GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES® TO OFFER ONE FREE COOKIE TO VOTERS ON ELECTION DAY (NOV. 8)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACT
Kathleen Shaffer / [email protected] / (470) 388-6170

You chose your candidates, now choose a free cookie!

ATLANTA Oct. 31, 2016 – You chose your candidates, now Great American Cookies® invites you to choose one free regular cookie* at participating stores this Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 8). The national gourmet cookie shop, is offering one free cookie to people who show their “I Voted” sticker. * No purchase necessary. Talk about a fun decision to make!

“We can all agree that this election season has been anything but sweet and Great American Cookies wants to end it on a positive note for customers,” said David Kaiser, Executive Vice President, Great American Cookies. “Regardless of who you voted for, we think all Americans can get behind a free cookie on Election Day.”

For more information and store locations, visit our website, follow Great American Cookies national Twitter handle, @Gr8AmCookies, or become a fan of the brand on Facebook.

*While supplies last. Limit one per customer during day of promotion. Counts vary by store. Valid only at participating U.S. stores. No purchase necessary. Must present an “I Voted” sticker to redeem the free cookie. Great American Cookies is managed by GFG Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Franchise Group.

Notes to Editors:

Excellent interview and photo opportunity – To request an interview with Great American Cookies representatives, or to obtain photos or graphics, please contact Kathleen Shaffer at [email protected] or 470-388-6170.

About Great American Cookies® – Visit Great American Cookies
Founded in 1977 on the strength of an old family chocolate chip Cookie recipe, Great American Cookies has set the standard for gourmet Cookie sales in a fun, celebratory environment. For over 35 years, Great American Cookies has maintained the heritage and integrity of its products by producing proprietary Cookie dough exclusively from its plant in Atlanta. Great American Cookies is known for its signature Cookie Cakes, trademark flavors and menu of delectable products baked fresh in store. Great American Cookies currently operates in mall-based locations across the United States, as well as internationally in Bahrain, Guam, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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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.