With Monarch butterfly populations in Central Mexico declining 80%+ since the 1990s, La Monarca Bakery – a beloved LA bakery chain known for its authentic Mexican pan dulce, cookies, and coffees – is kick-starting its Annual Earth Month Circles Fundraiser for its non-profit partner ECOLIFE Conservation at its 12 bakery-cafes in Los Angeles.

Throughout Earth Month, customers are invited to donate $1 to ECOLIFE Conservation’s Monarch Butterfly programs in Michoacán, Mexico. Supporters will receive a commemorative “Friend of the Monarchs” circle badge, which they can either take home or display on the walls inside La Monarca locations, transforming the stores into vibrant, symbolic Monarch butterfly forests. 100% of all proceeds will directly fund ECOLIFE’s conservation work.

This campaign reaffirms La Monarca Bakery’s commitment to preserving and protecting the Monarch butterfly population, and is a result of La Monarca Bakery’s long-standing partnership with ECOLIFE Conservation, which cultivates impactful solutions to care for the delicate habitat of the Monarch butterflies that La Monarca Bakery honors in its namesake.

“Caring for the environment is part of our company’s mission and we are dedicated to helping preserve the Monarch Butterfly. This Earth Month, we hope to inspire our communities to take action and make a greater impact together,” said Ricardo Cervantes, CEO & Co-Founder of La Monarca Bakery.

“The Monarch butterfly is not just an iconic species; it is a vital indicator of our planet’s health,” added Connor Leone, CEO of ECOLIFE Conservation. “La Monarca Bakery’s partnership helps us implement sustainable solutions, like building fuel-efficient stoves that reduce forest degradation, improve human health, and protect Monarch habitat. We are grateful for their continued dedication and the positive change we are creating together.”  

To learn more, please visit ECOLIFEConservation.org. 

To shop Earth Month gifts, visit our SWEET GIFTS Collection.

La Monarca Bakery will participate at Expo West in Anaheim this year. Our brand was selected to showcase in the Latin Founders Section in the North Hall in Booth N635. Check out the floor plans HERE.

From left to right: Alfredo Livas (Co-Founder), Carolina Yuriar (Fulfillment), Mae Tuck (CMO), Heber Renteria (Marketing), Martha Vazquez (Marketing) and Ricardo Cervantes (Co-Founder).

La Monarca Bakery, a beloved U.S. Hispanic food brand known for its authentic pan dulce, cookies, coffees and chocolate beverages, is proud to announce the launch of its signature Wedding Cookies in all Costco Mexico locations.

This expansion marks a meaningful homecoming for La Monarca Bakery’s founders. “Our mission has always been to share the Sweet Flavor of Mexico™” co-founder & CEO Ricardo Cervantes “so bringing our products to Costco Mexico is a special moment for us.”

Founded by Ricardo Cervantes and Alfredo Livas and inspired by the panaderías they grew up with in Mexico, La Monarca Bakery set out to recreate the cherished flavors of their youth using simple, high-quality ingredients without artificial flavors or preservatives. La Monarca opened its first location in Huntington Park, California in 2006, and has since expanded to 12 bakery-cafes and a popular line of packaged cookies, coffees and hot chocolate beverages that can be found at over 1,000 retail locations across the U.S.

La Monarca Bakery’s delectable butter and pecan Wedding Cookies are made with only five ingredients, and they are popular with consumers for both celebrations and as an afternoon treat!

Product: La Monarca Bakery Wedding Cookies (Galletas de Mantequilla Con Nuez)

UPC: 616985241859 

Net Weight: 453 grams

La Monarca Bakery, a beloved U.S. Hispanic food brand known for recreating Mexico’s favorite cookies, coffees and chocolate beverages using high-quality, simple ingredients, is expanding its distribution to new Albertsons divisions, bringing the total number of states to eight.

In 2022, Albertsons began carrying the brand’s signature Mexican cookies and Café de Olla in its California stores. Now, regions will also offer La Monarca Bakery’s new Churro Cookies, Mexican Chocolate Butter Cookies, Chocolate Mexicano Beverage Mix and Champurrado Beverage Mix, bringing its assortment to eight SKUs. With this recent expansion, La Monarca Bakery products will be available in eight states: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Kansas, Louisiana and Texas.

