Posted on January 29, 2020.
With fresh-baked Pretzel Buckets, dips, and a Snack Stadium display, your party is sure to win, even if your team doesn’t. Auntie Anne’s, the world’s largest hand-rolled soft pretzel franchise, is bringing back the game day eating essential. For all the football fans who are secretly just foodie fans, the […]
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Posted on August 29, 2017.
FOCUS Brands continues to expand international presence with more than 1,400 franchised locations FOCUS Brands, Inc., franchisor and operator of over 5,000 bakeries, ice cream shops, restaurants, and cafes, today announced a milestone in the company’s international growth, with openings of the 600th store for two of its iconic brands, […]
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Posted on February 25, 2016.
FOCUS Brands Inc., which is the franchisor and operator of more than 5,000 ice cream shoppes, bakeries, restaurants and cafes through its affiliate brands, announces its 2015 Franchisees of the Year, which recognize the leading franchise owners across the company’s six brands: Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon, McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest […]
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Posted on October 20, 2015.
Kat Cole, Group President of Focus Brands, says “there is also a capitalist argument to be made for higher wages,” but notes “the answer is not $15/hour tomorrow.”
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Posted on August 6, 2015.
FOCUS Brands, Inc., a leading developer of global, multi-channel food service brands, announced today that Paul Damico, Group President of Restaurants, is a finalist for the 2015 Georgia Restaurant Association Crystal of Excellence Awards. Damico was nominated for the “Restaurateur of the Year” award in the Large/Corporate category by a […]
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Posted on May 16, 2014.
Iconic Soft Pretzel Franchise Gives Original Mall Location a Makeover as a Test Prototype Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, the 1,540-unit franchise made famous by its freshly baked, hand-rolled snacks, is announcing the release of a new store prototype that will incorporate the look and feel of a home kitchen with warmer […]
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Posted on February 12, 2014.
FOCUS Brands Inc. announced today that Steve DeSutter will join the company as President and Chief Executive Officer on March 17, 2014. With over 4,440 locations operating throughout the U.S. and 63 foreign countries, FOCUS Brands is the franchisor of Carvel, Cinnabon, Schlotzsky’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, McAlister’s […]
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Posted on March 14, 2013.
FOCUS Brands Inc., the fast-growing company responsible for overseas expansion of Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Carvel Ice Cream, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Schlotzsky’s and Seattle’s Best Coffee, has named Thomas Bartsch as Chief Marketing Officer of International and Mario Lopez-Belio as Senior Vice President of International Supply Chain. Each will report […]
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Posted on December 17, 2012.
Sometimes college degrees are necessary in business. Sometimes they’re not. Russ Umphenour would make a good poster child for the latter group. He used what he learned by working in fast-food restaurants — supplemented by reading hundreds of business books to compensate for his lack of formal training — to […]
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Posted on October 9, 2012.
Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). Calabasas Hills, CA-based CHEESECAKE FACTORY (NASDAQ: CAKE; founded 1972) has increased by 7 units for the Cheesecake Factory concept, from 151 to 158 (5% concept growth) and by 1 unit for the Grand Lux Café, […]
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