our history & growth
Nacho average company
This didn’t happen overnight.
What started in 2011 as a small idea at a kitchen table has grown into a national movement—reaching 1M+ kids and expanding across the country.
And now, something bigger is happening.
Since launching franchising in 2023, we’ve grown to 25+ territories across 10+ states—with momentum building fast.
What That Means for You
You’re not starting something new.
You’re stepping into something that’s already working.
- Programs schools are asking for
- Systems that are already proven
- A model that’s actively expanding
Our Trajectory
From one class… to thousands of programs… to a growing network of business owners nationwide!
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Our Company timeline
Sticky Fingers Cooking®
Then & Now
2011
Established Sticky Fingers Cooking® in Denver, Colorado.
Quickly became a leader in culinary education for children.
Quickly became a leader in culinary education for children.
2012
Created Sticky Fingers Cooking DASH®, our proprietary software to manage operations, enrollment, financial reports, timesheets, lesson plans and class rosters.
2014
Earned Colorado 5280 Magazine’s “Top of the Town” award for Best Kids Classes.
Launched in Chicago, Illinois.
Launched in Chicago, Illinois.
2015
Cooked with over 1,000 students each week at over 100 schools.
2016
Launched in Austin, Texas.
2017
Cooked with over 2,000 students each week at over 200 schools.
2018
Cooked with over 2,500 students each week at over 250 schools.
2019
Featured in the Washington Post article “How to Feed Kids, Without Resorting to ‘Kid’ Food."
Cooked with over 3,000 children each week at more than 330 schools!
Cooked with over 3,000 children each week at more than 330 schools!
2020
Launched online cooking classes in response to COVID-19 quarantine orders.
Published the first of six Sticky Fingers Cooking® cookbooks: Global Taste Buds.
Partnered with I Have a Dream Foundation, Los Angeles to deliver online classes to hundreds of kids.
Launched corporate partnerships for remote team building with San Antonio Spurs, AIG, SalesForce, and Thrivent.
Launched food industry brand partnerships.
Published the first of six Sticky Fingers Cooking® cookbooks: Global Taste Buds.
Partnered with I Have a Dream Foundation, Los Angeles to deliver online classes to hundreds of kids.
Launched corporate partnerships for remote team building with San Antonio Spurs, AIG, SalesForce, and Thrivent.
Launched food industry brand partnerships.
2021
Published our second of six cookbooks: Farm to Table.
Conducted over 2800 online and in-person kids cooking classes.
Conducted over 2800 online and in-person kids cooking classes.
2022
With our goal to reach more kids and help them become foodies in their own right, we started our process to franchise.
Published our third of six cookbooks: Basic Training Baking Boot Camp.
Created a recipe resource to support our students, their families, and our franchisees and to improve brand loyalty and awareness nationwide.
Published our third of six cookbooks: Basic Training Baking Boot Camp.
Created a recipe resource to support our students, their families, and our franchisees and to improve brand loyalty and awareness nationwide.
Fall 2022
Celebrated our franchise launch.
Became proud members of the International Franchise Association.
Became proud members of the International Franchise Association.
Spring 2023
Awarded our first franchise territory in Austin, Texas to former U.S. Marine Alli Doyle.
Summer 2023
Published our Mugnificent Cookbook.
Awarded our second and third franchise territories in Illinois to former teacher Lucy Warenski.
Awarded our second and third franchise territories in Illinois to former teacher Lucy Warenski.
Fall 2023
Published Kid Smoothies: A Healthy Kids' Cookbook: Smoothie Recipes Kids Will Love to Make in collaboration with Penguin Random House Publishing.
Winter 2023
Awarded our fourth franchise territory in Northern Virginia to former investment associate Trang Nguyen.
Awarded our fifth franchise territory in San Diego, CA to former teacher Victoria Donahue
Awarded our fifth franchise territory in San Diego, CA to former teacher Victoria Donahue
Spring 2024
Awarded our sixth franchise territory in Dallas to former Vice President of Banking and full-time foodie, Paul Kim.
Summer 2024
Awarded our seventh franchise territory in Central New Jersey to former Senior Director of Technology Solution Chris Johnson.
Awarded our eighth franchise territory in Northeastern Florida to former Enterprise Partnership Manager, Annette Littlefield.
Awarded our eighth franchise territory in Northeastern Florida to former Enterprise Partnership Manager, Annette Littlefield.
Winter 2024
We awarded our ninth territory to Catherine Jadin, a former pharmaceutical representative, in Phoenix AZ!
Spring 2025
Victoria Jones, our Franchise Owner in San Diego, was awarded her second territory on her one-year anniversary of SFC Business Ownership.
Summer 2025
Big milestone! We awarded four new territories in New York, Washington, Colorado, and Florida — growing the Sticky Fingers Cooking® Franchise Owner Team and reaching even more kids nationwide!
Fall 2025
Nimisha and Sonit Seth acquired their new Sticky Fingers Cooking territory in Houston, Texas!
Winter 2025
Sticky Fingers Cooking takes over Orange County California with 3 new territories. OC North with Stephanie & Solomon Ko, and Our Chief of Staff Katie Brennan and our COO Kimberly Douglas taking OC and OC South
Spring 2026
Sticky Fingers Cooking has officially taught 1 MILLION KIDS during over 100,000 cooking classes!!
And as of January 2026, our Franchise Owners are 89% women-owned, 56% owners of color.
This winter also saw new territories with Kristie Reid in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Pamela Allen in Inland Empire West, California
And as of January 2026, our Franchise Owners are 89% women-owned, 56% owners of color.
This winter also saw new territories with Kristie Reid in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Pamela Allen in Inland Empire West, California
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