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Philly Pretzel Factory offers fun snacks and meal replacement products that are "served hot outta the oven." Philly Pretzel Factory's menu includes authentic soft pretzels (of many sizes), pretzel hot dogs, cheese steak pretzels, spicy sausage pretzels, party trays, variety of dips and frozen lemonade type drinks.
About Us
Pretzels have become America's third most popular snack. Philly Pretzel Factory capitalizes on this growth market with a unique concept: a local commercial-grade bakery in an innovative retail setting that produces authentic, Philadelphia-style soft pretzels. Our franchise program provides the rare opportunity to introduce into your local area the hot, fresh and economically-priced snack food so beloved by the many who have lived in or visited the Philadelphia area. The Philly Pretzel Factory franchise may be the fresh opportunity you've been searching for!
Philly Pretzel Factory is one of the fastest growing franchises in the country and is looking to award franchises to qualified candidates to own a Philly Pretzel Factory. Upon stepping inside a Philly Pretzel Factory, customers, through their own senses, experience what distinguishes our pretzel factories from the run-of-the-mill soft pretzel shop. The simple, yet unique, design and layout of our Philly Pretzel Factory locations focus on our heart and soul: a local bakery with a factory-like atmosphere where efficient workers, using only the highest quality ingredients, hand-roll, season, and bake large knot formed soft pretzels with a mouth-watering, bakery fresh taste. Our pretzels are sold right from the oven to thousands of customers who love that hot and fresh taste and appreciate knowing that each one was made fresh just for them.
We offer fresh "hot outta the oven" pretzels and a few other products such as pretzel dogs, pretzel cheesesteaks, pepperoni melts, and cinnamon pretzel twists. We make it as easy as possible to run our system, so we keep our product line limited.
We focus on providing unmatched franchise support through our Franchise Support Managers who work with you to maintain operation efficiency and build sales through store visits and consistent communication.
Since our first franchise opened nearly 20 years ago, in-stores sales have continued to grow. In fact, 45% of franchise owners own multiple stores.
Opening a new business is a huge undertaking, but you don't have to do it alone. Our team is here to provide the support and training you need to ensure your store starts off strong and continues to grow.
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1. What training and ongoing support do you provide?
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2. What is the total initial investment, and did actual startup costs match the estimates in Item 7 of the FDD?
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4. What are the common challenges new franchisees face, and how do you help them overcome them?
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5. How many franchise locations have closed or left the system in the past few years, and why?
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