Entrepreneur USA - January 2018

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Auntie Anne’s Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels

Soft pretzels

Lancaster, Pa.

1988/1989 ALL C,I** 1,602/15 1,676/131,814/14 $199.5K-$385.1K/

$30K

7% YES YES YES

268

Wetzel’s Pretzels

Soft pretzels, lemonade, hot dogs

Pasadena, Calif.

1994/1996 ALL C,I 290/8 282 /18 310/18 $164.95K-$405.9K/

$35K

7% YES NO YES

39

Ben’s Soft Pretzels

Soft pretzels, dipping sauces, beverages

Goshen, Ind.

2008/2013 ALL C,I 31/6 57/15 70/14 $117.3K-$332K/

$30K

6% YES YES NO

N

Philly Pretzel Factory

Soft pretzels

Bensalem, Pa.

1998/2004 ALL C,I** 154/10 161/14 173/10 $131.99K-$368.2K/

$35K

6% YES NO YES

Pretzelmaker

Pretzels

Atlanta

1991/1992 ALL I* * 294/0 277/0 277/0 $205.2K-$327K /

$15K-$25K

7% NO NO YES

L

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Cinnabon

Cinnamon rolls, baked goods, coffee

Atlanta

1985/1986 ALL C,I** 1,306/1 1,349/2 1,464/2 $182.8K-$327.3K/

$30K

6% YES NO YES

222

Great American Cookies

Cookies

Atlanta

1977/1977 ALL C,I** 357/0 360/0 366/0 $160.1K-$461.1K/

$15K-$35K

6% NO NO YES

416

Kolache Factory

Kolaches

Katy, Texas

1981/2000 ALL* NO 26/23 29/24 29/25 $407.8K-$712.5K/

$35K

6% NO NO NO

N

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Cafe

Bagels, baked goods, deli items, sandwiches

South Windsor, Conn.

1990/1992 NE,SE NO 1/3 1/3 2/3 $124.5K-$438K/

$22.5K-$25K

2.5-5% YES NO YES

Big Apple Bagels/My Favorite Muffin

Bagels, sandwiches, muffins, coffee, smoothies

Deerfield, Ill.

1993/1993 ALL C,I** 82/0 83/0 84/0 $277.8K-$394.2K/

$25K

5% NO NO NO

Breadsmith

European-style breads and sweets

Whitefish Bay, Wis.

1993/1993 ALL NO 31/2 30/2 29/2 $354.3K-$399.9K/

$30K

7-5% Y ES NO NO

Cinnaholic

Cinnamon rolls, coffee

Atlanta

2010/2014 ALL C,I 1/0 5/0 14/0 $178K-$309.5K/

$35K

5% YES NO YES

The Dapper Doughnut

Doughnuts and coffee

Las Vegas

2015/2016 ALL C,I** 0/0 0/0 1/0 $58.7K-$265K/

$24.3K-$27K

5-7% YES NO YES

Gigi’s Cupcakes

Cupcakes, baked goods, coffee

Ft. Worth, Texas

2007/2008 MW,S,

SE,SW

N O 9 2 / 2 9 5 / 0 7 7/ 14 $ 2 3 7. 2 K- $ 4 2 7. 5 K /

$35K

5% YES NO NO

Gran Paris Bakery

Baked goods, salads, sandwiches

Miami

1968/2016 ALL C,I 0/1 0/1 0/1 $209.3K-$315.9K/

$29.9K

5% YES NO NO

Great Harvest Franchising

Bread bakeries

Dillon, Mont.

1976/1978 ALL C,I** 198/0 191/0 180/2 $242.6K-$589.8K/

$20K-$30K

5% YES NO NO

Kurtos Cake

Hungarian pastries

Sarasota, Fla.

2015/2017 ALL C,I 0/0 0/1 0/1 $29.5K-$46.5K/

$19.9K-$29.9K

6% YES NO NO

Le Macaron French Pastries

Macarons, pastries, gelato, chocolates, specialty

coffee and tea

Sarasota, Fla.

2009/2012 ALL C,I** 22/7 34/5 43/5 $146K-$373.5K/

$45K

6% YES NO YES

Nestl é Tol l House Café by Chip

Bakery cafés

Richardson, Texas

2000/2000 ALL C,I** 150/5 147/2 154/1 $150.3K-$526.3K/

$30K

6% YES NO YES

Shipley Do-Nuts

Doughnuts, kolaches, pastries, coffee

Houston

1936/1987 S,SE NO 290/14 296/14 274/13 $340.9K-$556.2K/

$35K-$50K

4% NO NO NO

170

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

Barbecue

Dallas

1941/1994 ALL C,I 506/9 553/7 549/5 $289.9K-$421.2K/

$20K

5% YES NO NO

326

Bar-B-Cutie SmokeHouse

Barbecue

Brentwood, Tenn.

1950/2003 S,SE,

SW

NO 9/2 9/2 10/2 $266.98K-$2.1M/

$35K

5% YES NO NO

N R

Urban Bar-B-Que

Barbecue

Annapolis, Md.

2003/2013 ALL C,I 4/1 5/3 10/3 $182.7K-$365.2K/

$30K

6% NO NO NO

RANK

KEY

KThousands ($), M Millions ($), $ U.S. dollars,

*Selling multiple units/master licenses only,

** Selling int’l. master licenses only

REGIONS

MW Midwest, NE Northeast, S South, SE Southeast,

SW Southwest, W West, C Canada, I Other International

Year Began/

Franchising

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Available

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Regions

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Int’l?

2015

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Company-

Owned

2016

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Company-

Owned

2017

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Franchises/

Company-

Owned

Royalty

Fee

Home-

Based/

Mobile

Opportunity

Kiosk/

Express

Unit

Available?

Financing

Available?

Startup Costs/

Franchise Fee