PRETZELMAKER® DECLARES JANUARY CUSTOMER APPRECIATION MONTH – $1 PRETZELS EVERY TUESDAY IN JANUARY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

New Year, new deal! To thank customers, Pretzelmaker® is introducing “Treat Yourself Tuesdays,” featuring $1 pretzels and buy one get one coupons for free Pretzel Bites on your next visit

ATLANTA – January 5, 2016 – Pretzelmaker® is ringing in the New Year by declaring January Customer Appreciation Month. To thank customers, the national pretzel bakery is offering $1 pretzels® (Original Salted or Unsalted) every Tuesday in January during regular store hours. Additionally, through the “Treat Yourself Tuesdays” promotion, customers who purchase Pretzel Bites, will also receive a buy one get one coupon for free Pretzel Bites on their next visit. Stores will also pass out fun customer appreciation stickers.

Pretzelmaker, is known for fresh delicious pretzels and product innovation. With stores across the U.S., the bakery has thousands of loyal fans and is the original creator of the Pretzel Dog, Pretzel Bites and Mozzarella Cheese Stuffed Bites.

“Our customers have made Pretzelmaker the preferred pretzel bakery and we want to thank them for their loyal patronage,” said David Smith, Vice President, Pretzelmaker. “We love our fans and thanks to their support and feedback, we’ve been able to create pretzel items that are now staples on our menu. We hope everyone joins us for ‘Treat Yourself Tuesdays’ in January and all throughout 2016.”

For more information 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.

Pretzelmaker is managed by Global Franchise Group, LLC, the strategic brand management company and franchisor behind Pretzelmaker®, Great American Cookies®, Marble Slab Creamery®, MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream & Treatery® and Hot Dog on a Stick™.

*Limit one offer per guest during the days of the promotion. Valid only at participating U.S. stores. No purchase necessary. No cash value.

Notes to Editors:

Excellent interview and photo opportunity – To request an interview with Pretzelmaker representatives, to obtain photos, graphics or b-roll, or to arrange an in-studio pretzel making demonstration, please contact Kathleen Shaffer at [email protected] or 470-388-6170. Media drops of Pretzelmaker products are also available.

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 and Mexico.

About Global Franchise Group, LLCVisit Global Franchise Group
Global Franchise Group, LLC is a strategic brand management company with a mission of championing franchise brands and the people who build them. The company owns a portfolio of franchise brands that includes five primary quick service restaurant (QSR) franchise concepts: Great American Cookies®, Hot Dog on a Stick™, Marble Slab Creamery®, MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream & Treatery®, and Pretzelmaker®. The brands are managed by GFG Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Franchise Group, LLC. Global Franchise Group, LLC is a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, an independent investment firm, with approximately $7 billion of capital under management and substantial franchise management experience.

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.