Auntie Anne's is an American franchised chain of pretzel shops founded by Anne F. Beiler and her husband, Jonas, in 1988. Auntie Anne's serves products such as pretzels, dips, and beverages. They also offer Pretzels & More Homemade Baking Mix for those who want to make their pretzels at home.[3] The chain has more than 1,200 locations around various locations, such as in shopping malls and outlet malls, as well as non-traditional retail spaces including universities, parking/rest areas, airports, train stations, travel plazas, amusement parks, and military bases. Their slogan as of 2010 is "Pretzel Perfect".
In October 2006, it was announced that the Auntie Anne's corporate headquarters would be relocated from the town of Gap, Pennsylvania, to downtown Lancaster.[6] The former site of the Lancaster Post Office was purchased and given minor renovations for about $7 million[6] by Auntie Anne's, Inc. Constructed in 1927, the three-story building stands on about 1.5 acres (6,100 m2). The building maintains the original 1920s features such as brass doors, high ceilings, and skylights. The Lancaster Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[7]
In November 2010, Atlanta franchisor Focus Brands, a portfolio company of private equity firmRoark Capital, acquired Auntie Anne's.[8] William P. Dunn Jr. was the company's president and its chief operating officer from 2013 to 2015.[9] Heather Leed Neary became the company's president in 2015.[10]
In overseas markets, the restaurants have made significant alterations to coexist with local sensibilities, including changing recipes to conform to halal in Malaysia.[12]
Community service and charitable activityedit
From 1999 through 2009, Auntie Anne's and its franchisees partnered to donate more than $4.5 million to local children's hospitals across the country through the Children's Miracle Network. Auntie Anne's has also supported the pediatric cancer charity Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation since 2011.[15]
Auntie Anne's began a partnership with Food Donation Connection in 2011, matching stores throughout the country with local hunger relief organizations to donate extra pretzel products.
In 2013, Anne and Auntie Anne's was featured in the reality TV seriesFood Court Wars. Auntie Anne's founder Anne Beiler appeared in the 2013 season premier of the television show The Secret Millionaire in which she masqueraded as a volunteer at the Baltimore-based food non-profit organization Moveable Feast. She also made a donation to the charity.[16]
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^ abBurns, Patrick (October 11, 2006). . Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on October 22, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
^Elan, Elissa (October 8, 2010). "Focus Brands to acquire Auntie Anne's". NRN.com; Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
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^Mekeel, Tim (November 24, 2015). "Auntie Anne's Promotes Neary to President". LancasterOnline.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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^ ab"Auntie Anne's in Malaysia confirms 'pretzel dog' now 'pretzel sausage' to satisfy halal cert". Retrieved April 17, 2017.
^"Auntie Anne's Franchise". Franchise Moves. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^"Cinnabon, Auntie Anne's seeks China franchisees". insideretail.asia. December 14, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
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^Nailog, Catherine (August 8, 2013). . ParentsTV.org. Parents Television Council. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
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Auntie Anne s is an American franchised chain of pretzel shops founded by Anne F Beiler and her husband Jonas in 1988 Auntie Anne s serves products such as pretzels dips and beverages They also offer Pretzels amp More Homemade Baking Mix for those who want to make their pretzels at home 3 The chain has more than 1 200 locations around various locations such as in shopping malls and outlet malls as well as non traditional retail spaces including universities parking rest areas airports train stations travel plazas amusement parks and military bases Their slogan as of 2010 is Pretzel Perfect Auntie Anne sAuntie Anne s at King of Prussia mall in King of Prussia PennsylvaniaCompany typeSubsidiary of Focus BrandsIndustryFood and beveragePretzel ShopFounded1988 36 years ago 1988 Downingtown Pennsylvania U S FounderAnne F BeilerHeadquartersAtlanta GeorgiaNumber of locations1 200 as of August 21 2023 update 1 Area servedWorldwideKey peopleJulie Younglove Webb Chief Brand OfficerProductsPretzels beverages dip sauceRevenueUS 500 million 2020 2 ParentFocus BrandsWebsitewww wbr auntieannes wbr com Contents 1 History 2 International locations 3 Community service and charitable activity 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp A small assortment of pretzels at an Auntie Anne s location in New York CityThe chain started as a market stand in the Downingtown Pennsylvania Farmer s Market in 1988 A second location opened in Harrisburg Pennsylvania