Don’t panic! Girl Scouts are not getting rid of America’s most popular cookie, Thin Mints. They are getting rid of two cookies though. There has also been a price increase and a change in distributors across the country.
Girl Scout cookies are changing their cookies and marketing for the better.
A headline from the Girl Scouts of the USA said, “Girl Scouts gear up for the 2025 cookie season and celebrate the last year for two iconic cookie flavors, Girl Scout S’mores® and Toast-Yay!®.”
These cookies weren’t that popular anyway, and discontinuing them after this season will leave room for new and improved cookies next year.
Girl Scout cookies have different distributors, and people have claimed that they taste different around the United States. For example, a cookie in Florida might taste different rather than a cookie in Minnesota because they are produced by regional companies.
Girl Scout cookies are even named differently in different regions. In fact, Business Insider, a global news organization commented on the massive scope of the annual cookie operation when asked about why the Girl Scouts have “two different bakers produce two different types of the ‘same’ cookie.”
It’s okay to have different bakers or producers. If having different bakers is what helps the Girl Scouts be successful, then it makes sense.
“Since the cookies are coming from two different bakeries, the taste and appearance will naturally vary due to slight differences in the recipe and ingredients available to the bakers,” a Girl Scouts of the USA spokesperson told Business Insider.
Another controversial thing has been the rise in prices this year.
ABC News said, “The price is increasing from 5$ to 7$ a box, and we held the 5$ a box for five years.”
Although it is unfortunate that the Girl Scout cookies are more expensive, these cookies aren’t excluded from inflation.
Raising the prices of the cookies helps provide for the Girl Scouts and helps to support their mission.
The money buyers give to the Girl Scouts goes to a good cause and helps young girls learn about entrepreneurship and skills they can use in the future.
