price of an item listed in a typical cookie dough or frozen food brochure is about $20, that is about 1 item per enrolled participant)
Ave. Retail Sales / Enrolled | Supply Cost Fee |
$0-$9.99 | $1 / Enrolled |
$10-$14.99 | 75¢ / Enrolled |
$15-$19.99 | 50¢ / Enrolled |
$20+ | No Charge |
A quick way to determine your average retail sales per enrolled participant is to divide your total sales by your group enrollment. Consider the following 2 examples.
If your group raises:
- $2,500 with 150 participants, your average retail sales per enrolled participant would be $16.67. In this case you would be charged 50¢ x 150 = $75 (See chart above).
- $3,500 with 150 participants, your average retail sales per enrolled participant would be $23.33. In this case you would not be charged a supply fee because you reached $20 per enrolled participant.
Another way is to multiply $20 by your enrollment number. So if you have 150 participants, your shipping would be free if your retail sales are $3,000 or more (150 members x $20 items/member).
Keep in mind that many sellers will sell more than 2 items while others may not sell at all. As long as your group averages about 2 or more items you shouldn’t incur a shipping fee.
Additional fees are added to the invoice. Order delivers within 3-4 weeks after order forms are received by the company. Big Fundraising Ideas is not responsible for products not stored properly.
Late orders that aren’t received in time to be added to the first order will not count towards the shipping minimum order requirements. The group will also be responsible for any late order shipping fees.
Do you ship orders to sellers?
There is no ship to seller option available for an Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough fundraiser.
How are product issued handled?
If you have any items that need replacing, you’ll need to submit a form that we’ll attach to your delivery notice email. Sellers will have 7 days to report any missing or damaged items. Groups are allowed 1 submission per fundraiser.
There’s a reason Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough has been the exclusive supplier of large retailers like Subway restaurants and Burger King for several years. Not only has it grown to become the number 1 selling brand in food service cookie dough in the United States, but Otis is the top selling cookie dough in fundraising as well.
The parents of today’s children can remember their Otis Spunkmeyer fundraiser for their school. The brand has partnered with large school organizations like DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) since 1987.
The school fundraising market was near and dear to founder Ken Rawlings who often hosted employee’s kids in after school activities. Children even experienced tours via a twin-engine vintage plane owned by the company.
You’ll find ‘No Funky Stuff’ in any Otis Spunkmeyer cookies. Made without artificial flavors or colors, high-fructose corn syrup, or partially hydrogenated oils, they’re synonymous with quality ingredients and superior taste. And with a shelf life of 10-60 days and clear labeling on every box customers can have confidence that what they are consuming is fresh baked.
Although the shift to ‘clean label’ has not come easily to many experienced food manufacturers due to reformulating challenges, Otis has gracefully executed it while maintaining its great flavor. There is always a risk and reward with any sort of reformulation process. Many consumers are quick to write off companies due to a resulting change in taste.
Ever wonder where the calories in Otis Spunkmeyer chocolate chunk frozen dough come from? Well, here’s the breakdown. 41.9% from fat, 4.7% from protein, and 53.5% from carbohydrates. One chocolate chunk cookie has about 170 calories. You could burn that off in about 13 minutes swimming in a pool, 18 minutes jogging, 24 minutes cycling, and 45 minutes going on a casual walk. Not a bad trade for a fresh baked cookie.Rawlings attributes the Otis name to his 12 year old daughter at the time who suggested a “quirky name”. Starting off in retail, the first store opened in 1977 in Oakland, CA. 2 years later they opened their first cookie dough manufacturing facility in San Leandro. By 1983 they had grown to 20 cookie stores but then decided to make the change from retail to wholesale and sold its stores.
By the end of the 1980’s, over 40,000 restaurants, delis, cafeterias, and hospitals were serving Otis Spunkmeyer cookies. Otis introduced retail frozen cookie dough that was first sold in grocery stores in 1990.
Brand expansion was the focus throughout the 1990’s after acquiring the Sweet Happenings muffin company and introducing Danishes and brownies in 1998. Otis was then acquired by a global specialty bakery company in 2006, now known as ARYZTA AG.
In 2015 Otis started selling its cookies, cakes, and muffins directly to consumers in stores throughout North America.Probably best known for its chocolate chunk cookies, there are other delicious treats that they’re known for as well. Otis Spunkmeyer muffins are a mainstay and have been around since 1990.
It turns out that there are 5 characteristics that make for a mouthwatering Otis muffin, including fresh taste and moist appearance, visual inclusions on the crown and all the way through, and of course a variety of popular flavors that can be enjoyed anytime of the day. The most popular muffin flavor are the chocolate muffins.
Other Otis products include a variety of cake products like Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake, Mini Chocolate Cupcakes, and Frosted Golden Crème Cake along with brownies.
But if you still want to keep it simple and focus only on selling Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough, you can’t go wrong profiting off the 8 most popular flavors on the planet.Their spherical deliciousness is simply mouthwatering. Otis is definitely proud of theirs. What makes a chocolate chip cookie so good? Why it’s the chocolate chips of course. They use 45 million pounds of chocolate chips and chunks each year. May 15th happens to be National Chocolate Chip Day so be sure to have plenty of Otis Spunkmeyer chocolate chip cookie dough ready to back so you and your family can celebrate.
The best part is you can enjoy a chocolate chunk cookie plain, as an ice cream sandwich, dipped in even more chocolate, or perhaps fresh baked into your mother’s delicious banana bread. No matter how you eat them, your taste buds will greatly appreciate it.