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Package from a Singapore outlet, c. 2007. The Famous Amos cookie brand has gone through four package designs. The original package consisted of a round, tin metal box, similar to the blue packages of a European brand of cookies, except that Famous Amos's package was white, and with a photo of what seemed to be a large chocolate chip cookie spinning on Wally Amos's finger.
Amos was born July 1, 1936, to Wallace and Ruby Amos. [1] He was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, until he was 12 years old. [2] When his parents divorced, he moved to New York City with his aunt, where he enrolled at the Food Trades Vocational High School.
The Famous Amos stores’ success was swift, becoming a magnet for celebrities, counterculture figures and children’s birthday parties. Wally Amos became a pioneer in the upscale cookie business.
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Famous Amos sold $300,000 worth of cookies its first year and reached $12 million in revenue by 1982. Due to mismanagement and financial struggles, Amos gradually sold off equity stakes in Famous ...
Wally Amos, the charismatic founder of Famous Amos cookies, has died at age 88, according to a statement signed by his children.
Wallace "Wally" Amos, Jr., the founder of Famous Amos cookies, died at 88 on Wednesday in Hawaii, according to reporting by the Tallahassee Democrat, a part of the USA TODAY Network.
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