BAKED WITH LOVE AND CINNAMON SUGAR, PRETZELMAKER® INTRODUCES “PRETZELS IN PINK” FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

Customers who wear pink to Pretzelmaker® on Wednesday, Feb. 13 will receive a free BOGO Pink Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel

Made with Love

ATLANTA (Feb. 4, 2019) – Pretzelmaker’s famous fresh baked pretzels are available pretty in pink this Valentine’s Day. For a limited time only, Pretzels and Pretzel Bites are available in Pink Cinnamon Sugar – a pink twist on Pretzelmaker’s popular Cinnamon Sugar flavor. They are the ideal way to share something sweet this holiday and are available through February 28, 2019 at participating locations. Customers who wear pink (a shirt, pants, shorts, skirt or hat that is predominantly pink) to stores on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 will receive a free* Buy-One-Get-One Pink Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel when they say “On Wednesday, we wear pink.” Participating locations only in the U.S.

To make the season of love even sweeter, Pretzelmaker is offering The Perfect Pair Combo which features 2 Pink Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels, two sauces of your choice and two Regular soft drinks for $11.49 (SRP). Pink Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Bites are available in small (SRP $4.45), regular (SRP $5.45) and large (SRP $6.45). They are cupid approved for couples, friends and family looking for a fun and cheerful snack.

“Pretzelmaker is putting a festive twist on our popular Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels this Valentine’s Day,” said Lisa Cheatham Senior Director of Marketing for Pretzelmaker. “Our Pretzels in Pink are baked with love and sweetness. Visit us this Valentine’s season to share the love.”

For more fun from Pretzelmaker and store locations, visit our website or join us on social media: follow @pretzelmaker on Twitter; add @pretzelmakerpics on Instagram; follow “Pretzelmaker” on Snapchat; or become a fan of the brand on Facebook.

Notes to Editors:

Members of the media are invited to Pretzelmaker locations to try the limited time pink pretzels. To request an interview with Pretzelmaker representatives, coordinate a store visit, obtain photos, graphics or b-roll, please contact Kathleen Shaffer at [email protected] or 470-388-6170.

About Pretzelmaker® – Visit Pretzelmaker
Since 1991, Pretzelmaker® has specialized in serving fresh baked, hand-rolled soft pretzel products, dipping sauces and beverages. Long recognized as an innovator in their industry, the brand is credited with inventing the popular Pretzel Dog, Mini Pretzel Dogs, and the portable Pretzel Bites. Following integration in 2010, the Pretzelmaker® brand now also includes Pretzel Time®. Pretzelmaker® is currently the second largest soft pretzel concept in the United States and is also rapidly expanding worldwide with locations in Canada, Guam, Saudi Arabia and Mexico. Pretzelmaker has recently introduced a new twist to the brand, the Fresh Twist by Pretzelmaker® concept. Fresh Twist by Pretzelmaker® is perfect for colleges/universities, airports and transportation centers. The menu offers breakfast sandwiches on pretzel buns, Cinnamon Toast Pretzel Sticks, Pretzel Flatbread Pizzas and Pepperoni Pretzel Rolls in addition to its fresh hand-rolled Pretzels, Pretzel Bites, Pretzel Dogs and all-natural lemonades and smoothies. To learn more, visit Pretzelmaker Franchise.

Annica Conrad

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.