Chloe Sexton is one of Memphis’ biggest modern small-business success stories. A former news producer and “marketing wiz turned baker,” Sexton built Chloe’s Giant Cookies into a national, ship-to-your-door brand known for oversized, Memphis-baked treats. She’s based in Memphis, Tennessee, and her company markets its cookies as baked “fresh in the 901.”
Like a lot of 2020s-era businesses, Chloe’s growth has been heavily driven by social media, where her personality and behind-the-scenes baking content turned into real sales and real customers far beyond Memphis.
She also has the audience to match the hype:
She has 272k followers on Instagram, 168,000 followers on Facebook and on TikTok, she has a whopping ~2.7 million followers!
Memphis doesn’t just produce great artists and athletes. It produces entrepreneurs with real grit and people who create something from nothing, then scale it nationally. Chloe’s story has become part of that modern Memphis Legend: a mother who learned to build online, build a product, ship it everywhere, and still keep the city at the center of the brand.
In a post shared on Instagram on February 19th, Chloe says she received legal mail indicating someone is suing her over the name “Chloe’s Giant Cookies.”
The update has spread quickly. The Instagram post addressing the situation has already reached about 1.4 million views, signaling how closely the internet is watching this unfold.
Here’s what we know:
1) The dispute is about a business name, which points to trademark law (not “copyright”).
When a company challenges another company’s brand name, that’s typically handled as a trademark/unfair competition issue, not copyright. “Copyrighting a name” isn’t really the mechanism for a brand-name fight.
2) The business suing Chloe is based in Fort Myers, Florida
Florida’s Division of Corporations lists CHLOES COOKIES LLC with a Fort Myers, Florida address, status ACTIVE, originally filed 06/14/2018, and shows a 2026 annual report filed on 01/21/2026 (along with 2024 and 2025 annual reports).
The BBB also lists Chloe’s Cookies LLC at the same Fort Myers address.
3) The owners of Florida’s Chloe’s Cookies aren’t named Chloe
According to their website, the owners are Kenneth and Sherryl Weiner and the business’ name derives from their pet dog, who was a rescue.
3) A filed lawsuit hasn’t been easy to verify from broad public reporting.
Right now, the most widely circulated primary-source detail is Chloe’s own statement that she received legal mail about being sued.
A challenge to a business name can impact brand recognition, packaging, website presence, and social media handles, which is why disputes like this can feel existential for creator-led companies.
In a follow-up post, Chloe thanked supporters and shared that hundreds of cookies sold out in hours, with the team working quickly to restock and offering restock alerts for the next drop. She also emphasized continuing to bake, choosing integrity, wishing no harm, and focusing on community, and provided a link to donate towards her legal fund.
Memphis support matters here because Chloe’s story is bigger than cookies. It’s a modern Memphis blueprint: a local creator builds a real company, hires help, ships nationwide, and reps the city with a business known around the world. When a Memphis-grown business faces a fight over its name, local support protects more than one person—it reinforces the message that Memphis entrepreneurs can build something recognizable and defend it right here at home.
The cleanest support is practical: donate to Chloe’s legal fund here, order from official channels when restocks hit, share Chloe’s original updates (not rumor clips), and keep the conversation respectful so the focus stays on backing a Memphis-built brand without turning it into an internet pile-on.
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