Los Angeles Staple La Monarca Bakery Brings its Signature Mexican Cookies into Meijer Supercenters
July 14, 2025 | 2 min to read
Los Angeles, California — La Monarca Bakery, the beloved Mexican food brand known for its authentic pan dulce, cookies, and coffees, announces a major retail expansion with Meijer, marking a significant milestone in making its popular Mexican Cookies available to more households across the Midwest.
“It has always been our vision to share the Sweet Flavor of Mexico™ across the U.S.” said Co-Founder & CEO Ricardo Cervantes. “Meijer is renowned for its high-quality fresh offerings, and we are thrilled that Midwest shoppers can now visit their neighborhood Meijer Supercenter and find La Monarca Bakery’s made-from-scratch Mexican Cookies as part of the World Foods selection.”
Later this month, the following La Monarca Bakery products will be available at Meijer Supercenters in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio:
- Mexican Wedding Cookies (6 oz bag)Delicate butter and pecan cookies finished with a light dusting of powdered sugar.
- Cinnamon Cookies (6 oz bag)Traditional shortbread cookies with a crisp texture, lightly coated in a blend of cinnamon and sugar.
- Orejitas (Palmiers) (3.4 oz bag)Flaky, golden puff pastry cookies with a light crispy finish.
La Monarca Bakery is known for updating authentic Mexican products for today’s consumers using high quality simple ingredients with no artificial flavors or preservatives. Since opening its first location in Huntington Park in 2006, La Monarca Bakery has expanded to 12 bakery-cafes in Los Angeles and sells its line of packaged cookies, coffees and chocolate beverage mixes in major national and regional retailers as well as online. Today, the brand is available in more than 1,000 retail locations across the U.S.
La Monarca Bakery is a certified 1% for The Planet member, and donates 1% of the sales of its packaged products to protect and preserve the Monarch butterfly, supporting its non-profit partner ECOLIFE Conservation.
For more information, please visit lamonarcabakery.com.
About La Monarca Bakery
La Monarca Bakery was inspired by the pan dulce and pastries that founders Ricardo Cervantes and Alfredo Livas grew up enjoying in their hometown in Mexico. La Monarca Bakery’s mission is to make delicious products with the Sweet Flavor of Mexico™, create opportunities in the communities it serves, and care for the environment. La Monarca’s products are made with top-quality fresh ingredients, without preservatives, artificial colors or flavors. La Monarca is 1% for the Planet certified and donates 1% of the sales of its packaged products to its non-profit partner ECOLIFE Conservation to protect and preserve the Monarch butterfly. La Monarca Bakery’s products can be found in 1,000+ major grocery stores including Costco, Albertsons, Vons, World Market, Safeway, Pavilions, Vallarta Supermarkets, Northgate Markets, and now Meijer.