A Fresh Twist

Pretzelmaker takes pride in offering the “World’s Best Soft Pretzels” to our customers. Our pretzels are freshly rolled, twisted and baked in our stores right in front of the customer’s eyes. In today’s world, customers are eating more and more on the go. Our pretzels offer a great-tasting, low calorie, portable and convenient snack to meet this consumer demand.

Perfecting the Pretzel

Founded in 1991, Pretzelmaker has been offering fresh, hand-twisted pretzels, pretzel dogs, freshly squeezed lemonade, and cold beverages for more than 17 years. In our pretzel portfolio, including stores currently operating as Pretzel Time, we have over 325 stores located in 33 states domestically as well as 50 international stores in Canada, Guam, Trinidad, Panama, Jordan, and Guatemala.

Global Franchise Group, LLC is a strategic brand management company with a focus on franchising. The company owns a portfolio of franchise brands that includes two retail franchise concepts: TAF® and Shoebox New York®, as well as five quick service restaurant (QSR) franchise concepts: Great American Cookies®, MaggieMoo's®, Marble Slab Creamery®, Pretzelmaker® and Pretzel Time®. The brands are managed by GFG Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Franchise Group, LLC. Global Franchise Group, LLC is an affiliate of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, an independent investment firm, with $5 billion of capital under management and substantial franchise management experience.

Global Franchise Group's mission is to champion franchised brands and the people who build them. We will empower the world's most successful franchise network by inspiring our people, thrilling our customers and enriching our investors. We currently support more than 1,700 franchised stores across all of our brands, located in over 35 countries across the globe.

Recipe for Success

• State-of-the-art training, ongoing education and development
• Turn-key store design
• Marketing support including national press coverage
• Opportunity to co-brand with other brands in the Global Franchise Group portfolio
• Open communication with our franchisees through a franchisee advisory council, weekly emails, webinars and conferences
• Proprietary products and built-in supply chain to control cost of goods
• Research and Development team that is constantly testing new products and searching for new ideas and better ways to serve your customers