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An entire page is not needed for this topic. Overall, this page heavily generalizes the U.S. media, and does not take into account that Bernie Sanders has been involved in far less important political matters than some of the other candidates. Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Donald Trump have also been criticized a lot, yet they don't have corresponding pages of this type. See

• Close discussion I misread the rules.
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Pósa theorem

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I attempted to redirect but it's since been contested. This is not an individually notable topic and per

• Keep. The article is badly written but I think the topic is independently notable, as evidenced by papers with it in the title doi:10.1007/BFb0060117 doi:10.1016/j.disc.2011.02.023 or in the abstract doi:10.1016/j.endm.2009.07.057, a MathWorld page on it [17], book coverage that calls it "almost certainly a major contributory cause of various subsequent developments [18], still-unsolved conjectures labeled as "Pósa-type" doi:10.1016/j.jctb.2016.01.007, etc. I think these sources provide enough material to expand the article to significantly more than just the single bullet line that would be appropriate for its mention in the parent article. I suspect that the article title should be "Pósa's theorem" rather than "Pósa theorem" and that more sources would be evident when searching that term than when searching the current title (which leads to many false positives). —David Eppstein (talk) 20:16, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep and probably rename per David Eppstein. XOR'easter (talk) 21:07, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per
  WP:GNG it has "Significant coverage" the topic is discussed directly and in detail by numerous academic sources as explained and referenced above, and no original research is needed to extract the content. The fact that it is not the main topic of much of the source material is unimportant because the mentions and discussions are far from trivial. Search variations do uncover more sources than the links at top for the current page name and a move discussion needs to occur for this page. 2604:2000:8FC0:4:617F:E9A7:AF1C:4546 (talk) 17:05, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
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Iron League

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Fictional organisation. No evidence of real-world notability, no secondary sources cited. The article has been tagged as being in-universe and having sourcing problems since 2013. Josh Milburn (talk) 17:53, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete. Fails
  WP:GNG. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 13:24, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
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• Delete as lacking independent sourcing.
  Stuartyeates (talk) 17:42, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
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• Delete - Not notable enough at this point in time per GNG. ~riley (talk) 00:00, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - Fails
  WP:GNG. TTN (talk) 17:41, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
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Iranian famine of 1942–1943

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Unreal subject. Personasiran (talk) 17:44, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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• Comment it clear what the nominator means. If the subject is ‘unreal’ why would we merge it to anything. If it’s real why not keep it? Mccapra (talk) 00:22, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. No valid deletion rationale. Along with the sources cited in the article, there's this. buidhe 04:36, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Please check Persian famine of 1917–1919 and Persian famine of 1870–1872. These two are real famines and have been mentioned in many sources, But Iranian famine of 1942–1943.. this is not a real famine. It is only briefly mentioned in a few sources. Also this sources confirmed that only some foods were scarce, not most! If you want to keep this article, then you have to write thousands of other similar articles for Germany, Iran, the Netherlands, the US and the whole world. Please give an expert opinion. This event is not called famine.Personasiran (talk) 13:52, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Keep per
  WP:SKCRIT The nominator withdraws the nomination or fails to advance any argument for deletion or redirection Lightburst (talk) 00:45, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Keep. There seems to be sufficient sources for the mentioned article, particularly (based on my research in Persian language sites) I found considerable numbers of related-sites to support the issue. And the event doesn't seem to be a normal problem to be forgotten/ignored easily; and it actually deserves to have an independent page. Ali Ahwazi (talk) 11:17, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Keep per
  WP:SKCRIT. Nominator fails to provide a valid rationale while there are many sources, like this by one of leading experts on famine, Cormac Ó Gráda. Pahlevun (talk) 14:50, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
  ]

  Its based on Wikipedia:No original research and Wikipedia:Notability Personasiran (talk) 16:40, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  Nominator's POV.

  talk) 18:27, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply

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• Keep - real event,
  stub is now better. Bearian (talk
  )
• Delete due to lacking independent sourcing.
  Stuartyeates (talk) 17:47, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
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• Keep real event. The article still needs some improvements and more details.--SharabSalam (talk) 19:33, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - This is one historical event in Iran and it is good to be kept. - MA Javadi (talk) 22:50, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per User:Lightburst and User:Pahlevun.
  talk) 23:36, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
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• Keep - this is a real event. Does not meet speedy keep criteria on the grounds of "fails to advance any argument for deletion" per nominator's follow up vote of oppose above. ~riley (talk) 00:07, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Knights of the Hart