at the Broad Street Market in 1988 before franchising 4 The franchise began when a store location opened at Saturday s Market in Middletown Pennsylvania Auntie Anne s celebrated their 100th store opening in Granite Run Mall Media Pennsylvania in 1992 5 In 1995 the first train station location opened at Penn Station in New York City This year also brought the opening of the first international Auntie Anne s store in Jakarta Indonesia In October 2006 it was announced that the Auntie Anne s corporate headquarters would be relocated from the town of Gap Pennsylvania to downtown Lancaster 6 The former site of the Lancaster Post Office was purchased and given minor renovations for about 7 million 6 by Auntie Anne s Inc Constructed in 1927 the three story building stands on about 1 5 acres 6 100 m2 The building maintains the original 1920s features such as brass doors high ceilings and skylights The Lancaster Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 7 In November 2010 Atlanta franchisor Focus Brands a portfolio company of private equity firm Roark Capital acquired Auntie Anne s 8 William P Dunn Jr was the company s president and its chief operating officer from 2013 to 2015 9 Heather Leed Neary became the company s president in 2015 10 International locations editAuntie Anne s now has over 600 international locations including many across Europe namely the United Kingdom 11 Locations in Asia include Brunei Cambodia India Indonesia Malaysia 12 Philippines Egypt Saudi Arabia 13 South Korea Singapore Taiwan Thailand and Vietnam while in the Americas there are sites in Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago There are plans to start stores in China 14 In overseas markets the restaurants have made significant alterations to coexist with local sensibilities including changing recipes to conform to halal in Malaysia 12 Community service and charitable activity editFrom 1999 through 2009 Auntie Anne s and its franchisees partnered to donate more than 4 5 million to local children s hospitals across the country through the Children s Miracle Network Auntie Anne s has also supported the pediatric cancer charity Alex s Lemonade Stand Foundation since 2011 15 Auntie Anne s began a partnership with Food Donation Connection in 2011 matching stores throughout the country with local hunger relief organizations to donate extra pretzel products In 2013 Anne and Auntie Anne s was featured in the reality TV series Food Court Wars Auntie Anne s founder Anne Beiler appeared in the 2013 season premier of the television show The Secret Millionaire in which she masqueraded as a volunteer at the Baltimore based food non profit organization Moveable Feast She also made a donation to the charity 16 nbsp Auntie Anne s at the Tanger Outlets shopping center in Savannah Georgia nbsp Auntie Anne s at the Milwaukee Irish Fest Milwaukee Wisconsin nbsp Auntie Anne s at the New York State Thruway Angola Travel Plaza Angola New York nbsp Auntie Anne s food truck in Rehoboth Beach Delaware nbsp Auntie Anne s at SM City Clark See also editList of food companiesReferences edit Number of Auntie Anne s locations auntieannes com 2021 Auntie Anne s Annual Report U S Securities and Exchange Commission Pretzels amp More Homemade Baking Mix auntieannes com Auntie Anne s Inc Archived from the original on October 5 2014 Retrieved October 9 2014 History of Auntie Anne s Inc FundingUniverse www fundinguniverse com Retrieved May 15 2023 Beiler Anne January 11 2010 Twist of Faith The Story of Anne Beiler Founder of Auntie Anne s Pretzels Thomas Nelson ISBN 9781418568412 a b Burns Patrick October 11 2006 Auntie Anne s HQ to move downtown Intelligencer Journal Lancaster Pennsylvania Archived from the original on October 22 2006 Retrieved April 17 2017 National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Elan Elissa October 8 2010 Focus Brands to acquire Auntie Anne s NRN com Nation s Restaurant News Retrieved April 17 2017 Executive Team auntieannes com Auntie Anne s Inc Archived from the original on January 8 2011 Retrieved March 3 2013 Mekeel Tim November 24 2015 Auntie Anne s Promotes Neary to President LancasterOnline com Retrieved January 15 2016 International franchise plans UK expansion thefranchisemagazine net Archived from the original on April 18 2017 Retrieved April 17 2017 a b Auntie Anne s in Malaysia confirms pretzel dog now pretzel sausage to satisfy halal cert Retrieved April 17 2017 Auntie Anne s Franchise Franchise Moves Retrieved January 22 2023 Cinnabon Auntie Anne s seeks China franchisees insideretail asia December 14 2016 Retrieved April 17 2017 Tilt Blog News Piece Tilt Blog Archived from the original on August 26 2014 Retrieved August 25 2014 Nailog Catherine August 8 2013 Best of the Week Secret Millionaire on ABC ParentsTV org Parents Television Council Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved October 26 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Auntie Anne s Official website Corporate History of Auntie Anne s Auntie Anne s Official UK and Ireland website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Auntie Anne 27s amp oldid 1201411993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
