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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 7
Ashley Fields Launches 3-Cookie Functional Brand Fields Good With Nearly $2 Million in Funding
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jun 7

Ashley Fields Launches 3-Cookie Functional Brand Fields Good With Nearly $2 Million in Funding

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 7

Summary

  • Ashley Fields, one of Debbi Fields’s five daughters, has co-founded online cookie startup Fields Good with former college roommate Kimberly Anderson, selling three packaged varieties aimed at wellness-focused consumers.
  • The lineup includes a focus cookie with creatine and citicoline, a protein cookie with fiber, and a sleep cookie with L-theanine—ingredients meant to pair indulgence with functional benefits.
  • Research backing some of those claims remains thin or mixed, especially around creatine for focus and L-theanine for stress reduction.
  • Nearly $2 million in venture funding for the brand underscores how strongly consumers are embracing “permissive indulgence,” extending the functional-food boom into legacy cookie territory.

Insights

Is the Mrs. Fields' heiress's new venture a health revolution or simply a clever repackaging of indulgence?
Can functional cookies justify their premium price when the science behind their health claims remains so debatable?