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Fictional chivalric order. No evidence of real-world notability, and no secondary sources cited. It has been tagged as light on citations and too in-universe since 2013. Josh Milburn (talk) 17:32, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete - Appears to be a completely non-notable fictional organization. I'm not finding any kind of coverage in reliable, secondary source at all that would allow this to pass the
  WP:GNG. As the content of this article is entirely in-universe plot information sourced only to a single, primary source, there is nothing here worth preserving or merging anywhere. Rorshacma (talk) 23:50, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
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• Delete. Fails
  WP:GNG. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 13:25, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
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• Delete, belongs on a fan wiki. Geschichte (talk) 20:07, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, I'm not finding any reliable, independent sources. Fails
  WP:GNG. Ym2X (talk) 19:25, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
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• Delete - Fails GNG and belongs on Wikia. ~riley (talk) 00:08, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Knight Protectors of the Great Kingdom

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Fictional chivalric order. No evidence of real-world notability; article has been tagged as being written in an in-universe style for over a decade. Josh Milburn (talk) 17:24, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete - Non-notable fictional organization. Searching for sources brings up nothing in reliable, secondary sources, meaning it fails the
  WP:GNG. There is only in-universe plot information here, that is only sourced to primary sources, so there is nothing here that needs to be merged or preserved. Rorshacma (talk) 23:54, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Delete. Fails
  WP:GNG. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 13:29, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Delete as lacking independent coverage.
  Stuartyeates (talk) 18:04, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply
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• Delete - Fails GNG and belongs on Wikia. ~riley (talk) 00:09, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Tiff's Treats

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This does not meet current standards for notability -- see WP:NCORP. Most of the refs. are local stories about funding, the others are very local promotional writeups ot pure pR sites like local business journals DGG ( talk ) 02:04, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent
  reliable sources
  .
  1. Wyman, Caroline (2014). The Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Book: Scrumptious Recipes & Fabled History From Toll House to Cookie Cake Pie. Woodstock, Vermont:
     ISBN 978-1-58157-162-2
     . Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  2. Esquivel, Crystal (2011). Food Lovers' Guide to® Austin: Best Local Specialties, Markets, Recipes, Restaurants & Events. Guilford, Connecticut:
     ISBN 978-0-7627-7027-4
     . Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  3. Shine, Conor (2017-11-15). "Tiff's Treats cooks up $25 million in investment to deliver warm cookies to more places: After opening its first stores in Austin in 2003 and in Dallas in 2006, the company is in the midst of a major growth spurt that has seen its ambitions grow beyond the confines of Texas". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  4. Oyler, Melissa (2019-08-24). "Tiff's Treats line forms overnight for warm cookies and Brooklyn Decker, Andy Roddick". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  5. Knight, Drew (2019-07-28). "Tiff's Treats opening first location in San Marcos". KVUE. Archived from the original on 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  6. Grattan, Robert (2013-11-06). "Tiff's Treats' secret ingredient: Getting politicians hooked on cookies".
     Austin Business Journal. Archived from the original
     on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  7. Dinges, Gary (2018-02-26). "Tiff's Treats expands to new state, acquires competing chain". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  8. McCann, Matt (2014-01-14). "Tiffany & Leon Want to Bake You Some Cookies: Tiff's Treats owners offer bargains to celebrate 15 years in business". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  9. Mawajdeh, Hady (2016-01-14). "Tiff's Treats' Warm Cookies Are Coming to Cities Outside Texas".
     Texas Standard. Archived from the original
     on 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  10. Porter, Kristi (2018-02-06). "Tiff's Treats: Success by the Dozen". TexasLiving. Archived from the original on 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  11. Lynch, Lane (2012-04-12). "Tiff's Treats finally makes it to Houston". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  12. Cadwallader, Robert (2017-07-13). "Warm-cookie delivery shop opening at Champions Park in north Arlington". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  13. "Tiff's Treats' Secret Recipe (For Success): The company launched 19 years ago with a pair of UT students baking in a cramped apartment. As it continues to scale up—now with 40 stores in three states—can it continue to deliver the same cookies that Austin fell in love with?". Austin Monthly. June 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  14. Alfonso III, Fernando (2017-08-01). "Tiff's Treats bakery taps University of Texas football stars for new ad". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  15. Dinges, Gary (2017-11-16). "Just In: Tiff's Treats lands $25 million to fund continued growth". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  16. Grisales, Claudia (2016-09-23). "An Austin institution, Tiff's Treats eyes bigger expansion". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  17. Brayles, Addie. (2009-01-28). "10 years of Treats: Started in college apartment, Tiff's expands its realm of delivering warm cookies" (pages 1 and 2).
      Newspapers.com
      .

