bakeryThe Profit · Season 5, Episode 5 · Aired December 19, 2017
Mr Cory's Cookies
Englewood, New Jersey
It is still up and running.
What happened after
Bakery/cookie brand; active via DoorDash delivery, Etsy shop, and social media.
What happened on the show
Mr Cory's Cookies was a New Jersey cookie company with an unusual founder, a 13 year old entrepreneur running it alongside his mother, and it had hit serious growing pains. In the episode's telling, much of the friction traced to the mother's resistance to change, which had cost the business opportunities in recipe development and retail expansion. The young founder's story gave the brand genuine charm and press appeal, but charm does not scale a bakery, and the company needed the operational and product discipline to turn a good story into a real business. Marcus's role in a case like this was to push past the family reluctance and build the systems and the growth path a promising small food brand requires, without losing the personal hook that made it stand out in the first place.
After the cameras left
Mr Cory's Cookies is still selling. The cookie brand remains active through delivery platforms, an Etsy shop, and social media, operating out of Englewood, New Jersey, with an Instagram following approaching 10,000. The direct confirmation leans on delivery and marketplace listings rather than a dated review, so we hold it at medium confidence, but the business the young founder built is clearly still going years later. Open as of 2026.
Sources
Confidence: medium. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.