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Cookie Dough Pop-Up Shops

The 'Dough TO' Shop Serves Fresh Cookie Dough with a Shot of Milk

— June 24, 2017 — Lifestyle
'Dough TO' is opening its doors this weekend to become Toronto's first fresh cookie dough pop-up shop.

Available in a variety of flavors like chocolate chip, Oreo, and cinnamon, this nostalgic treat is just as tasty as an ice cream cone. Dough TO will open in Kensington market, an area of Toronto known for its Summer car-free weekends. Selling cups of cookie dough for $5 and cones for $6, each the store provides patrons with a shot of milk to wash down the treat. Customers won't have to worry if the dough will make them sick as this fresh cookie dough pop-up has egg-free and vegan options as well.

Cookie dough cafes have become quite popular throughout North American and Europe. The nostalgia behind licking the spoon after baking cookies is a common memory for many people.
Trend Themes
1. Cookie Dough Pop-up Shops - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating unique and flavorful cookie dough options and providing alternative non-dairy and vegan options.
2. Nostalgic Treats - Chance for disruptive innovation in reimagining and modernizing classic treats for a new generation of consumers.
3. Food and Retail Crossovers - Opportunity for disruptive innovation by combining food and retail experiences through pop-up shops and temporary installations.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - Expansion potential for the cookie dough industry as a trendy and nostalgic alternative to ice cream and dessert cafes.
2. Retail - Adaptation potential for retail industries looking to create unique and nostalgic experiences by introducing temporary and seasonal pop-up shops.
3. Hospitality and Tourism - Opportunity to attract tourists and visitors to cities and neighborhoods by introducing quirky and unique food and beverage concepts like cookie dough pop-up shops.
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