Patti LaBelle Sells a Sweet Potato Pie Every Two Seconds at Walmart (2024)

FAQs

Who makes sweet potato pies for Walmart? ›

She leads a team of professionals to bring quality bakery products to over 4,500 store locations. A notable accomplishment is that Kinna is the person responsible for creating the Patti Labelle Sweet Potato Pie.

But for dessert fans, the biggest news came in the lead up to Thanksgiving: the world got a new sweet potato pie thanks to Patti LaBelle — and there was an overwhelming response. What began with a viral video quickly led to people paying upwards of $60 for the $3.48 Walmart-exclusive pies.

The Supply Side: 3,700 acres of sweet potatoes help feed Walmart's 'Arkansas Grown' campaign. Growing sweet potatoes for Walmart is a full-time, year-round job for Terris and Kim Matthews of Wynne, a city tucked away in Cross County near the northeastern edge of Arkansas.

Patti LaBelle Pies was created by a woman by the name of Kenna Thomas. She's an HPC graduate.

Table Talk Pies is the manufacturer of Walmart's private label, 84-cent Freshness Guaranteed, The Bakery collection pies. Of the 250 million pies per year Table Top Pies manufacturers, 185 million pies goes to Walmart.

All of the pies sold at US McDonald's are made in Tulsa. For more than 50 years, all the pies sold in US McDonald's have been made exclusively at Bama Companies in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Bama also makes biscuits and hotcakes for the fast-food chain.)

While LaBelle occasionally has cereal, most mornings she starts the day with a smoked salmon omelette with a tiny bit of low-fat cheese, onions, green peppers, and mushrooms. If she's craving something lighter, she'll slice up a few tomatoes.

The cobblers aren't the only additions to the Patti's Good Life line, which already includes a vanilla pound cake and caramel cake. Two other products debuting next week: an apple pecan cake ($9.98) and sweet potato loaf ($4.48), the latter of which will be available only in some Northeast stores.

Patti Labelle Sweet Potato Pie Single Slice (1 pie) contains 36g total carbs, 33g net carbs, 12g fat, 3g protein, and 250 calories.

But guess who really owns Patti LaBelle pies? Walmart. Walmart is the owner, and she has a 10% stake in the company.

Which pie is sold the most in the US? ›

The clear winner for the United States as a whole was (not surprisingly) apple pie with more than 27% of sales going to the traditional flavor.

Storage Tips

Sweet potato pie should be kept in the fridge, tightly covered, and can last about 5 days. Let come to room temperature prior to serving. To Freeze. Yes, sweet potato pie can be frozen!