WIN A PICTURE PERFECT HOLLYWOOD GETAWAY COURTESY OF PRETZELMAKER®

Company Creates Online Sweepstakes to Celebrate New "Chillin' with the Hotties" Combo

ATLANTA - October 26, 2010 - Pretzelmaker®/Pretzel Time® announced today that the company has created an exciting sweepstakes to celebrate the launch of their new "Chillin' with the Hotties" combo. The combo, available for a limited time, includes a cool, smooth blended drink (customers can choose between a variety of delicious flavors such as Power Pomegranate and Mango Madness) and an order of Pretzelmaker's signature hot Pretzel Bites.

To enter the Chillin' with the Hotties, Hollywood Sweepstakes, customers can simply post a photo of themselves enjoying the new combo on Pretzelmaker's Facebook® page at www.Facebook.com/Pretzelmaker. Prizes for the contest will be awarded in February, when one Grand Prize Winner will receive a trip for two to Hollywood, including nonstop airfare, hotel accommodations, limousine service to/from Los Angeles International Airport and $1,000 gift card. Two Second Prize Winners will also be selected and will each receive a new Apple iPad.

The sweepstakes runs through December 31. Additional entry rules and details can be found on Pretzelmaker's Facebook® page and at www.Pretzelmaker.com.

"The widespread use of digital cameras and camera phones makes an online sweepstakes such as this the perfect way to introduce our new combo," said Jenn Johnston, chief marketing & operations officer for GFG Management, LLC. "We can't wait to see some of the creative ways that our customers enjoy our fresh Pretzel Bites and blended drinks and look forward to rewarding one lucky fan with a fabulous trip to Hollywood, a destination that truly has something for everyone."

In addition to becoming a fan of the brand on Facebook®, customers can stay up to date on all new products and promotions by joining Pretzelmaker's exclusive e-mail fan club at www.Pretzelmaker.com.

About Pretzelmaker® & Pretzel Time® (www.pretzelmaker.com)
Since 1991, Pretzelmaker and Pretzel Time specialize in fresh baked, hand-rolled soft pretzel products, dipping sauces and beverages. Long recognized as innovators in their industry, the brands are credited with inventing the popular Pretzel Dog, Mini Pretzel Dogs, and the portable Pretzel Bites. In 2010, the two brands officially united under the Pretzelmaker brand name, becoming the 2nd largest soft pretzel concept in the United States. The brand is also rapidly expanding worldwide with locations in Canada, Guam and Mexico.

About Global Franchise Group, LLC (www.globalfranchise.com)
Global Franchise Group, LLC is a strategic brand management company with a focus on franchising. The company owns a portfolio of franchise brands that includes two retail franchise concepts: TAF® and Shoebox New York®, as well as five quick service restaurant (QSR) franchise concepts: Great American Cookies®, MaggieMoo's®, Marble Slab Creamery®, Pretzelmaker® and Pretzel Time®. The brands are managed by GFG Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Franchise Group, LLC. Global Franchise Group, LLC is an affiliate of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, an independent investment

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