Byrd Cookie Company

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We checked this business against our three rules. Here is the public proof we found:

• ✓ American owned

  Our Story traces five generations, including Kay and Benny buying the company in 1988, Stephanie Lindley taking the reins in 2011, and Stephanie's son Jamie Lindley joining as Director of Operations in 2012. Family-owned Savannah bakery; no foreign or PE parent is stated on the official site.

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• ✓ Made in the USA

  Our Story: Benjamin Tillman "Pop" Byrd, Sr. began baking Scotch Oatmeal cookies in Savannah in 1924. In 2018, "A new 170ft state-of-the-art tunnel oven and production line were added to the 9-acre campus on Waters Avenue in Savannah." "95 years later, Byrd's Famous Cookies is still growing family leaders and baking in the same style, using the same recipes that the founders handed down years ago." Bakery and Flagship Store: 6710 Waters Ave., Savannah, GA 31406; (912) 721-1526.

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• ✓ Designed in the USA

  Our Story: the company's own recipes, including the original Scotch Oatmeal cookie and later flavors such as the Key Lime Cooler, were developed by the Byrd family and are still baked in Savannah.

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Last checked: November 10, 2026