# Chip City

> Chip City was a New York specialty cookie bakery founded in Astoria in 2017 by Peter Phillips and Theodore Gailas. It sold oversized warm cookies through a multistate shop network, catering and nationwide shipping, and raised $17.5 million from Enlightened Hospitality Investments. It permanently closed all remaining stores in October 2026.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Peter Phillips (Co-founder; former CEO), Theodore (Teddy) Gailas (Co-founder; Chief Brand Officer as of May 2024)
- **Products:** Oversized warm cookies, Cookie catering and corporate gifts, Nationwide shipping, Thin Chips and Chip Crookie, Coffee and specialty drinks
- **Notable:** Opened its original 250-square-foot Astoria shop in July 2017., Built a centralized Queens dough-production operation., Raised a publicly announced total of $17.5 million from EHI.

## Products & services

- **Oversized warm cookies** — Signature 5.5-ounce cookies, with classic, seasonal and specialty flavors and a weekly rotating selection. Historical retail offering.
- **Cookie catering and corporate gifts** — Cookie packages for events and gifting; still described on the website after the closure notice, without confirmed current fulfillment.
- **Nationwide shipping** — Goldbelly shipping partnership documented in 2024; present availability is not established by the retained website link.
- **Thin Chips and Chip Crookie** — Additional formats named in the May 2024 funding announcement.
- **Coffee and specialty drinks** — Complementary bakery beverages listed among the company’s specialties.

## Achievements

- Opened its original 250-square-foot Astoria shop in July 2017.
- Built a centralized Queens dough-production operation.
- Raised a publicly announced total of $17.5 million from EHI.
- Reported 38 shops across eight states in May 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Nicolas Gabriel Baizan de Aldecoa was promoted to president; the announcement described 39 locations and a focus on revenue and profitability.
- **2026-09** — Local reporting documented Virginia and Connecticut store closures.
- **2026-10** — All remaining stores permanently closed at the end of October 1, with public confirmation October 2. The company website confirms all-location closure.

## Links

- Website: https://chipcitycookies.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chipcity/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/chipcitycookies
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chipcitycookies/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chipcitycookies
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chipcitycookies

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Last updated: 2026-10-16