THE DOUBLETREE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

Doubletree Hotels, Suites, Resorts and Clubs have built a reputation with a unique treat that keeps leisure and business travelers coming back for more: its legendary chocolate chip cookie presented to each guest at check-in. Synonymous with Doubletree hospitality, the cookie has played a starring role in differentiating the Doubletree hotel brand from its competition.

Following are a few “tid-bites” about the Doubletree chocolate chip cookie:

• Across North America, Doubletree gives out approximately 29,000 chocolate chip cookies each day. That’s more than 10,500,000 each year!
• Doubletree began giving out chocolate chip cookies in the early 1980s, when many properties across the country used them as treats for VIPs.
• In 1995, Doubletree enlisted the services of Nashville-based Christie Cookie Company to hold the brand’s secret recipe, which ensures that the same, delicious cookie is delivered consistently at every Doubletree property.
• Every Doubletree chocolate chip cookie is baked fresh daily at each property.
• Each cookie weighs a hearty 2½ ounces and has an average of 20 chocolate chips.
• The Christie Cookie Company uses more than 580,000 pounds of chocolate chips each year for Doubletree’s cookies.
• In June 2002, Doubletree gave its 100,000,000th cookie!
• To date, more than 120 million cookies have been served to delighted guests and customers.
• In the past two years, children participating in Doubletree’s Teaching Kids to CARE program have donated more than 500,000 chocolate chip cookies to people ranging from doctors and nurses, police and firefighters, to non-profit groups such as orphanages, food banks and homeless shelters.
• A sweet treat tin of Doubletree cookies can be shipped anywhere in the U.S. and Canada by placing an order at www.doubletreecookies.com.