  Sources with quotes

  Wyman, Caroline (2014). The Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Book: Scrumptious Recipes & Fabled History From Toll House to Cookie Cake Pie. Woodstock, Vermont: ISBN 978-1-58157-162-2 . Retrieved 2019-11-24. The book notes: Tiff's Treats, three locations (also in Houston and Dallas), www.cookiedelivery.com. Tiffany Taylor and Leon Chen started baking cookies for fellow University of Texas students out of Chen's college apartment in 1999, and now they're a married couple/Texas cookie juggernaut, delivering chocolate chip and nine other hot, gooey cookies to the general public from nine storefronts in three cities. Pickup customers can also get Tiffwiches, cookie ice cream sandwiches made with Southern favorite ice cream Blue Bell. Esquivel, Crystal (2011). Food Lovers' Guide to® Austin: Best Local Specialties, Markets, Recipes, Restaurants & Events. Guilford, Connecticut: ISBN 978-0-7627-7027-4 . Retrieved 2019-11-24. The book notes: Tiff's Treats, 1806 Nueces St., Austin, TX 78701; (512) 473-2600; www.cookiedelivery.com. Tiff's Treats is a cookie delivery service that bakes fresh cookies to order and delivers them while still warm. Customers can order by phone or online, and fresh cookies can be delivered just about anywhere in Austin within an hour or so. Along with their chewy chocolate chip cookies, Tiff's also bakes up peanut butter, M&M, sugar, oatmeal raisin, and snickerdoodle cookies. Cookies are sold by the dozen and are popular treats for office parties and birthdays. Shine, Conor (2017-11-15). "Tiff's Treats cooks up $25 million in investment to deliver warm cookies to more places: After opening its first stores in Austin in 2003 and in Dallas in 2006, the company is in the midst of a major growth spurt that has seen its ambitions grow beyond the confines of Texas". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: Warm cookie delivery company Tiff’s Treats is bringing in more dough — this time $25 million — to help fuel its expansion across Texas and the U.S. The Austin-based cookie company announced Wednesday it had raised $25 million in an investment round led by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. That brings the total amount raised by Tiff’s Treats to $50 million over the past three years. Founded in 1999 by a pair of students at the University of Texas at Austin, Tiff’s Treats delivers fresh-out-of-the-oven cookies and brownies to businesses and homes using specially designed containers that ensure the baked goods are still warm when they arrive.After opening its first stores in Austin in 2003 and in Dallas in 2006, the company is in the midst of a major growth spurt that has seen its ambitions grow beyond Texas. Oyler, Melissa (2019-08-24). "Tiff's Treats line forms overnight for warm cookies and Brooklyn Decker, Andy Roddick". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25. The article notes: Tiff’s Treats all started after a bad date—or rather, no date. In 1999 while in college, co-founder Tiffany Chen ended up no-showing on plans with her now-husband and co-founder, Leon. She was ice skating with friends and decided it wasn’t worth picking up the pay phone to let him know she wasn’t coming. When she told her mom what she’d done, her mom insisted she bake him chocolate chip cookies as an apology. She did, and when she delivered them to Leon, they were still warm. “‘We’ve gotta start a business,’” Tiffany said Leon told her. “He said: ‘This is going to be exactly like pizza delivery but with warm cookies.’ I said he was crazy, but two weeks later, we had it open.” So how went the second date? “A lot better — she showed up,” Leon said. And the rest was history. At the end of November, a Tiff’s Treats will open at 550 Stonewall Street in uptown. Next year, a SouthPark store will open at 4425 Sharon Road. Knight, Drew (2019-07-28). "Tiff's Treats opening first location in San Marcos". KVUE. Archived from the original on 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: Since Tiffany and Leon Chen started baking cookies in their apartment and delivering them across the University of Texas campus in 1999, their local business has taken off. After receiving $25 million in investor funding in 2017, they've started expanding nationally – and technologically. For instance, Tiff's Treats now uses a mobile app that allows customers GPS-track their delivery and even record a digital, augmented reality gift message to accompany their orders. Tiff's Treats currently employs about 1,000 people, who have helped baked more than 100 million cookies. Grattan, Robert (2013-11-06). "Tiff's Treats' secret ingredient: Getting politicians hooked on cookies". Austin Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: When I recently interviewed Tiff’s Treats cofounders and Austin power couple Tiffany Taylor Chen and Leon Chen, I learned not only about how the two balanced their personal and working lives but also more about the business the two have built into an almost universal Austin favorite. ... Leon and Tiffany first noticed a boost to their cookie-delivery business around 2003, when legislators would order the cookies as a late night snack or to entice on-the-fence votes. It quickly became clear that the cookies were popular at the Capitol. Soon, supporters and opponents of the same bills were ordering Tiff’s Treats. Cookies are apparently a bipartisan treat. Dinges, Gary (2018-02-26). "Tiff's Treats expands to new state, acquires competing chain". