Coffee, Bakery & Dessert · Pretzel Shops
Auntie Anne's Franchises for Sale
Fresh-baked soft pretzels and lemonade sold from small counter-service shops in malls, outlet centers, airports and other high-traffic venues. A mature, mall-anchored snack brand inside the GoTo Foods portfolio.
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Auntie Anne's Franchise Model Overview
Auntie Anne's shops hand-roll and bake soft pretzels in view of the customer and pair them with dips, lemonade and frozen drinks from a compact counter-service footprint. Most shops sit in enclosed malls, outlet centers, airports and similar captive-traffic venues; trailer, food-truck and Cinnabon or Jamba co-branded formats also exist. A full shop is a modest build, with the range driven mostly by construction and venue; there is no dining room and the equipment package is small. Fees are on the higher side at 7 percent royalty plus a 2 to 3 percent ad fund and a 1 percent local spend. Owners need not work in the shop, but each shop must have two trained managers on premises and absentee investors are discouraged. The system is large, almost entirely franchised and growing modestly. Item 19 reports quartile net sales for mall, outlet and airport shops. Transferees retrain and remodel, and the franchisor holds a right of first refusal.
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