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Focus Brands’ Largest Operator Nabs $44M Investment

Focus Brands’ New Digital Strategy Could Be a Game-Changer

Auntie Anne's Is Giving Away Pretzels On National Pretzel Day

Auntie Anne’s to Give Away Free Pretzels on National Pretzel Day

Will Focus Brands Make the Next Big M&A Move?

Focus Brands Finds Strength in Nontraditional Expansion

Auntie Anne’s Brings Back ‘Basketball Buckets’ Ahead of March Madness

Franchisee Fresh Dining Concepts Acquires 73 Auntie Anne’s Locations

Fresh Dining Concepts recently completed its sixth acquisition in less than 10 months…and this deal is its biggest yet. The rapidly-expanding, high-performing franchisee group best known for its ownership and operations in all four Focus Brands snacks concepts, has purchased 73 Auntie Anne’s locations from Double P Corporation. With the acquisition, Fresh Dining Concepts expands […]

Focus Brands Announces Committment to Cage-Free Eggs

Leading food conglomerates Focus Brands and Groupe Le Duff release comprehensive global animal welfare policies pledging to source 100 percent cage-free eggs and egg products for all of their restaurant locations worldwide. These critical commitments to improve the corporations’ welfare of egg-laying hens occurred within just 17 days of the launch of public campaigns led […]

Auntie Anne’s and Cinnabon Ink 10-Unit Co-Brand in New York City

Auntie Anne’s and Cinnabon announced a deal with franchise group Fresh Dining Concepts to bring 10 co-branded Auntie Anne’s and Cinnabon locations to the five New York City boroughs over the next four years. The agreement between Fresh Dining Concepts and Auntie Anne’s and Cinnabon will help the brands accelerate ongoing efforts to become more […]

Auntie Anne’s Hits the Pavement, and New Audiences Nationwide

Opposites Attract with Jamba and Auntie Anne’s

Auntie Anne’s Opens First Drive-Thru Store

Auntie Anne’s Launches New Pretzel Rollups to Satisfy Lunch Crowd

Auntie Anne’s Signs Deal to Debut 27 Locations in Taiwan

Auntie Anne’s, the world’s largest hand rolled soft pretzel franchise and part of the Focus Brands’ family of brands, announced a franchise agreement to open 27 locations in Taiwan. IndulgeEAT LTD – a subsidiary of one of the largest sports fashion retailers in Taiwan – has signed an agreement to drive Auntie Anne’s Taiwan expansion […]

Auntie Anne’s Hot Chocolate Frost Returns November 2

Focus Brands Reorganizes Into Two Categories, Bolsters Leadership Team

Auntie Anne’s Introduces a Chair that Actually Orders Pretzels

Auntie Anne’s announced Tuesday the launch of contactless mobile ordering in the Pretzel Perks app, along with the creation of their “Recline-To-Dine” Chair that actually orders pretzels with just the pull of a lever. A chair that orders pretzels for contactless delivery? Yep, it now exists. Auntie Anne’s teamed up with innovation experts to develop […]

Demand for Snack Items Takes Off in Fast Food

Auntie Anne’s Creates Game Day Pretzel Pack

Boathouse Capital Buys Third-Largest Auntie Anne’s Franchisee

Boathouse Capital, a Philadelphia-based private equity firm, announced that it has partnered with Green Shoot Partners to acquire Fresh Dining Concepts. Headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, Fresh Dining Concepts is the third largest Auntie Anne’s franchisee and operates over 50 in-line stores, baking kiosks and satellite retail units along the East Coast from New York […]

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