Tate's Bake Shop, Inc. is a baked goods manufacturer, known for its chocolate chip cookies. It was founded by Kathleen King in Southampton, New York, in 2000[1] and has been owned by Mondelez International since 2018.
Tate's Bake Shop maintains a retail store in Southampton and a wholesaler facility in East Moriches.
History
Founder Kathleen King started baking when she was 11, selling her cookies at her family’s farmstand, North Sea Farms. In 1980, she started Kathleen’s Cookie, which later became Kathleen’s Bake Shop, located in Southampton. Two years later, she bought the building and began selling to businesses in New York City. By 1990, King had published a cookbook and had 40 employees.[2][1]
After taking on business partners in 1998, the relationship soured and by February 2000, she had been ousted from her own company. King regained ownership of the manufacturing facility in court but lost ownership of Kathleen's Cookie, which was moved to Virginia.