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: Tiff’s Treats is once again in expansion mode. The Austin-based chain, known for delivering warm cookies and ice-cold milk for occasions big and small, said Monday that it would open two stores in Nashville, Tenn. The move includes the acquisition of Jake’s Bakes, a Nashville company with a similar business model. Its founder, Jake Veyhl, knows Tiff’s Treats well, having attended the University of Texas. ... Tiffany and Leon Chen founded Tiff’s Treats in Austin’s West Campus area in 1999 when they were still UT students. Since then, they’ve spread across Texas, with eight locations in the Austin area and other stores in the College Station, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio markets. Today, there are 36 Tiff’s Treats across Texas and Georgia, with more than 700 employees. McCann, Matt (2014-01-14). "Tiffany & Leon Want to Bake You Some Cookies: Tiff's Treats owners offer bargains to celebrate 15 years in business". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Austin’s own warm-cookie delivery company, Tiff’s Treats, celebrates its 15th anniversary. Presumably, owners Leon and Tiffany Chen will be partying like it's 1999. During the birthday week, Jan. 13-19, Tiff’s is offering a special deal: two dozen cookies for $15, online only, enter code 15YEARS. ... Tiffany and Leon began taking the business more seriously after graduation. In 2000, they finally moved the baking out of their apartment and into the back of a Spudnick baked potato restaurant at the corner of 22nd and Guadalupe, on the Drag. In 2001, a UT advertising student named Matt came up with a logo design. The company, which still uses that logo today, paid Matt in the sweetest possible way - with cookies. In 2003, after the potato shop went out of business and the Scientology building owners wanted to expand, Tiff’s Treats moved to its current home, a converted cottage on MLK and Nueces St, still convenient for their campus clientele. ... After dating in college, the pair took a few years off from their dating relationship, but continued to run the company together. As one might expect, at times, “It got a little beyond awkward,” Leon said. But not only did their business spring from their relationship, the business kept them together as well. “It’s funny, the company was kind of like our shared-custody baby. No matter what happened, we still had to take care of ‘the baby.’ It’s kind of a weird analogy, but it still felt like that,” Leon said. “I think our love for the company kept us together long enough for us to come back together, in a weird way.” In 2010, Tiffany and Leon got married. ... They originally offered six or seven flavors, and now feature ten, with additional flavors popping into the lineup on occasion, such as the mint chocolate flavor available every December. There’s no specific process regarding which flavors are or aren’t added to the menu. For example, Tiffany said that she had never even heard of Snickerdoodle cookies, let alone baked and sold them, until her customers kept asking about them. Now that’s one of their most popular flavors. Their most recent addition to the menu, peanut butter chocolate chip, was added in honor of the company anniversary in 2009. The article includes quotes from the founders. Mawajdeh, Hady (2016-01-14). "Tiff's Treats' Warm Cookies Are Coming to Cities Outside Texas". Texas Standard. Archived from the original on 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: In 1999, two college sweethearts took their love for each other and their love for sweets and turned it into a business. Tiff and Leon Chen, owners of Tiff’s Treats, started a cookie delivery company right across the street from the University of Texas at Austin, where both went to school. Now, their reach far exceeds the 40 acres these days. ... At first, the couple’s new venture didn’t take off. They waited three days before getting their first order. They started averaging a few orders a night. They were running the business without overhead from their