“Albertsons has been a great partner and we are thrilled to bring our Mexican cookies and beverages to more Albertsons customers across the U.S.” said La Monarca Bakery Co-founder & CEO Ricardo Cervantes. 

La Monarca Bakery’s SKU lineup includes five scratch-made cookies and three beverages:

• Mexican Wedding Cookies (6 oz.) - La Monarca Bakery’s signature Wedding Cookies are made with butter and pecans and dusted with powdered sugar.
• Orejitas (3.4 oz.) - La Monarca Bakery’s palmiers are made with buttery puff pastry and lightly dusted with sugar for a golden-brown finish.
• Cinnamon Cookies (6 oz.) - La Monarca Bakery’s cinnamon shortbread cookies are dusted with a blend of cinnamon and sugar.
• Churro Cookies (3 oz.) - La Monarca Bakery’s Churro Cookies are made with butter and cinnamon. Unlike traditional churros, they are baked rather than fried.
• Mexican Chocolate Butter Cookies (4 oz.) - La Monarca Bakery’s Chocolate Butter Cookies are made with fair-trade cacao and real butter.
• Café de Olla Ground Coffee (12 oz.) - La Monarca Bakery’s best-selling Café de Olla is made with freshly roasted coffee, cinnamon, and brown sugar.
• Chocolate Mexicano Beverage Mix (10 oz.) - La Monarca Bakery’s Hot Chocolate is made from fair-trade cacao ground in-house with a custom blend of sugar and spices.
• Champurrado Cinnamon Atole Beverage Mix (10 oz.) - La Monarca Bakery’s Champurrado is a modern take on the classic cold-weather holiday beverage.

La Monarca Bakery is a member of 1% for the Planet, donating 1% of its packaged product sales to their non-profit partner ECOLIFE Conservation to protect and preserve the Monarch butterfly honored in the brand’s namesake. 

La Monarca Bakery, a beloved U.S. Hispanic food brand known for recreating Mexico’s favorite cookies, coffees and chocolate beverages with high quality simple ingredients, is excited to announce the debut of their new Buñuelos Cinnamon Sugar Crisps in Costco this month.

“We are thrilled to introduce this holiday favorite to Costco Members. Buñuelos are very traditional in holiday gatherings for Hispanic families” says La Monarca Bakery co-founder &  CEO Ricardo Cervantes. “Traditionally they are fried, but we bake our buñuelos in small batches using butter and other simple ingredients. These pastries are light, crispy and dusted with cinnamon and sugar for a delicious treat.”

La Monarca Bakery’s Buñuelos Cinnamon Sugar Crisps come in 16 oz. boxes and will be available to Costco Members starting in December.

Product Name: Buñuelos Cinnamon Sugar Crisps

UPC: 793420647695

Net Weight: 16 oz Container

Price: $8.29 - $8.49

Available locations: 

The Sweetest Holiday Assorted Mexican Cookie Box is finally HERE! For a LIMITED TIME and for the FIRST TIME, grab a box of La Monarca Bakery's Best-Selling Cookies: Vanilla Butter, Chocolate Butter, Wedding, Cinnamon, Orejitas, and Polvorones. NOW AVAILABLE in all Los Angeles Costcos!

Just in time for the holidays! Our NEW Assorted Mexican Cookies are available at 52 select Costcos. Hurry and grab your 18oz box of Assorted Mexican Cookies at Costco before they sell out! You won’t want to miss out on this exclusive offer! See the list below of participating Costcos

Your Local Costco Doesn't Have Our Assorted Mexican Cookies Box?

You can request us in your local Costco comment card in-store or leave a request on feedback online. Those make it all the way back to your local Costco product buyers! We hope to be at Costco near you soon! 

Netflix just released Season 3 of their popular show called "The Lincoln Lawyer." It's about defense attorney Mickey Haller (starring Manual Garcia-Rulfo) who works out of his Lincoln Navigator in Los Angeles. Mickey is a foodie, so authentic Los Angeles food is threaded throughout the season.

In the beginning of Season 3/Episode 5, La Monarca Bakery's vanilla and chocolate mini-conchas, along with our orange pan dulce box, cafecito and beverage carafes, are featured on the screen and in the script! We are super grateful to showrunners Dailyn Rodriguez and Ted Humphrey for the shout-out.

Read Netflix's press release about the show HERE.

Place an order for Monarca mini-conchas HERE.