About Us Little Pepi

Little Pepi's History

HISTORY OF LITTLE PEPI'S

Our company was started in 1963 as ahusband and wife business in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The humble beginnings with the bakery in the family's corner grocery store, the little bag of cookies became a favorite of the shoppers. Word spread, and soon people drove miles for the delicious tasting pizzelles. When grocers outside of the Norristown area inquired to the availability of buying the cookies in larger quantities at a wholesale price to sell in their stores, it was obvious that Little Pepi's Pizzelles could be a business by itself

By the early 1970's Little Pepi's moved into a former food facility on Lafayette Street, just up the street from the family grocery store. By 1980, distributors were added to the customer file and plans were made to upgrade the bakery equipment to meet the expected new business. For years Little Pepi's Pizzelles were made with many single unit waffle irons, and the challenge would be how to maintain the home baked cookie, while increasing production. After years of trying different ideas to automate, a design finally was created, that kept the quality the same, and allowed us to make thousands of cookies an hour. By 1983 the lines were up and baking, and remained the same for 21 years.

After forty years in Norristown, Little Pepi's relocated to Hatfield, Pennsylvania on October 18, 2004. With the move came a new oven, one that would see us quadruple our production. With the change in our baking process we have been able to fine-tune our old world recipe, reducing the fat and calorie content and adding more flavor to the great taste you have come to enjoy. We still hand pack every package of cookies, maintaining the highest standard of quality control, and with pizzelles available year round, Little Pepi's Makes Every Day a Holiday!.

ASK THE BAKER

What else do you bake? As the saying goes, if we had a dollar for every time someone asked that question I could retire. With that being said, the answer is always the same. We bake pizzelles, because that is what we do best, with the same recipe for 40 years. Many companies work their bottom line by changing ingredients, recipes, and packaging. Not Little Pepi's. We use fresh eggs, not powders or liquids. Only the best flour and sugar. 100% pure canola oil, and the finest flavors available. We carefully hand pack our pizzelles in a clear resealable bag to keep the freshness in, and further protect the cookies with our signature red, green, white, and black printed box. What catches your eye is our packaging, but the pizzelle cookies keep you coming back.

My grandmother made pizzelles during the holidays. Are Little Pepi's available year round? Many people associate pizzelles with the holiday seasons, however fans of Little Pepi's Pizzelles know they can purchase them throughout the year. Although we sell more cookies during the holidays, we have seen an increase in sales in the other months, most likely due to the many different uses for pizzelles.

What do you mean when you say other uses? Little Pepi's Pizzelle Waffle Cookies are a great snack or dessert, however many have found other uses for our pizzelles. Everyone loves ice cream sandwiches, and nothing could be better than putting a scoop of ice cream in between two Little Pepi's Pizzelle Waffle Cookies. Place one cookie on a flat service, and put a scoop of your favorite ice cream on top (make sure the ice cream is slightly melted ) and then put a second cookie on top. Take a plate, and push down on the top cookie. The plate will give the cookie support so it does not break. Put the sandwich in the freezer for a few minutes to harden. Make a few, put them in heavy plastic bag with a twist tie. We have heard that people like to dip our cookies in chocolate for a special dessert.