shared apartment in Hyde Park. ... In 2000 they rented a back kitchen space from a restaurant on the Drag. Then in 2003 they moved to their first space off of MLK street. Since then Tiff’s Treats has expanded to Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. It’s a staple in Austin – you don’t get cookie delivery in this city unless it’s Tiff’s. The article includes quotes from the founders. Porter, Kristi (2018-02-06). "Tiff's Treats: Success by the Dozen". TexasLiving. Archived from the original on 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: Few things turn mature, reasonable adults into giddy, wide-eyed kids faster than fresh-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookies. These gooey confections elicit feelings of comfort, nostalgia, and happiness at a moment’s notice. Just ask Tiffany and Leon Chen, co-founders of Tiff’s Treats, a bakery and cookie delivery service. Their sugary labor of love couples her long-time flair for baking with his entrepreneurial spirit, which has resulted in a cookie empire that spans over 30 locations across three states. ... Like all good fairy tales, their love story has had its twists and turns. In fact, it began when Tiffany stood Leon up for a date when they were sophomores at the University of Texas in 1999. Shortly after, Tiffany’s mother said she should offer some sort of apology. Being a life-long baker, Tiffany delivered Leon a fresh batch of warm cookies. And in exchange for her apology, Leon presented an idea: this should be a business. Tiff’s Treats was born. ... The two then started baking cookies out of Leon’s apartment, taking orders via cellphone, all while finishing their college education. After graduation, they decided that this was a business worth pursuing. ... All recipes were originally handed down from Tiffany’s mother, and have been tweaked over time. In fact, t has been a family affair for many years, with Tiffany and her siblings shooting their very first in-home television commercial when she was just 10-years-old. She starred as the baker, of course. Lynch, Lane (2012-04-12). "Tiff's Treats finally makes it to Houston". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: In fact, it is this very gesture that lead to the creation of Tiff’s Treats, a Dallas and Austin cookie-delivery business. It all started in 1999 when Tiffany Taylor delivered her boyfriend, Leon Chen, a batch of her cookies – a recipe from her mother – which Leon quickly devoured despite the fact he didn’t care much for sweets. A converted Leon then came up with an idea: he and Tiffany could open a cookie business in his tiny kitchen apartment and sell to fellow students. Tiffany naturally obliged. The UT sophomores took to sheet pans, chocolate chips, and vanilla extract and never looked back. Fast forward 13 years and eight locations, and the couple – who married in 2010 – are now opening their first store in Houston. At the grand opening this Saturday, the couple will be celebrating the journey to Houston by selling cookies for $3 a dozen and handing out prizes all day. All proceeds from the grand opening will go towards granting a wish at the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The article includes an interview with the founders. Cadwallader, Robert (2017-07-13). "Warm-cookie delivery shop opening at Champions Park in north Arlington". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: Tiff’s Treats North Texas locations include Fort Worth, Dallas, Southlake, Richardson, Las Colinas, Addison, Allen and Richardson.  Tiff’s Treats was founded by North Texas natives Tiffany and Leon Chen in 1999, after they started as friends baking and delivering cookies at the request of fellow students at the University of Texas at Austin. "Tiff's Treats' Secret Recipe (For Success): The company launched 19 years ago with a pair of UT students baking in a cramped apartment. As it continues to scale up—now with 40 stores in three states—can it continue to deliver the same cookies that Austin fell in love with?". Austin Monthly. June 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: Nineteen years later Tiffany and Leon Chen, each dressed in on-brand shades of blue and white and now married with two young children, are standing in the open kitchen of their high-ceilinged, light-filled Northwest Austin home telling me about the launch of their cookie delivery business from a cramped Hyde Park apartment. Tiff’s Treats has become a burgeoning empire, claiming a valuation of “well over” $100 million (privately held, the company declined to share sales revenue figures). It has raised $50 million in funding during the last few years, including $25 million via Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital last November. Its investors include Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings (former CEO of Pizza Hut), as well as former executives of Papa John’s, Starbucks, and Whole Foods Market. The company employs more than 700 in three states: Texas, Georgia, and Tennessee, where it bought an existing Nashville business (Jake’s Bakes) in March. ... Earlier in the day, a short drive from the Chen home, I visit Tiff’s Treats’ slick new corporate offices located along Capital of Texas Highway at Bluffstone Drive, which they moved into last fall. The space’s more than 12,000 square feet feel even larger because only about 30 employees work there. The company intends to continue its expansion into new markets and likewise expects its corporate team to grow, doubling or tripling in the years to come. Alfonso III, Fernando (2017-08-01). "Tiff's Treats bakery taps University of Texas football stars for new ad". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: An Austin-based bakery has enlisted the help of some famous University of Texas football players to help sell some cookies. Tiff's Treats released a new TV spot Tuesday morning featuring former quarterback and Heisman finalist Vince Young and former running back Ricky Williams. In the ad, Williams and Young, who won the BCS National Championship with Texas in 2006, can be seen sitting outside snacking on some cookies. "M&M's are my favorite Tiff's Treats," Young tells Williams. Dinges, Gary (2017-11-16). "Just In: Tiff's Treats lands $25 million to fund continued growth". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: Austin-based Tiff’s Treats has landed $25 million in funding to help fuel i....ts founders’ appetite for continued growth. The 18-year-old company, which delivers warm cookies and other sweets, is getting the Series D money from investment funds led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. ... Combined with $11 million in Series C funding led by CIC Partners in November of last year and $14 million in Series B funding led by Capstar Partners in August 2015, Tiff’s Treats has received $50 million total in financial backing in the past three years. ... Tiff’s Treats, which got its start in the West Campus area in 1999 when Taylor Chen and now-husband Leon Chen were still students at the University of Texas, has expanded across Texas – with locations in Austin, Cedar Park, Westlake, College Station, the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, central and suburban Houston and San Antonio. It’s also operating five stores in Atlanta – its first outside Texas – and plans to enter the Nashville, Tenn., market soon. Grisales, Claudia (2016-09-23). "An Austin institution, Tiff's Treats eyes bigger expansion". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2019-11-24. The article notes: Of all the close calls Tiff’s Treats faced in its humble beginnings more than 15 years ago, none threatened to torpedo Austin’s warm cookie delivery business like the drama of young college love. This, as Tiff’s Treats survived its start out of a crammed Hyde Park apartment, was booted from its first store and even faced legal action from jeweler Tiffany & Co. But as it turns out, Tiffany Taylor Chen’s and Leon Chen’s on-again, off-again romance stuck, and with help from family and friends and a good dash of luck, Tiff’s Treats now boasts 18 Texas locations, more than 300 workers and a new cash infusion of $5.7 million fueling national expansion plans. ... The two have spawned one of Austin’s business success stories, growing a network of stores in Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and Houston after their modest January 1999 start. Tiff’s Treats is now conducting market research to decide where they will launch their first stores outside of Texas. And they could raise another $3 million or so through their current round of fundraising, according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Brayles, Addie. (2009-01-28). "10 years of Treats: Started in college apartment, Tiff's expands its realm of delivering warm cookies" (pages 1 and 2). Newspapers.com . The article notes: It was January 1999 when Taylor and Chen, who met while attending junior high together in Richardson but didn't start dating until college, started baking at Chen's Hyde Park apartment. Within a few months, they knew they would need a retail space. "We walked up and down the Drag asking every single restaurant and bbusiness if we could share their space," he says. A restaurant specializing in baked potatoes let them rent part of their kitchen. When Spudnik went out of business two years later, Chen and Taylor created a walk-up window for customers to pick up cookies. ... They eventually graduated in 2001, but barely, Chen says.

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