FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 Global Franchise Group® announces the opening of Marble Slab Creamery® In Bangladesh’s Capital City of Dhaka ATLANTA (September 25, 2017) – Global Franchise Group® (GFG), LLC, Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 Global Franchise Group® acquires leading pizza franchisor increasing GFG’s system wide sales to almost $1 billion and expanding the company’s footprint to more than 1,500 stores Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 New Pumpkin Brownie with Snickerdoodle crust and cream cheese icing is a sweet addition to Great American Cookies’ Fall offerings joining the fan favorite Pumpkin Spice Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 Sip in celebration with free lemonade-filled souvenir cups for the first 50 customers and a free Original Turkey Hot Dog on a Stick item with a Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 Take a “Shake Break” with new Coffee, Cookies ‘N Cream, Cotton Candy, Snickers® and Strawberry Swirl Shakes ATLANTA (May 18, 2017) – Marble Slab Creamery® and Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 ATLANTA (April 10, 2017) – Taxes might go hand and hand with being an American, but so do hot dogs! On Tax Day, Tuesday, April 18, Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 The handmade pretzel shop invites customers to the hottest pretzel party of the year on National Pretzel Day, Wednesday, April 26 ATLANTA (March 29, 2017) – Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 Hot Dog on a Stick™ will offer the special pricing in honor of its 70th anniversary and the national day of celebration on Monday, March 28 Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kristi Betz / [email protected] / (410) 902-5053 The national cookie company is giving away a free Birthday Cake Cookie to customers in celebration of Tax Day (April 18) ATLANTA (March 20, 2017) – Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** The Great American Cookies Celebration Spree – One day. 100 celebrations. 100 free Cookie Cakes for the first 100 customers! WHAT: One day. 100 Read More »
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Annica Conrad
Chief Marketing Officer
Annica has more than 20 years of award-winning marketing experience and has been with GFG for 3 years. She joined the company from Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers where she was Vice President, Brand Development. In this role, Annica was responsible for the rebirth and growth in popularity of the 42-year-old eclectic brand through smart menu design and development, implementation of the Mellow Mushroom loyalty app and creation and rollout of its first online ordering system. Before her time with Mellow Mushroom, Annica was Vice President of Marketing for Mcalister’s Corporation and she spent the early part of her career at a prominent advertising agency in Mobile Alabama. She is graduate of Samford University in Birmingham where she earned her Bachelors in Marketing and MBA in Economics.
Sam Patterson
Chief Financial Officer
Patterson came to Global Franchise Group in April 2020 from FOCUS Brands where he served as Senior Vice President of Accounting. For the last eleven years, he was responsible for leading financials for Cinnabon, Carvel, Schlotzsky’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill, McAlister’s Deli, Auntie Anne’s and Jamba Juice. He directed the organization through the transfer and integration of all accounting back-office functions for Auntie Anne’s from Pennsylvania, McAlister’s Deli from Mississippi, and Jamba Juice from Texas to Atlanta and converted a brand-centric accounting structure into a shared services organization. Before his time with FOCUS, he was Senior Vice President & Corporate Controller for Movie Gallery/Hollywood Video (NASDAQ: MOVI & MVGR), Vice President and Corporate Controller for Republic National Cabinet Corporation, and Corporate Controller for Wolverine Tube, Inc. (NYSE: WLV). He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant, holds a master’s in business administration from Auburn University, and is a graduate of the University of Texas, Tyler.
