(Des Moines, IA) – Speed “The Sauceman” Herrig was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 Iowa Grocery Industry Association (IGIA) Hall of Fame Awards ceremony. Hundreds of industry professionals and supporters gathered to celebrate the winners during a ceremony on Nov. 6 in West Des Moines. The annual Hall of Fame Awards are IGIA’s leading celebration of Iowa’s grocery, convenience and food industries. These annual awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment and service to the industry. “It is a proud tradition to formally lift up those who ..read more

(Carroll, Iowa) – The Cookies BBQ Crew continued to do more good on the road this summer with their popular Rib Wagon in tow. Organizers held their annual May fundraising event at the New Hope Bargain Shoppes in Carroll this spring, and were able to follow that with another fundraising effort last month when RAGBRAI, Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, rolled through town. On July 24, Rib Wagon staffers served BBQ ribs, pulled pork, pork loin, pork sundaes and more to riders that visited the overnight town on the second day of the route. With proceeds raised, Cookies Food Product ..read more

(Kellogg, Iowa) – Team members from Cookies Food Products were joined by representatives from Big Grove Brewery and Iowa Pork to share a donation of $10,000 with the USS Iowa SSN 797 Commissioning Team and the US Navy Biking Team along the RAGBRAI route. A collaborative summer retail promotion, Iowa Backyard Beer & BBQ, helped raise these important dollars that will support the nation’s sailors with necessary amenities aboard the new nuclear submarine that bears the state of Iowa’s name. The ship was commissioned on June 17, 2023, in Groton, CT, and a christening is being planned for early ..read more

Funds being raised to support commissioning for USS IOWA SSN 797 (Wall Lake, IA) Cookies Food Products has teamed up with Big Grove Brewery and the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) in support of the USS Iowa SSN 797 christening, a soon-to-be commissioned nuclear submarine for the U.S. Navy. While this vessel will be the fourth U.S. NAVY ship named after the state of Iowa, the SSN 797 will be the first submarine to bear the state’s name and the first to have dedicated quarters for both women and men. Beginning Memorial Day weekend through the Fourth of July, Iowans will find “Iowa’s Backy ..read more

(Carroll, Iowa) — Cookies Food Products team members recently presented the New Hope Foundation with a check in the amount of $10,000 with funds raised during a summer Rib Wagon event in Carroll. Speed Herrig, President of Cookies Food Products, said that the check presentation is quickly becoming one of the company’s favorite traditions and thanked all of the customers that continue to make it possible. “We appreciate everyone who came out to support our BBQ fundraiser for New Hope Village,” said Herrig. “We always love working with New Hope and seeing all of the faces that come back every ye ..read more

(Wall Lake, Iowa) — Pat Jacobsen recently earned an Outstanding Achievement Award for his dedicated service to the Cookies Rib Wagon. Jacobsen hit an incredible milestone during the 2022 Rib Wagon season, preparing his 100,00th rack of ribs as part of the Cookies BBQ Crew. Speed Herrig, President of Cookies Food Products, presented the award and thanked Jacobsen for his tireless commitment to the organization and Cookies customers across the region. The post Long-Time Cookies Employee Pat Jacobsen Receives Outstanding Achievement Award appeared first on Cookies Food Products Inc ..read more

(CARROLL, IOWA) — Cookies Food Products kicked off the season of giving this week with a check presentation at New Hope. Accepting the donation on behalf of New Hope were Angie Owen, Volunteer and Donor Relations Coordinator (left)  and Jodie Jansen, Director of Development (right). New Hope expressed their thanks for Cookies’ “commitment and dedication to supporting (their) mission of enriching the lives of individuals with disabilities. Speed Herrig, President of Cookies, expressed his thanks to all of the customers who stopped by the Rib Wagon over the summer in Carroll, Iowa, to help ..read more

Every October, Cookies Food Products has a tradition of celebrating “Senior BBQ Month” by delivering meals to local care centers and senior meal programs. Why? Because the staff wants to let these people know that Cookies cares. “After the isolation that so many have experienced during the pandemic, we feel this effort has become even more important and meaningful in 2021,” said Speed Herrig, President of Cookies Food Products. Staff personally delivered pans of Cookies’ signature Sweet Hickory pulled pork to five different locations in Sac County this week in hopes that it will put smiles on ..read more

(Wall Lake, Iowa) — Cookies Food Products recently wrapped their 2020 Rib Wagon season and were pleased to be able to end things on a high note. With proceeds from an October event at Fareway Stores in Monticello, the Cookies BBQ Crew was able to present Camp Courageous with a donation of $3,500. This is the most recent of many events that Cookies has held in partnership with Camp Courageous, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides year-round recreational and respite care opportunities for individuals with special needs. Camp Courageous offers a variety of services includi ..read more

Cookies Food Products recently partnered with KWMT 540 to deliver lunch to working men and women during planting season. Listeners enter for their chance. to register by phone from their designated region each week and the winning family receives a free catered lunch delivered to their farm or field. “We enjoy sponsoring this event each year and showing our appreciation to those working hard in the fields to help feed the world,” said Speed Herrig, President of Cookies Food Products. The post Cookies BBQ Helps “Feed the Farmer” this Spring appeared first on Cookies Food Products Inc ..read more