unclear citation style . the references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation footnoting or external linking . may 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message fancy fortune cookies type privately held industry confections founded 1988 headquarters indianapolis indiana area served worldwide key people mike l. fry products flavored and chocolate dipped fortune cookies website http www.fancyfortunecookies.com fancy fortune cookies is a company founded by mike l. fry in 1988 that produces custom fortune cookies . contents 1 history 2 in the media 3 image gallery 4 references 5 external links history edit mike l. fry in late 1987 former circus clown and children s show host mike fry got the idea to produce custom fortune cookies and left his job on the children s television series happy s place to start the company . 1 it was not until 1990 the company then marketed under the name misfortune kookies and based in fort wayne indiana started producing its first five flavors strawberry lemon orange blueberry and mint . their cookies included 100 different comical fortunes and were carried by bloomingdale s retail chain as well as other retail outlets . 2 in 1992 the company relocated to indianapolis indiana and seven years later moved to its present location and doubled the size of its production facility . 3 the company created an online retail site in 1995 making it the first on line seller of flavored and gourmet fortune cookies . 4 it appeared in the johnson center for entrepreneurship & innovation s 100 growth report for indiana businesses two consecutive years in 1998 and 1999 . 5 the company continued to innovate introducing giant fortune cookies in 1999 . in 2011 they began selling caramel dipped fortune cookies another innovation because they don t require special shipping like chocolate dipped cookies do . in the media edit fry s success with fancy fortune cookies has led to him being featured in books and articles . in the fortune cookie chronicles by jennifer lee she mentions fancy fortune cookies and mike fry s invention of the gourmet fortune cookie as part of the history of the fortune cookie . 6 additionally he is featured in the one minute millionaire by mark victor hansen and robert allen in which they discuss fry s success as an entrepreneur . 7 image gallery edit apple coconut strawberry giant fortune cookie as wedding favors references edit huntington herald press seeking cookie fortune . december 15 1988 huntington herald press newspaper 1990 fort wayne journal gazette wise crackers hoosier inventor adds flavor buffet to fortune cookies . august 5 2007 indianapolis business journal finding his fortune entrepreneur s cookie biz grows by breaking tradition . april 30 2007 excelerations indiana s growth 100 . november 5 1998 the fortune cookie chronicles jennifer lee 2009 pages 43 44 . the one minute millionaire mark victor hansen and robert allen 2002 the toy story an inventor s dream come true . external links edit fancy fortune cookies website giant fortune cookies sister site of fancy fortune cookies retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fancy fortune cookies & oldid 742994369 categories companies established in 1988confectionery companies of the united statesmanufacturing companies based in indianapolis indianahidden categories wikipedia references cleanup from may 2009all articles needing references cleanuparticles covered by wikiproject wikify from may 2009all articles covered by wikiproject wikify navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 october 2016 at 03 20 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view